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Gibletbiggot t1_j1cxxoq wrote

I remember reading about similar circumstances in the book Night by Elie Wiesel. The brutality of the holocaust is something I find truly disturbing and yet I crave the knowledge. These stories are why we study History in our society. It is imperative to do our best to never repeat the atrocities so many societies have committed, including our own.

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monos_muertos t1_j1cyczk wrote

Repeat is inevitable. Humans gonna human.

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Peter_deT t1_j1dasgx wrote

It took the Nazi a decade to build the institutions and the mind-set to carry out their program. It was deliberate and structured - even if it started on existing foundations. And while brutality is common (although not as common as the news would have us think), this form and scale are very rare. It can be avoided.

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pyabo t1_j1fwmcj wrote

Yea it's only happened three or four times since then. /s

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Gibletbiggot t1_j1d0mxg wrote

I know. We are just hairless apes. Our society has evolved rapidly but our minds are still almost exactly the same as they were in the bronze age. Brutality is part of us like anything else. I just hope we can make it less and less hearing these stories.

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Toast_Guard t1_j1dujjv wrote

Lazy, defeatist mentality. You don't have to try to make the world a better place if you're already a quitter. You don't have to contribute to society if at the end of the day you disregard all forms of humanitarian efforts because "lol humans gonna human".

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IforgotwhatIwasdoing t1_j1ejzzm wrote

At this point in my life, if you're not a pessimist I assume you're a rube.

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Toast_Guard t1_j1emepl wrote

I don't blame you for expecting the worst in society when you are actively contributing to the problem yourself. You're the pinnacle of a pseudointellectual.

Stay lazy and submissive; myself and many others have enough drive to pick up your slack.

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likesleague t1_j1dxc83 wrote

A pessimistic view is that the evil stuff people do to each other in wars and genocides and so on is repeated precisely because it's how to effectively achieve the most basic goal in such situations. Get power and use it.

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Ambitously_anxious t1_j1dkwjq wrote

Not long ago I read The Choice, autobiography by Edith Eger. She is also holocaust survivor. It's a horrible story yet full of hope, pain and survival.

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2plus2equalscats t1_j1fcc2n wrote

Thanks for the recommendation. Just found it available digitally from my library.

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Gibletbiggot t1_j1fexak wrote

It's short and intense. It's one of my all time favorite books. It's incredibly vivid and blunt in its brutality. Seen through the eyes of a child and told by the young adult who has to deal with that story. I couldn't stop reading it.

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2plus2equalscats t1_j2fmzte wrote

Half way through and it’s great so far. Definitely intense, but very interesting. Thanks again for mentioning. I keep having to put it down for tasks but don’t want to.

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Gibletbiggot t1_j2fnej0 wrote

I'm happy you are finding it to be a good read. It's a story more people should know.

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thesnuggyone t1_j1gjgzo wrote

I don’t want to know the stories, I’ve read/watched so many of them over the years…but I always read/watch anyway. To me it feels like, the people in these stories, who lived through such deep deep darkness, were powerless in the face of a truly gigantic evil that stripped everything away from them. The least I can do is not look away. Hear it, be a witness for them.

I wasn’t there, but I am horrified by what happened. We should carry our horror, so we can reject any hint of that kind of dehumanization wherever, wherever we are able.

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