2016 Postmortem

Behind the Aegis

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37. Don't forget the "after" years...

Tue Aug 11, 2015, 01:16 PM

Aug 2015

...when mostly Jews and a few other victims remained in the concentration camps or newly created "displaced person" camps. When countries capped their immigration amounts, and Jews were a separate category. When the home countries refused to let displaced Jews back into the country of origin, or when they did go back, they were murdered by the local populace. Jewish lives meant nothing before, during, or after the war...and little has changed.

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Anyone calling a Jewish man with ancestors who endured the Holocaust a white supremacist... [View all] phleshdef Aug 2015 OP

It's true that Jewish lives didn't matter -- a bit -- to Nazis villager Aug 2015 #1

In speaking of Allies daredtowork Aug 2015 #22

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EXACTLY Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #45

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And anyone still posting "kneejerk reaction" posts a day later daredtowork Aug 2015 #3

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You are profoundly wrong on this daredtowork Aug 2015 #8

I'm sorry, but you are very wrong about this. I KNOW many of the people who are part sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #9

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I do understand your point .... TheFarS1de Aug 2015 #10

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IMHO it's And not Or daredtowork Aug 2015 #43

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arg and/or sigh daredtowork Aug 2015 #17

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True daredtowork Aug 2015 #41

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I saw it too. Behind the Aegis Aug 2015 #39

not ancestors, his family. grandparents, aunts uncles, etc cali Aug 2015 #14

Thank you. Behind the Aegis Aug 2015 #38

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