General Discussion

Behind the Aegis

(53,921 posts)

20. It is still quite common today, just not as "in your face" as it was in the past.

Wed Sep 30, 2015, 01:35 PM

Sep 2015

It is pretty much the same with a variety of bigotries. The pre-WWII campaign against the Jews was pretty stealthy at first, then got more blatant. It started with blaming the Jews for the German defeat in WWI, claiming Germany lost because Jews were "back stabbers" and "more loyal to other places" (usually half and half between Soviet Russia (communists, Bolsheviks) and the US (capitalists)). Sounds so familiar. They blamed the Jews for damaging the economy with their "bankers" and the boycott of Germany. They claimed the Jews had taken control of various Western governments.

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

49 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

The Little Known Holocaust, Before the Death Camps: Babi Yar (Graphic photos) [View all] Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 OP

The Einsatzgruppen.... villager Sep 2015 #1

I get such chills seeing the 14th SS logos across Ukraine MisterP Sep 2015 #5

I often LWolf Sep 2015 #15

Exactly. In her great "Parable of the Sower," Octavia Butler posited that the next "mutation" villager Sep 2015 #28

That's the core. LWolf Sep 2015 #32

The Holocaust was first implemented by roving firing squads Ex Lurker Sep 2015 #2

I do not think I have ever felt as hungry as I did reading 'Babi Yar'. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2015 #3

I think you mean angry PaddyIrishman Sep 2015 #13

I should have included that, I was livid. nt Mnemosyne Oct 2015 #37

I read that book many years ago. denbot Sep 2015 #19

I wish I believed in hell for many then and now. nt Mnemosyne Oct 2015 #39

I read that book many times as a kid - horrific jpak Sep 2015 #24

I had forgotten about that cat! Need to re-read this book. nt Mnemosyne Oct 2015 #38

... beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #4

... 840high Sep 2015 #6

There are no words ... nt Live and Learn Sep 2015 #7

K&R. The Holocaust makes all other genocides in the 20th century almost trivial. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #8

Khmer Rouge? Xithras Sep 2015 #25

Khmer Rouge -- most sadistic. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #26

The Holodomor was quite sadistic as well. Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #34

Most people really have no idea. (brutality warning) Xithras Oct 2015 #40

Unbelievable. Makes me want to believe in a Hell and JDPriestly Oct 2015 #42

The worst part... Xithras Oct 2015 #45

Visited something similar outside of Vilnius, Lithuania Hulk Sep 2015 #9

... Duppers Sep 2015 #10

One of my favorite profs said we aren't human beings, but human becomings. mahina Sep 2015 #12

I like that, Mahina. Duppers Sep 2015 #14

Hope it lightens the load. mahina Sep 2015 #35

anti semitism was so wide spread and for hundreds of years JI7 Sep 2015 #11

It is still quite common today, just not as "in your face" as it was in the past. Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 #20

The Catholic Church was instrumental in spreading fear JDPriestly Oct 2015 #43

Horrifying. Sissyk Sep 2015 #16

"Masters of Death: The SS-Einsatzgruppen and the Invention of the Holocaust" Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #17

Thank you for this, BtA. brer cat Sep 2015 #18

There's always time for a history lesson, esp as important as this. Thanks BtA. K&R riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #21

Many, many years ago, I found a book in a swap rack called 1monster Sep 2015 #22

Horrific. polly7 Sep 2015 #23

I learned about Babi Yar in high school. Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #27

As long as I live I will never understand this kind of evil. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #29

I was told people would never line up for their own execution. Rex Sep 2015 #30

Thank you. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #44

I made an ass out of myself over this issue. Rex Oct 2015 #46

The Holocaust Snow Leopard Sep 2015 #31

Thank you for this - LiberalElite Sep 2015 #33

Similarly my FIL kept some TBF Sep 2015 #36

A late friend of my wife's family was in the Hitler Youth DFW Oct 2015 #41

BABI YAR By Yevgeni Yevtushenko Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #47

No monument stands over Babi Yar. rug Oct 2015 #48

I read a book on this about 20 years ago. geardaddy Oct 2015 #49