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Yeah, but his victims were not rich jews. Do you really believe we would still be so interested in the Holocaust if only black people were killed?! Ps.: Not t

by gverri 13y ago

Yeah, but his victims were not rich jews. Do you really believe we would still be so interested in the Holocaust if only black people were killed?! Ps.: Not trying to be anti-semitic. But the fact that Israel and the Jew "community" are powerful players in the world economy does add to the perceived importance of the holocaust.

wrongc0ntinent 13y ago
Why do you think only rich Jewish people were victims? Coming to that conclusion takes some insanely biased history lessons. Edit: reading your comment again, it's clear I gave the benefit of the doubt when I shouldn't have.
- gverri 13y ago
  That's exactly the problem. I'm not. I confess I don't know very much about the jewish culture. So that's why I used "Jew 'Community'", I really don't have enough knowledge to even say for sure that that's what they are usually called. I know that the Jewish people (is it anti-semitic to say Jew?! I really don't know) were not the only victims (not even the majority). And I know for sure that most of them were not rich. My entire point was: The reason we are always talking about the Holocaust, but not about the Gulags, or Congo, or Hiroshima, ect... Is because of the Jewish community influence. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing. And surely not saying that this is a conspiracy of sorts. Just stating something that I believe is true. If you really believe that there was something particular about the holocaust that makes it so more important than every other genocide in our recent history, please share it.
Gobitron 13y ago
You are very clearly being anti-semitic. I don't have the power to downvote, but comments like this should always be repudiated. Putting the word "community" in quotes, talking about "rich Jews" as the only victims of the Holocaust, and strongly implying that Jews control the media narrative because of some unified global economic power make you an anti-semite of the worst kind. You can't just say "not trying to be anti-semitic" and think that gives you a pass. You are anti-semitic based on what you are saying. Everything you are saying is unfounded and based on bigoted tropes that have been around for centuries. Own what you say and what you explicitly imply, and defend it if you think it's true. You are the worst kind of coward.
- gverri 13y ago
  I put the 'community' in quotes because I really don't know if the jewish culture could be considered a community, as it's bigger than that. Again, where in my post do I say that the Jews where the only victims of the holocaust? Do you really have any doubt about the influence of the jewish people?! For me this is just common sense. Just explain to me what's particular about the holocaust that makes it much more important than any other genocide in our recent history. I really don't believe there's anything.
  - Gobitron 13y ago
    Look, this isn't the right forum and I'm not the right person to engage in this. Though I appreciate that your are engaging in a civil manner, I don't think you're being honest with yourself here either, and I recommend you take a deep look at the precise words of your post to understand why.
michalu 13y ago
7 million Soviets, Poles and other Slavic people, mostly partisans died in concentration camps too. Of total estimated 11 mil. 6 mil are estimated Jews and rest were Slavs also Romas and others - Germans who opposed regime, homosexuals etc. 60 million losses altogether, around 30 mil. were Soviets only. It's not very smart to state things before you bother to study at least some basics.
- gverri 13y ago
  Point to me where I said that jews were the only victims? It's not very smart to comment on a text you obviously haven't understood.
jerrya 13y ago
If you don't want to be perceived as anti-semitic take some time to learn the difference between the words Jew and Jewish as in your gross use of "Jew 'community'" When you use a phrase like "Jew 'community' and then discuss 'rich jews' as though the victims of the Nazis were solely Jews or were 'rich' it is difficult to take you as anything other than anti-semitic, which in fact, is what I consider you. If you wish to upgrade to 'just an ignorant jerk with anti-semitic overtones' please do.
- gverri 13y ago
  So, you are accusing me of anti-semitism because of a bad choice of words? Where in my post do I say that only rich jews were victims, or even only jews? Please enlighten me.
  - jerrya 13y ago
    I am honestly curious, is English your first language, and may I ask where you were born and educated? If you and I were in a room, and it was apparent you were an American as am I, and educated in the US, and you used phrases like the 'the Jew community', yes, that phrasing is an indicator of anti-semitism as much as either of us tossing around the n word might be an indicator of bigotry against blacks. And I would say that is probably true for most countries where English is spoken as a first language. When you write "Yeah, but his victims were not rich jews" you pretty much state his victims were rich Jews and if not for that, we might not hear about the Holocaust. It is clear the vast majority of the victims of the gas chambers were very far from "rich". Israel of course has very little to do with why we remember the Holocaust. But if you don't understand why we study WWII and the Holocaust apart from "rich Jews" again I have to wonder, honestly, where were you born and educated?
    - gverri 13y ago
      No, english is not my first language (not even second). Here in Brazil we don't have a strong influence from the jewish culture. When I say "rich jews" I could be saying "rich whites" or black "community". I really don't see how that could be impolite. Maybe not the best choice of words. But I do apologize if I offended someone. I know pretty well that jews were not the only victims and surely not all of them were rich. But that was not my point. I understand the importance of WWII and the holocaust. But the holocaust was not the only genocide of WWII (Hiroshima?), and surely not the only in our recent history. So why do we focus so much on it? I honestly think that the influence of the jewish culture is the primary reason. I don't think that's a jewish conspiracy. Just a consequence of history. But I don't see anything particular about the holocaust that makes it more important than everything else.

by gverri 13y ago

wrongc0ntinent 13y ago

Why do you think only rich Jewish people were victims? Coming to that conclusion takes some insanely biased history lessons. Edit: reading your comment again, it's clear I gave the benefit of the doubt when I shouldn't have.

gverri 13y ago
That's exactly the problem. I'm not. I confess I don't know very much about the jewish culture. So that's why I used "Jew 'Community'", I really don't have enough knowledge to even say for sure that that's what they are usually called. I know that the Jewish people (is it anti-semitic to say Jew?! I really don't know) were not the only victims (not even the majority). And I know for sure that most of them were not rich. My entire point was: The reason we are always talking about the Holocaust, but not about the Gulags, or Congo, or Hiroshima, ect... Is because of the Jewish community influence. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing. And surely not saying that this is a conspiracy of sorts. Just stating something that I believe is true. If you really believe that there was something particular about the holocaust that makes it so more important than every other genocide in our recent history, please share it.

Gobitron 13y ago

You are very clearly being anti-semitic. I don't have the power to downvote, but comments like this should always be repudiated. Putting the word "community" in quotes, talking about "rich Jews" as the only victims of the Holocaust, and strongly implying that Jews control the media narrative because of some unified global economic power make you an anti-semite of the worst kind. You can't just say "not trying to be anti-semitic" and think that gives you a pass. You are anti-semitic based on what you are saying. Everything you are saying is unfounded and based on bigoted tropes that have been around for centuries. Own what you say and what you explicitly imply, and defend it if you think it's true. You are the worst kind of coward.

gverri 13y ago
I put the 'community' in quotes because I really don't know if the jewish culture could be considered a community, as it's bigger than that. Again, where in my post do I say that the Jews where the only victims of the holocaust? Do you really have any doubt about the influence of the jewish people?! For me this is just common sense. Just explain to me what's particular about the holocaust that makes it much more important than any other genocide in our recent history. I really don't believe there's anything.
- Gobitron 13y ago
  Look, this isn't the right forum and I'm not the right person to engage in this. Though I appreciate that your are engaging in a civil manner, I don't think you're being honest with yourself here either, and I recommend you take a deep look at the precise words of your post to understand why.

michalu 13y ago

7 million Soviets, Poles and other Slavic people, mostly partisans died in concentration camps too. Of total estimated 11 mil. 6 mil are estimated Jews and rest were Slavs also Romas and others - Germans who opposed regime, homosexuals etc. 60 million losses altogether, around 30 mil. were Soviets only. It's not very smart to state things before you bother to study at least some basics.

gverri 13y ago
Point to me where I said that jews were the only victims? It's not very smart to comment on a text you obviously haven't understood.

jerrya 13y ago

If you don't want to be perceived as anti-semitic take some time to learn the difference between the words Jew and Jewish as in your gross use of "Jew 'community'" When you use a phrase like "Jew 'community' and then discuss 'rich jews' as though the victims of the Nazis were solely Jews or were 'rich' it is difficult to take you as anything other than anti-semitic, which in fact, is what I consider you. If you wish to upgrade to 'just an ignorant jerk with anti-semitic overtones' please do.

gverri 13y ago
So, you are accusing me of anti-semitism because of a bad choice of words? Where in my post do I say that only rich jews were victims, or even only jews? Please enlighten me.
- jerrya 13y ago
  I am honestly curious, is English your first language, and may I ask where you were born and educated? If you and I were in a room, and it was apparent you were an American as am I, and educated in the US, and you used phrases like the 'the Jew community', yes, that phrasing is an indicator of anti-semitism as much as either of us tossing around the n word might be an indicator of bigotry against blacks. And I would say that is probably true for most countries where English is spoken as a first language. When you write "Yeah, but his victims were not rich jews" you pretty much state his victims were rich Jews and if not for that, we might not hear about the Holocaust. It is clear the vast majority of the victims of the gas chambers were very far from "rich". Israel of course has very little to do with why we remember the Holocaust. But if you don't understand why we study WWII and the Holocaust apart from "rich Jews" again I have to wonder, honestly, where were you born and educated?
  - gverri 13y ago
    No, english is not my first language (not even second). Here in Brazil we don't have a strong influence from the jewish culture. When I say "rich jews" I could be saying "rich whites" or black "community". I really don't see how that could be impolite. Maybe not the best choice of words. But I do apologize if I offended someone. I know pretty well that jews were not the only victims and surely not all of them were rich. But that was not my point. I understand the importance of WWII and the holocaust. But the holocaust was not the only genocide of WWII (Hiroshima?), and surely not the only in our recent history. So why do we focus so much on it? I honestly think that the influence of the jewish culture is the primary reason. I don't think that's a jewish conspiracy. Just a consequence of history. But I don't see anything particular about the holocaust that makes it more important than everything else.