The holocaust, does this make me sound anti-semetic?

Question

Ok, Im not saying the 'holocaust' didn't happen because it did and it is absouloutly horrible.I mean since I was in 2nd grade up to my senior year in Highschool that is all I was told and tought. Im sure most of us were as well, nothing wrong with that, right? Wrong!!!
why?, because it wasn't the only holocaust that happened or has ever occured. Don't get me wrong I am thankful to be knowlegeble about the german holocaust but what about the cambodian holocaust? The tutsi genocide? The millions that were masacred under musulini? The holocasut of guatemala? The holocaust of muslims in places like india, and bosnia? The holocaust of millions among millions whom were killed in places like china.Why is the 'jewish holocasut' t(not to mention the forgotten gaysgypsi's,jehovas witness, and other groups that were targeted during the german holocaust)the only one our american textbooks recognize. Why is the genocide of Jews given more importance then others in our classrooms and textbooks?

Answer 1

I think that the Holocaust has become sort of a cultural reference point for us, so that we can all point to it and say, "evil." And I think this is because the experience of World War II has been so influential to our culture today. It was such a powerful force, and there were so many images deeply ingrained in an entire generation's minds.

But I do agree, there have been many (and continue to be many) horrible things done all over the world to people, which have been largely ignored or at least not used regularly as an example of evil. For example, the Rape of Nanking. It's interesting, for many Chinese of the older generation, they have very strong perceptions of the Japanese as evil, even to this day, and they would probably consider those atrocities as worse than the Holocaust.

Answer 2

Much hysteria seems to be brewing over something completley different from its intention. Mormon doctrine concerning baptism for the dead does not state the the ordinacne will "force" the deceased to accpet Momronism. While Momrons beleive in the afterlife and that our spirits remain alive after death, we do still have choice, agency and the ablity to accept the work perfromed here on eearth for the benefit of the dead. WHat I am curoisou about is this, and it has never been explained to me adequately? If a non Momorn beleives that Momronism is false and that it is not of God, and that the ordinance of baptism for the dead have no meaning, then why in the worldwould you even be concerned about it? I mean, ifitis a false doctrine and if so God would not recocnize it, what is the big deal? How is using a name dishomnoring the person? If this is all not a true doctrine, what differnce does it make? I see no difference. If it is a false doctrine, do you really think that the dead even care? On the other hand, if it is a true doctrine, all it is doing is providing a loving service to the deceased, to allow them an option in heaven. It also is a function fulfilling the promised made by Malachi in the Bible, to "And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers..." Malachi 4:6. It is a way of bonding the deceased to the living....by doing this act of service for them.

Answer 3

I do not think you are anti-semetic, you are raising an interesting question. Genocide aka killing any mass of people while intending to eliminate a race/group has occurred many times as you cited. Some of it may focus on the fact that America was largely involved in WWII and the evacuation of many Jews during this period, not to mention that we were clearly winners in the war. The US definitely were doing something almost everyone can agree, was intrinsically good. Whereas, things like the Rwandan genocide or the Rape of Nanjing are not as widely reported... we weren't really a player in those moments in history.

Answer 4

It wasn't just a German holocaust,its the fact that it was done by the German's and they went into 7 European countries killing:
88% in Poland
83% in Lithuwania
77% in Latvia
76% in Slovakia
72% in Yugoslavia
22% in France
and 24% of German Jews.
He was heading towards the UK with the intent of taking the US,and believe it or not its been brought into schools because many didn't know about it and it was the first mass murders in the modern western world.

Answer 5

Because the Jewish one involved more people and was earlier than most of those mentioned. You are talking 6 million people murdered for being Jewish and 5 million additional people murdered for being of other ethnic origins or opposing one of the worst dictatorships in history.

Many of the Jewish sites documenting hallocaust do in fact mention the other victims but the Nazi's had a "special" hate for Judaism and spent alot of time discussing it.

Also, the Jewish community in the west, has many gifted prominent intellectuals.

Many Hallocaust survivors DO in fact rally against ethnic cleansing in general, rather than only against injustices to people of jewish descent.

In addition, that Halocaust was accomagnied by a war that involved almost every major power in the world and involved the deaths of more than 20 million people.

Answer 6

The answer to your question is quite simple, if you think about it. Jews have a lot of money, power and influence, so they are able to promote their causes, which of course includes the suffering they have been through, whereas all the other holocausts which have happened and are still happening around the world make it into the news for a few days and are then forgotten.

Answer 7

Because it was Hitlers intent to wipe out an entire race of people. And to the Jews, Christians, and many others, this has historical and emotional significance.

I don't think you're anti-semetic, I think you had a legitimate question, and I respect you for that. Unlike many on here who are anti-semetic.

Answer 8

read again what they did to these people

Answer 9

They have better publicists.