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Iain'tgoin'tonocamp!
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Okay, I am really excited about the book and everything and I will be purchasing it and several other titles of Laura's any day now, but Hitler did not start WW2, and the animation which is promoting the book says he did. If anyone is raising an eyebrow to me saying Hitler did not start the war to end all wars, then I would recommend reading "America's Secret Establishment" by Antony Sutton. This book will outline how it was actually lawyers, investment bankers, elite politicians and military brass, all belonging to either secret societies or "think tanks" who planned and caused the conflict. Some might say I'm nitpicking, but in terms of the pecking order in the power hierarchy, Hitler was nowhere near the top. He was a face, a voice and not much more. I see the point of using Hitler in the animation, it ties into the study of such men which is explained in depth in the book. But it is still misleading.
As well the figure of 60 million lives is debatable given that the 6 million figure attributed to the holocaust has been inflated to such a degree as to convince the western world that Isreal is a legitimate state when in fact the real number of people killed is much smaller. The records from Auschwitz (keep in mind that zee Germans kept painstakingly accurate records of everything), handed over to the Red Cross by Russia after the collapse of communism, show that about 75,000 people died, note that I said "died" not killed, though I'm sure many or most of them were. Now, I am not saying that we should excuse the Germans for the deaths of 75,000 innocent people, but how many people would still be willing to support Isreal if they knew the real numbers, and as well the fact that there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz?
Alright, the part about the number of dead is nitpicky, but the Hitler issue is not in my opinion. To people who know nothing other than what their textbooks in high school taught them, this line in the animation reinforces that belief. I realize that most if not all the people who visit this site realized a long time ago how full of sh*t their textbooks were and still are, but there are new visitors to this site everyday and they need not be shown something that is false. Do I have a point here or should I just untie the knot in my underwear?
As well the figure of 60 million lives is debatable given that the 6 million figure attributed to the holocaust has been inflated to such a degree as to convince the western world that Isreal is a legitimate state when in fact the real number of people killed is much smaller. The records from Auschwitz (keep in mind that zee Germans kept painstakingly accurate records of everything), handed over to the Red Cross by Russia after the collapse of communism, show that about 75,000 people died, note that I said "died" not killed, though I'm sure many or most of them were. Now, I am not saying that we should excuse the Germans for the deaths of 75,000 innocent people, but how many people would still be willing to support Isreal if they knew the real numbers, and as well the fact that there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz?
Alright, the part about the number of dead is nitpicky, but the Hitler issue is not in my opinion. To people who know nothing other than what their textbooks in high school taught them, this line in the animation reinforces that belief. I realize that most if not all the people who visit this site realized a long time ago how full of sh*t their textbooks were and still are, but there are new visitors to this site everyday and they need not be shown something that is false. Do I have a point here or should I just untie the knot in my underwear?