Nothing to add or subtract. We have many examples in the more modern era of American atrocities against humanity. The old question about Germany as the only country being capable of what they have done during the war is answered. Every country, every regime is capable of the same.
We must remain vigilant about our own country and stop our ignorance when voting. We need to stop the process of providing candidates with billions of dollars to be elected. We need leaders capable of leading and not those that can be lobbied by special interest groups or interest. Learning about George Soros is a must and many others in that elite who provide ammunition to the wrong people and the wrong cause. We do not need to be manipulated with claims of the greatest democracy. Preserving peace is the number one concern for us and everyone on this planet. Enticing animosities, providing funds and weapons to those that suit our interest is nothing other than a step toward another war. Those that did not survive a war but learned about it from history books need to realize that the reality of war is by far more gut wrenching. To feel sorry for someone who has cancer and to have cancer are two different feelings, very different.
When I read Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag, 60 years ago, I knew it could happen anywhere. These things take mass participation, “I was only doing my job.”
We are very close; the January 6 strollers are an example, as are all the wars and destruction over 70 years that have killed millions. For what? Ask a defense worker if he feels a sense of responsibility, feel the wrath. The dollar is God!
Not enough people realise that in the entire history of human kind, no one else comes close to the murder and incarceration count inflicted on us by our governing overlords.
In light of such overwhelming evidence, why any individual anywhere would trust any government is something entirely beyond my own humble comprehension.
Genocide is not the same as having immigration laws but is in fact the worst horror of humanity....
“Each mass tragedy is, in a sense, comprised of individual tragedies, each as meaningful to the people affected as the next. We mean only to remember... to remain vigilant... so as not to repeat the darkest impulses of State-sponsored terror.” Truth. Let’s not repeat our sins.
"When States label human beings as "illegal," they restrict freedom at its most basic levels: freedom of movement and freedom of association" Oh, please.
A good discussion overall on an important topic, but a country without borders isn’t a country, and quite frankly an open borders policy inevitably disadvantages the citizens of said country who bear the brunt of paying for economically indigent migrants. For better or worse, (probably better) humans haven’t reached point where we can all happily live on the starship Enterprise in our unitards The semantics of immigration which you may find offensive pale in comparison to the innocent being incarcerated or murdered in a government prison camp.
The term concentration is quite a camouflage from reality, and somewhat cognitive dissonance inducing in my young mind, although minutely so compared to those who were unfortunately forced to concentrate. I didn't want to do no concentrating.
The Allies teamed up with the communists, who were far more destructive & murderous, and carved up Germany with them. Look at what people did to each other during COVID because of the mass-fear of a new version of a common respiratory virus; the vast majority of the population became mindless zombies obeying orders like never before. What was World War Ⅱ fought for?—and… did “we” really win??
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"; indeed, and this applies as much to those who mis-remember as to those who remember. The argument that the British invented concentration camps was used by Goering in the Nuremberg trial in an attempt to deflect blame, but it was pointed out that the British used the camps to protect the Boer and Anglo farmers as well as their own troops, not to oppress the local population. The Boer war started because the Dutch settlers (Boers) refused to comply with the British insistence that there should be no slavery in South Africa. Other than in the few towns, the territory was very sparsely populated by farmer homesteads. A Boer tactic was to send a purported message from an isolated homestead to the local British outpost urgently seeking help against a Boer attack. When a small contingents of soldiers were sent to relieve the purportedly besieged farmer's family and workers, they were ambushed by larger numbers of Boers lying in wait for them. Eventually, following repeated losses, the British decided to set up centralised camps where the local dispersed population could be concentrated (get it?) and protected. What the British failed to foresee (and plan for) was the large numbers of locals who ended up in the camps (either through seeking protection and refuge or by compulsion). The lines of communication to London were so thin and poor that by the time information reached London as to the shortage of food, medicine and other necessities in the camps much damage had been done, mainly from disease caused by over-crowding and poor sanitation in a hot climate. (When the conditions were finally reported back to London, there was a public and political outcry.) The "scorched earth" policy consisted of killing livestock and removing food resources from temporarily abandoned farms where the animals could not in any event be looked after by the farmers and food would be taken by the Boer guerrillas. There were no males "sent overseas to be sold on as slaves"; the whole purpose of the war was to impose anti-slavery in the territory (the Boers being particularly keen on slavery so they could exploit the vast land in a time before machinery made its appearance). It is ironic, given the subject of the essay, that the discredited Goering narrative has here been repeated, since its purpose was to absolve the Nazis of any wrong-doing. Unlike the Nazi konzentrationslager, the British camps were neither labour camps nor extermination camps.; they were the unforeseen (and tragic) consequence of attempts to outlaw slavery.
Joel, I enjoy your missives but have you ever listened to them via the audio option on the substack app? If not, have a listen. They need to work out something better re points book ended by quotation marks
Nothing to add or subtract. We have many examples in the more modern era of American atrocities against humanity. The old question about Germany as the only country being capable of what they have done during the war is answered. Every country, every regime is capable of the same.
We must remain vigilant about our own country and stop our ignorance when voting. We need to stop the process of providing candidates with billions of dollars to be elected. We need leaders capable of leading and not those that can be lobbied by special interest groups or interest. Learning about George Soros is a must and many others in that elite who provide ammunition to the wrong people and the wrong cause. We do not need to be manipulated with claims of the greatest democracy. Preserving peace is the number one concern for us and everyone on this planet. Enticing animosities, providing funds and weapons to those that suit our interest is nothing other than a step toward another war. Those that did not survive a war but learned about it from history books need to realize that the reality of war is by far more gut wrenching. To feel sorry for someone who has cancer and to have cancer are two different feelings, very different.
When I read Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag, 60 years ago, I knew it could happen anywhere. These things take mass participation, “I was only doing my job.”
We are very close; the January 6 strollers are an example, as are all the wars and destruction over 70 years that have killed millions. For what? Ask a defense worker if he feels a sense of responsibility, feel the wrath. The dollar is God!
https://thefederalist.com/2016/05/13/how-mahlers-tenth-symphony-helped-me-handle-a-visit-to-auschwitz/
Inspired. Thanks so much for sharing. I only really discovered Mahler’s works a few years ago. Soul nourishing.
Another fine lesson for us all. Cheers Joel!
Not enough people realise that in the entire history of human kind, no one else comes close to the murder and incarceration count inflicted on us by our governing overlords.
In light of such overwhelming evidence, why any individual anywhere would trust any government is something entirely beyond my own humble comprehension.
Genocide is not the same as having immigration laws but is in fact the worst horror of humanity....
“Each mass tragedy is, in a sense, comprised of individual tragedies, each as meaningful to the people affected as the next. We mean only to remember... to remain vigilant... so as not to repeat the darkest impulses of State-sponsored terror.” Truth. Let’s not repeat our sins.
"When States label human beings as "illegal," they restrict freedom at its most basic levels: freedom of movement and freedom of association" Oh, please.
Very well-written, Joel. For what it’s worth, and to buttress your theme, here is my own recollection from a visit to Dachau:
https://jdbreen.substack.com/p/gates-of-hell
A good discussion overall on an important topic, but a country without borders isn’t a country, and quite frankly an open borders policy inevitably disadvantages the citizens of said country who bear the brunt of paying for economically indigent migrants. For better or worse, (probably better) humans haven’t reached point where we can all happily live on the starship Enterprise in our unitards The semantics of immigration which you may find offensive pale in comparison to the innocent being incarcerated or murdered in a government prison camp.
The term concentration is quite a camouflage from reality, and somewhat cognitive dissonance inducing in my young mind, although minutely so compared to those who were unfortunately forced to concentrate. I didn't want to do no concentrating.
The Allies teamed up with the communists, who were far more destructive & murderous, and carved up Germany with them. Look at what people did to each other during COVID because of the mass-fear of a new version of a common respiratory virus; the vast majority of the population became mindless zombies obeying orders like never before. What was World War Ⅱ fought for?—and… did “we” really win??
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"; indeed, and this applies as much to those who mis-remember as to those who remember. The argument that the British invented concentration camps was used by Goering in the Nuremberg trial in an attempt to deflect blame, but it was pointed out that the British used the camps to protect the Boer and Anglo farmers as well as their own troops, not to oppress the local population. The Boer war started because the Dutch settlers (Boers) refused to comply with the British insistence that there should be no slavery in South Africa. Other than in the few towns, the territory was very sparsely populated by farmer homesteads. A Boer tactic was to send a purported message from an isolated homestead to the local British outpost urgently seeking help against a Boer attack. When a small contingents of soldiers were sent to relieve the purportedly besieged farmer's family and workers, they were ambushed by larger numbers of Boers lying in wait for them. Eventually, following repeated losses, the British decided to set up centralised camps where the local dispersed population could be concentrated (get it?) and protected. What the British failed to foresee (and plan for) was the large numbers of locals who ended up in the camps (either through seeking protection and refuge or by compulsion). The lines of communication to London were so thin and poor that by the time information reached London as to the shortage of food, medicine and other necessities in the camps much damage had been done, mainly from disease caused by over-crowding and poor sanitation in a hot climate. (When the conditions were finally reported back to London, there was a public and political outcry.) The "scorched earth" policy consisted of killing livestock and removing food resources from temporarily abandoned farms where the animals could not in any event be looked after by the farmers and food would be taken by the Boer guerrillas. There were no males "sent overseas to be sold on as slaves"; the whole purpose of the war was to impose anti-slavery in the territory (the Boers being particularly keen on slavery so they could exploit the vast land in a time before machinery made its appearance). It is ironic, given the subject of the essay, that the discredited Goering narrative has here been repeated, since its purpose was to absolve the Nazis of any wrong-doing. Unlike the Nazi konzentrationslager, the British camps were neither labour camps nor extermination camps.; they were the unforeseen (and tragic) consequence of attempts to outlaw slavery.
Joel, I enjoy your missives but have you ever listened to them via the audio option on the substack app? If not, have a listen. They need to work out something better re points book ended by quotation marks