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etherealtruth

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114. The "new research" came out some time in 2011

Sun Aug 10, 2014, 08:36 PM

Aug 2014

Past research indicated this was true ... despite the denials of German residents of the time. This project gathered and categorized all media of that time to dispel any doubts that the citizenry was aware.

A friend's grandfather died a couple of weeks ago (lived well into his 90s) ... there is no doubt in the survivor community that the German populace was aware

I would agree if the poster held one very uninformed position .... but to have a thread hidden r/t to his/her claim that slaves were well treated and then repost the exact same sentiments without looking into it further .... To stand by their extremely uninformed ( and to stand by a very racist and uninformed opinion) .... to further or try to advance more "uninformed"/ ignorant opinions by denying the culpability of the society that allowed the holocaust to happen is one step up from Holocaust denial.

It is one thing if posters truly come to DU to gain a greater understanding ... it is quite another if they come to promote (what amounts to) a right wing / or totally ignorant point of view.

I am unsure of the defense of these postings ... did you really come away feeling that the poster was truly looking for some clarity? I did not

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Full moon. elleng Aug 2014 #77

No shit! bravenak Aug 2014 #2

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Good ol' Uncle Jim Crow! bravenak Aug 2014 #19

Oh, you've seen it? Great show with great advice. Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #23

It was on for about 80 years. bravenak Aug 2014 #31

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You drink I smoke! bravenak Aug 2014 #47

I'll skip the drink and share the smoke . :) Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #49

Right on! bravenak Aug 2014 #54

My thought exactly. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #107

Have either of you seen the fake documentary "C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America"? arcane1 Aug 2014 #55

I saw it in my recommendations on either Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #59

You'll love it! Hell, after all this nonsense, I might have to watch it again today. arcane1 Aug 2014 #65

Or Jim Beam's son? :( Yeah, some are born stupid, others achieve teh stupid. freshwest Aug 2014 #21

We have an epidemic. bravenak Aug 2014 #24

Well done Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #3

Thanks for the context. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #11

Fiddle dee dee betsuni Aug 2014 #29

Yes, I just *had* to reply on that, thanks for the link: freshwest Aug 2014 #67

That one isn't long for here. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #89

Have you actually seen Holocaust deniers here? BainsBane Aug 2014 #4

No. Slavery in the South deniers tenderfoot Aug 2014 #9

I saw, thanks BainsBane Aug 2014 #10

Yes. The jury let it fly. tenderfoot Aug 2014 #12

They can always set up a new DU group BainsBane Aug 2014 #16

i thought the other president from Illinois defeated that group... freshwest Aug 2014 #99

Yes. It is in the thread post #21. DURHAM D Aug 2014 #13

Well, I got a hide. Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #70

Lame hide, imo. nt cyberswede Aug 2014 #75

My fault. Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #83

Trolls try to get reasonable people to react - that's their m.o. cyberswede Aug 2014 #85

Wear that hide as a badge of honor! etherealtruth Aug 2014 #88

Oh... so this is a copycat thread... makes more sense then. cui bono Aug 2014 #27

I should have included the link in the OP... tenderfoot Aug 2014 #33

there have been but usually they are banned even if jury lets it stay JI7 Aug 2014 #73

well played zappaman Aug 2014 #5

I'm going to trash this thread in a meta way. TeamPooka Aug 2014 #6

Who knew? 2naSalit Aug 2014 #7

Yep, that's exactly how stupid the slavery-was-OK crowd sounds arcane1 Aug 2014 #8

Nicely done. Scuba Aug 2014 #14

And I heard that the Trail of Tears was really just a scenic hike. Squinch Aug 2014 #15

It was worse katmondoo Aug 2014 #17

I see what you did there malaise Aug 2014 #20

Yeah thanks for that, I was born at night but gee...just not Rex Aug 2014 #22

nm. Have now seen the link upthread to the OP that this one is "mocking". n/t cui bono Aug 2014 #25

Did you miss the spark that set it off? bravenak Aug 2014 #26

I'm going to guess yes. tenderfoot Aug 2014 #30

Better this way i think. bravenak Aug 2014 #34

LOL. Oh well, I edited it. Should I edit it back? cui bono Aug 2014 #38

I edited mine for even more context... tenderfoot Aug 2014 #40

Naw. bravenak Aug 2014 #42

Yes, I did! I just saw the link upthread. cui bono Aug 2014 #32

It's been happening alot lately. bravenak Aug 2014 #39

I think he heard it from "Miss Gwen" at the Stormfront Revisionist Hotline. nt pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #43

aka John C Calhoun BainsBane Aug 2014 #53

Oh, my! bravenak Aug 2014 #56

I'm heartbroken. I'll really miss having him around... pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #57

Ha! bravenak Aug 2014 #58

He goes there here.... tenderfoot Aug 2014 #28

yeah, just saw that link upthread. Will edit. n/t cui bono Aug 2014 #35

I just saw "How to be a Jackass" No way would people actually be that big of a jackass! nt el_bryanto Aug 2014 #36

It's an act BainsBane Aug 2014 #37

Anyone that get on here and posts RWing drivel is asking for it imo. Rex Aug 2014 #45

It's exactly what 19th century slaveholders said BainsBane Aug 2014 #48

Looks like the OP is now in 'timeout' Rex Aug 2014 #51

You are cracking me up. Mira Aug 2014 #41

Someone's on vacation BainsBane Aug 2014 #46

Hopefully a permanent one! tenderfoot Aug 2014 #50

Bazinga! pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #52

Thank goodness nt abelenkpe Aug 2014 #63

Good lord that subthread at the top of the page was sickening. As well as his OP and his reply to it freshwest Aug 2014 #100

Just alert on the post in question. Raine1967 Aug 2014 #60

It was alerted on abelenkpe Aug 2014 #61

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #62

I should alert on this. bravenak Aug 2014 #64

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #66

This is very sad. bravenak Aug 2014 #68

Bravenak -- that link just made me nauseous. WTF is going on at DU? Hekate Aug 2014 #93

DU lost it's mind. bravenak Aug 2014 #118

You should edit you post. bravenak Aug 2014 #69

You should read the thread before you jerk your knee. cyberswede Aug 2014 #78

Good news - the disruptor is now flagged for review. alp227 Aug 2014 #71

I'd like to have a serious discussion about mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #72

It looks like the majority of their posts are recent. arcane1 Aug 2014 #74

I think it was a collage class pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #80

Perhaps decoupage? One can put a bright shine on the collage that way. riqster Aug 2014 #91

So, lurking and all of a sudden posting? mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #95

Sometimes it's a backup account. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #109

Not amusing. elleng Aug 2014 #76

I don't think it's supposed to be amusing. cyberswede Aug 2014 #81

The 'point' is stupid. elleng Aug 2014 #82

How so? cyberswede Aug 2014 #84

NOTHING abominable about 'I was wondering how much was fact and how much was fiction?' elleng Aug 2014 #86

This is abominable: cyberswede Aug 2014 #90

Yes, its bad that someone thinks this may have been factual. elleng Aug 2014 #92

In my view, the OP was posted to troll DU. cyberswede Aug 2014 #94

I have come around to agreeing with you. mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #97

That poster also believes that the German population was unaware of the Nazi atrocities etherealtruth Aug 2014 #112

Which is WHY we should spend some time and effort informing those with whom we disagree. elleng Aug 2014 #113

The "new research" came out some time in 2011 etherealtruth Aug 2014 #114

See, I agree. Maybe we're both naive mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #96

Dunno, maybe naive, elleng Aug 2014 #98

Calling a racist a racist? Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #102

There is NO basis to call the Poster racist, NONE! elleng Aug 2014 #103

Wow kcr Aug 2014 #119

This is today in a nutshell: Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #106

Ohhh, poor attackd poster. Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #101

Educate us... tenderfoot Aug 2014 #108

Life At Jefferson's Monticello, As His Slaves Saw It elleng Aug 2014 #110

The Private Lives of George Washington's Slaves elleng Aug 2014 #111

Might I suggest etherealtruth Aug 2014 #115

And I think part of it is/was on this evening. elleng Aug 2014 #116

I binge watched it on Netflix ... it was excellent etherealtruth Aug 2014 #117

I so want to go back in time and be a slave! tenderfoot Aug 2014 #121

It would truly take a under-educated half-wit to maintain the pretense the OP was was sincere... LanternWaste Aug 2014 #120

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #79

I had to keep reading down this thread to figure out what the heck mmonk Aug 2014 #87

REALLY! elleng Aug 2014 #104

Yeah ellen really tenderfoot Aug 2014 #122

HEY! i gotta, say, as the son of a holocaust survivor, unblock Aug 2014 #105