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> It is likely that many might have been caused by things like the camp administrators stealing from the food intended for the detainees. > Of course those are
by wizzwizz4 5y ago
> It is likely that many might have been caused by things like the camp administrators stealing from the food intended for the detainees.
> Of course those are crimes, but not really indicative of "deliberate policies".
I'd argue that “camp administrators stealing resources” is such a common thing in these kinds of situations that not preventing it is effectively causing it. While it is still definitely on the administrators, blame also falls to those who designed the system that enabled this situation.
- adrian_b 5y agoI completely agree with you. Actually, after replying to the post above, I have searched the Wiesel report. While I did not have the time to study it now, the causes of death among those sent to concentration camps are listed as "typhus, hunger and cold". It is also said that most of these occurred during the first year, after which there was an increased supervision of the camps, which caused an improvement in the living conditions. Of course this is criminal negligence and it should have been predictable and preventable. However, it is not really a case of "deliberate policies", because the primary purpose of the criminals was not to kill the deportees, but to become rich, regardless whether this required making other humans to suffer or even causing their death.