Thursday, January 27, 2005
Holocaust
I know this will piss people off and probably cause me to be accused of all kinds of anti-whatever feelings, but here goes. Why is the holocaust such a big deal. First, let me say that I'm not one of those who don't believe it happened - I firmly believe people are more than capable of doing something so despicable. My question is why is it that the holocaust gets so much publicity while other genocides are hardly ever mentioned. By the way, this entry is going to be laid a little differently from the others I've done. You will find many more links within the text in this one. So, on this 60th anniversary of Auschwitz, along with the Jews, remember the other millions and millions and millions who have been murdered as well.
One of the biggest pieces of crap I heard today was that the Russian leader had the gall to talk about the holocaust and how the Soviets did more than anyone else to fight fascism. What about the 50 million or so you guys wiped out in your gulags? I take it that was a service to the world too?
Or the Brits who tried to "...Measures to be taken as would Bring about the Total Extirpation of those Indian Nations"...
not to mention the USof A who later did its best to exterminate the inconvenient natives...
or maybe Rwanda in 1994 until most of the 800,000 victims had been murdered...
not to mention Japan and Nanking or perhaps Japan's Unit 731...
not that China is any better, it had its celebrated Cultural Revolution - killing by any other name...
What I'm trying to say is that the Jews don't have a lock on being murdered in vast quantities. The world seems to be an equal opportunity place for killing in massive numbers. Whoever you may be, there's probably some "government" out there who wants you out of the way - preferably dead. They don't need much of an excuse either. Whether it was 200 years ago, 60 years ago or next month - skin color, religion, gender, place of birth, ancestors, or just because they don't like you - there's always going to be someone or something who wants others dead.
