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I find this statement deeply ignorant of history. I am no defender of imperialism in general, however, Hitler started his conquest with the idea of a systematic

I find this statement deeply ignorant of history. I am no defender of imperialism in general, however, Hitler started his conquest with the idea of a systematic genocide of anyone not of the master race. He started with Jews and polish and had plans to mass murder Slavs, and eventually all the mixed races of the world. Britain’s empires (there were more then one) were usually accidental and commercial in nature. They were not founded with the goal of deliberate mass genocide and replacement by a pure race. They tended to be extraordinarily under staffed for their purpose.

tgv 4y ago
That's not entirely true. The systematic killing of the Jews was formalized in 1942. Before that, there were other plans, such as evicting them to Madagascar, and even Palestine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Solution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Solution
- InTheArena 4y ago
  It the plan to wipe out the Slavs predates that - and pretty much was there for anyone to read in Mein Kampf
soperj 4y ago
So you're saying that the genocides that Britain enacted were just accidents? I think you're the one who is ignorant here. You realize that the British expressly didn't want to help the Jews in the concentration camps (of which they were fully aware) because they were afraid that they would go to Palestine after the war (British Territory), and cause an issue. So they purposefully let them die.
- fumblebee 4y ago
  While the U.K. and its allies may have been aware of the Holocaust prior to the end of the war, there wasn’t exactly a lot they could do; they were already at war with the Nazis. Provocative and bold statements like yours require robust and trustworthy sources. Please provide. Your replies and original comment so far have read like you have an anti-British agenda.
  - soperj 4y ago
    It's not anti-british, it's just the truth, there are tons of trustworthy sources if you care to find them. You'll be more likely to believe them if you find them yourself. I doubt you really care though. Your replies and comments on other articles seem very pro-British.

tgv 4y ago

That's not entirely true. The systematic killing of the Jews was formalized in 1942. Before that, there were other plans, such as evicting them to Madagascar, and even Palestine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Solution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Solution

InTheArena 4y ago
It the plan to wipe out the Slavs predates that - and pretty much was there for anyone to read in Mein Kampf

soperj 4y ago

So you're saying that the genocides that Britain enacted were just accidents? I think you're the one who is ignorant here. You realize that the British expressly didn't want to help the Jews in the concentration camps (of which they were fully aware) because they were afraid that they would go to Palestine after the war (British Territory), and cause an issue. So they purposefully let them die.

fumblebee 4y ago
While the U.K. and its allies may have been aware of the Holocaust prior to the end of the war, there wasn’t exactly a lot they could do; they were already at war with the Nazis. Provocative and bold statements like yours require robust and trustworthy sources. Please provide. Your replies and original comment so far have read like you have an anti-British agenda.
- soperj 4y ago
  It's not anti-british, it's just the truth, there are tons of trustworthy sources if you care to find them. You'll be more likely to believe them if you find them yourself. I doubt you really care though. Your replies and comments on other articles seem very pro-British.