I realize that I am not the most endearing persona on this forum, but intentionally creating straw men is beneath all three of you. Where have I tried to argue the Holocaust
should be the alpha and omega of genocide? Where have I argued that what happened in Armenia or Cambodia is not worthy of note? Please try and stay on topic children. This isn't about me or my thoughts on where the Holocaust should rank on the all-time best list of kickass genocides. Ranking genocides in order of importance is akin to describing the color of the water to a drowning man.
There seems to be a general disdain in this thread for elevating the Holocaust to some sort of lofty status relative to other genocides that have occured in history. I have merely offered one possible explanation. I don't give a shit either way if you agree, but don't ask the question and then bitch about the possible answers that are thrown out. To engage in that sort of behavior relegates you to the bottom of the food chain of Sciforums where your suitemates include Truthseeker, JC, Wiggy, and Bob.
Xevil, Fluffy Bunny, and Rapstar, I really don't think any of the three of you want to share a toilet with those shitcocks do you?
Xev:
The point I was alluding to about the Germans was the level of detail applied to keeping records of who was put on what train, where they were housed, when they were exterminated, where they were buried, etc. etc. The tattoo number system and whatnot seem to be a somewhat higher level of attention to detail considering the ultimate endgame was simply to kill all of them and bury them in mass graves. Admittedly, I don't know all of the nuances of some of the other operations that have been carried out over the centuries, but the Germans stand out in my mind as having a more methodical and structured method to their madness than some, certainly compared to anything like what happened in Rwanda, Somalia or Bosnia. I'm hesitant to add Iraq to that list because I don't think we know quite yet how detailed Saddam might have been with his record keeping.
Fluff:
Good point about Pol, but was everything archived to the level of detail the Germans held to? Seriously, I'm asking. I haven't studied his regime as much as others.
Rap.
Don't believe everything you read, my bizzle.
Oh, and if you're going to label me as puerile, at least learn to spell PERCEIVE bitch.
Presumptuous and pretentious people make me laugh. Several of them work
for me, and they always will.