Inspired by this thread, and the inane argument that followed.
Antonio has even me posting this stuff now, that's how persuasive that style of argument is, as I've warned about repeatedly. I guess this Auschwitz survivor, Anne Frank's stepsister, is a Holocaust Denier too.
It's fun to learn new things. The funniest part was I legitimately had no idea of the significance of that portion of the image. Imagine my surprise.
So, yeah, don't just go believing random images on the internet; do your research, guys. It can lead to hilarious results.
EDIT: Just to be clear, I'm not saying the Holocaust was fake, I threw in the "denialism" thing in in regards to the past argument, tongue in cheek. "Denialism" is a stupid accusation meant to shut down discussions. There are plenty of elements about the Holocaust that are fake and propaganda. She's not a Holocaust denier either; in fact she seems to say Auschwitz was worse than the liberation pictures show...but it's very odd that the pictures are fakes. Just wanted to clarify. A bunch of fake shit around the Holocaust though, but that doesn't mean none of it happened.
That's about where I am now. There's no question that the Nazis were responsible for more than their fair share of atrocities. But there's so much weird stuff surrounding the specifics that leads to questions about what's legit and what isn't. The fact that you're not allowed to ask these questions without being treated as pure evil just makes the narrative even more suspect.
Mix in the shocking evils of Weimar Germany that most histories conviniently leave out, and you have the perfect storm to convince people that the whole thing is one big conspiracy and scam.
Personally, I'm of the opinion that it was an actual tragedy that has been conspiratorially inflated and exaggerated for political leverage. Not a total lie, but definitely not the entire truth.
It has absolutely been exaggerated. The 6 million number was not from the camps, nor was it just jews. That number includes the deaths of civilians murdered across eastern europ, which included jews, gypsies and other groups. Murders that both soviets and germans participated in.
YouTube link, to Good Morning Britain.
Inspired by this thread, and the inane argument that followed.
Antonio has even me posting this stuff now, that's how persuasive that style of argument is, as I've warned about repeatedly. I guess this Auschwitz survivor, Anne Frank's stepsister, is a Holocaust Denier too.
It's fun to learn new things. The funniest part was I legitimately had no idea of the significance of that portion of the image. Imagine my surprise.
So, yeah, don't just go believing random images on the internet; do your research, guys. It can lead to hilarious results.
EDIT: Just to be clear, I'm not saying the Holocaust was fake, I threw in the "denialism" thing in in regards to the past argument, tongue in cheek. "Denialism" is a stupid accusation meant to shut down discussions. There are plenty of elements about the Holocaust that are fake and propaganda. She's not a Holocaust denier either; in fact she seems to say Auschwitz was worse than the liberation pictures show...but it's very odd that the pictures are fakes. Just wanted to clarify. A bunch of fake shit around the Holocaust though, but that doesn't mean none of it happened.
That's about where I am now. There's no question that the Nazis were responsible for more than their fair share of atrocities. But there's so much weird stuff surrounding the specifics that leads to questions about what's legit and what isn't. The fact that you're not allowed to ask these questions without being treated as pure evil just makes the narrative even more suspect.
Mix in the shocking evils of Weimar Germany that most histories conviniently leave out, and you have the perfect storm to convince people that the whole thing is one big conspiracy and scam.
Personally, I'm of the opinion that it was an actual tragedy that has been conspiratorially inflated and exaggerated for political leverage. Not a total lie, but definitely not the entire truth.
It has absolutely been exaggerated. The 6 million number was not from the camps, nor was it just jews. That number includes the deaths of civilians murdered across eastern europ, which included jews, gypsies and other groups. Murders that both soviets and germans participated in.
I have a distinct memory of being taught the death toll was 4 million Jews and 2 million others at some point in school.
I remember 11 million in total, 6 mil of which were Jews.