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John A Wood's avatar

Thank you, Barry. It's a devastating piece.

'Man's inhumanity to man' knows no bounds and sums up the evil perpetrated in the concentration camps.

I feel at a loss as I see that same evil being expressed in different forms worldwide in 2025.

Will we ever evolve into our essence, loving human beings?

Warmly … John

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Daisy Moses Chief Crackpot's avatar

Gotta lotta servants of tyranny walkin' (an' "influencin'") among us. Washington's words of wisdom have fallen on profoundly deaf ears, sadly a good portion of the nayshun has shamefully devolved inta bunch of "followers" (literally) an' "influencers," false prophets who don't even come up with their own "speeches" (they're fed 'em an' paid for by far larger coporate entities good at producin' these "Mockin'birds" fer not EVEN as much $ as ya'd think). Yet the woids of these glossy or fashionably scruffy "influencers" are attended by the rapt masses--"poils" they ain't. Many spew all sorts of "the ugly," 'specially non-stop "chew-hate" (sometimes disguised as anti-zionism... the latest bugbear weaponized ta skeer folks that Israel is runnin' the USA an' plans ta take over the world an' murder all the Christians--oh yeah, this is said with straight face...) with such authori-tee & venom but minus knowledge...devoid of "whizzdom." I've seen BOTH the same spittle-flecked lips spoutin' hate that'd make Hitler proud... as well as the "stoic" Höss-like obsequy. Jawohl an' they'll spread the woid (lie) an' make a meme out've it.

I recall readin' that if Höss wuz troubled he'd just hop on his fine horsie an' take a little ride an' then he'd be right as rain. At the end, perhaps he was somewhat troubled when outside judge-mints shadowed his sunny demeanor, but most of the time, when tyrrany is reinforced, it's done with a smooth brow an' great alacrity (I read Höss worked out a better way ta line 'em up so there wuz no door crowdin' enterin' the "chambre"--so eager he wuz ta please hiz bosses.) Höss/horse... I never would'a believed that America is filled with "good work hösses" pullin' fer censorship, scapegoatin', an' tyranny that would'a done Hitler proud.

IMHO the remedy would be education an' lots of it an' none too soon! Ain't gonna come from the school system tho'--an' also willin' ta admit that Holocaust hist'ry is also flawed by focusin' on victims not fighters & survivors & success stories--an'nuther story fer an'nuther time natch but when joos ain't behavin' like victims all the indoctrinated cry foul...).

Thanks fer fightin' the good fight in print Barry--we now got an entire nation believin' oh-too-faithfully in whatever comes from "the top"... how DO we fix it?

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