These are some really great pictures, thank you for the documentation! I'm genuinely curious (i.e. this is not a loaded question) what are your thoughts on the fact that there are 17 countries where questioning the Jewish holocaust is a Federal crime?
As a typical American, I was unaware of this fact until recently. But it has caused me to do a bit of research on my own, and I am definitely intrigued by the fact that no other historical event is punishable for merely investigating.
Any thoughts?
I definitely agree with the sentiment that the truth should fear no investigation. Adding punishment to countering the truth shouldn't be necesarry if there is nothing to hide. All I know for certain is what happened to my family and those I know. My family suffered during the war and so did many. I welcome, however, counter-argument to the Holocaust because there should be no need to protect the truth.
Nice. And good for you. It sounds so simple but in reality the truth is often the hardest thing to pursue.
Here is a documentary detailing one very interesting alternative perspective on the events of WWII: http://thegreateststorynevertold.tv/
If you have the chance to watch all 23 parts, I hope you enjoy the perspective-challenging experience.
<3 Best wishes in all that you do, and thank you again for sharing!
Thanks for reading. I actually watched this documentary in it's entirety and alot of what was said is very grey area and difficult to backup. Strongest example I remember is the Ethnic German slaughtering the Polish people supposedly done. Although I am sure that Ethnic Germans were harassed, many of the supposed attacks were done by the Germans to fuel propaganda. Overall, it is simply best to do your own research and determine what you believe in. Aslong as you wish well for all humans and not for more tragedies like this one, that's all I could care for. As of right now, I stand by the general consesus that many tragically died in the Holocaust.
Fair enough. I'll have to look further into the numbers on that. I kind of got the impression that most of the raping of Ethnic Germans was done by the Russians in any case. But regardless, I wholeheartedly agree that what ultimately matters is the desire to not perpetuate these types of crimes (as is currently being done to native Swedes in their homeland--courtesy of the organized migrant invasion (posing as a refugee crisis).
What struck me most from the film was learning about the Transfer Agreement, or Haavara Agreement, wherein the Reich successfully transferred around 60,000 of its Jewish citizens to Israel with all of their assets in tact (a mutually beneficial pact for both peoples). And that it was attacks from American Allied forces (displeased with how the agreement fragmented their boycott of German goods) which ultimately brought it to an end.
This type of economic and strategic context is highly relevant, and suspiciously absent from what we (again, Americans, I speak for no one else) are taught growing up. I don't doubt for a moment that great and terrible suffering occurred during this time, and have no desire to detract from that. Only to reconcile the lies that my country may have perpetuated about its own involvement in the matter, and honor the dead by ensuring that their story is properly understood.
I hope I have not offended you in any way. Again, thank you for sharing the wonderful pictures and personal account!
Not at all, thanks for reading.