1.3 million people were sent to Auschwitz,
1.1 million people were murdered.
Included: 960,000 Jews (865,000 of whom were gassed on arrival),
74,000 non-Jewish Poles,
21,000 Romani and Sinti,
15,000 Soviet prisoners of war,
and up to 15,000 others.
Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp during WW2,
but there were more than 44.000 camps and other camps.
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Living in a country that was occupied during WW2 we are taught about the attrocities of WW2 not only at school, but also by the people who lived then.
We are surrounded by stories of people who disappeared, were taken away during razzia's or who were able to stand up agaist the enemies.
So often it's said: "Never no more.".
So why do people forget there are still concentration camp in other parts of the world?
Why do people ignore that we still act like the people who turned against other human beings in WW2?
Why do people not realize their own way of thinking?
Why do we accept that people still think the same way...small or large and out in the open?
It started small.
Just by thinking that there are different groups of people, different ways of living, different religions, and looking down on them.
People don't realize they have the same stream of thoughts that lead to the murder of millions of people! The stream of thoughts that created murderers, that condoned people murdering!!!
So many countries talk openly about unwanted immigrants!
Even sending troops to their borders to prevent people who flee war, famine, barren land, crime.
So many people hate jewish people, because they can't understand that religion is not the same as politics. The violence caused by the Israeli government is despicable. Living in the country there doesn't mean all people there agree with the war acts an the bombings of inncocent people.
Living in other countries and being Jewish doesn't mean agreeing with the war acts of the Israeli govenment.
Being Jewish doesn't mean being a politician and doesn't mean agreeing with wrong decisions.
So many people look down on those who have no fixed place to live, who don't want to live in a stone house, but live a life in a house on wheels.
Look down on those who have no roof above their heads at all. During the pandemic it became very clear that even high educated people could loose their home and have no other place to stay than the pavement. Still many think about the homeless and drunks and druggies.
The storming of the Capitol in the USA was an outbreak of acts agaist the law: entering without permission, ravaging offices, stealing, hunting down people they didn't like for political reasons, beating guards.
There are people who agreed with this, because they were of the same political party.
They were manipulated in a way of thinking without being aware of this, and without wanting to be aware of this. They lost self criticism and self reflection.
So they even agreed to set all those people free, also those who assaulted others.
Timothy D Schnyder has written two interesting books: On Tirrany and On Freedom. Reading material for everyone!! Because in the books it's shown how historical mistakes are made and are carried by popular opinion.
He even explains how leaders can change public opinion, to serve their own lust for power. And he warns for private militia's. By freeing criminals who have turned against people in their own country, crime is accepted an even glorified. It's condoned to use violence to get your own opinion enforced on others, make them bow and live a lie or loose their lives.
I know some people will read this who consider themselves honorable people.
And they are... for the main part.
They are kind, friendly, religious, funny, supportive and helping.
But they have one flaw...which is dangerous and who leads to historical mistakes that will cost the lives of others and impose ways of thinking on whole generations.
Yesterday the commemoration of Auschwitz and the death of so many people during WW2 was remembered in a national service.
One of the speakers cited a wellknown author and philosopher who said:
"It started with one thought."
Think.... observe yourself... think again...
Do you have that one thought?
Do you have that one thought that makes someone else less than you are?
Did you accept that one thought that makes it acceptable to think that other people can be less?
Other people: other colour, other profession, other country, other clothes, other religion, other place to sleep, other ideas, other political party?
Think.... observe yourself... think again...
Do you share that thought?
Do you ignore people who don't have that thought?
Who made you think that thought?
Do you think one simple thought of an unknown person doesn't matter?
Or do you think that one thought of a leader must be OK?
It all started with one thought.
1.1 million of people were killed in Auschwitz alone...
because someone had one thought...
and other just accepted it to be good and true.
(Wish someone would print this flag.)
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