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An Italian Holocaust Survivor Asks If She Has 'Lived in Vain'
- wslh 3y agohttps://archive.is/2024.01.30-055910/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/world/europe/italy-holocaust-liliana-segre.html https://archive.is/2024.01.30-055910/https://www.nytimes.com...
- jevoten 3y ago> Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine led her to ask about President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, “What is this, another Hitler?” I know it's like an iron law that the only historical comparison for bad people is Hitler, but on the specific question of Russia invading and trying to annex Ukraine (or many other Eastern European countries), if we think really hard, we might be able to come up with a closer counterpart.
- dave4420 3y agoPlenty of Russians would say that Stalin was a good leader. Certainly Putin would take being compared to Stalin as a compliment. Mentioning Hitler is less ambiguous.
- mrkeen 3y agoIf you're preaching "holocaust bad" in this day and age, you're not winning over any hearts and minds. The vast majority of people already know, and you're not gonna reach the rest. > Israel’s reaction in Gaza left her with a “desperate” feeling That's all? Nothing else to add?