Comments on: Modern Saints and Sinners http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:18:42 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: What’s Unique About the Holocaust? -- a Nadder! http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners/comment-page-1#comment-12330 What’s Unique About the Holocaust? -- a Nadder! Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:55:36 +0000 http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners#comment-12330 [...] death tolls from most genocides. Unsurprising since a lot of genocides are constructed bottom-up, by the civilian masses themselves. For instance as far as I know the Rwandan genocide wasn’t the direct result of a clear chain [...] [...] death tolls from most genocides. Unsurprising since a lot of genocides are constructed bottom-up, by the civilian masses themselves. For instance as far as I know the Rwandan genocide wasn’t the direct result of a clear chain [...]

]]> By: michael http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners/comment-page-1#comment-7154 michael Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:58:20 +0000 http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners#comment-7154 with native american smallpox deaths i'm pretty sure there's a legitimate open question amongst historians about the degree to which it was deliberate -- with the 20th century genocides it's not. a better historical genocide to rival hitler would be genghis khan's invasions which killed at least 30 million directly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_and_disasters_by_death_toll) with native american smallpox deaths i’m pretty sure there’s a legitimate open question amongst historians about the degree to which it was deliberate — with the 20th century genocides it’s not.

a better historical genocide to rival hitler would be genghis khan’s invasions which killed at least 30 million directly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_and_disasters_by_death_toll)

]]> By: keddaw http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners/comment-page-1#comment-7038 keddaw Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:40:04 +0000 http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners#comment-7038 The small pox bestowed upon the Native Americans was a much greater genocide, and much more efficient, than anything Hitler could have devised. Not to compare monsters, but the Brits were worse. Anyone read Mein Kampf? Had a quick look through it, it is basically Keynesian economics, followed by "and it's all the Jews fault." Wonder what he'd make of the current banking crisis? :) The small pox bestowed upon the Native Americans was a much greater genocide, and much more efficient, than anything Hitler could have devised. Not to compare monsters, but the Brits were worse.

Anyone read Mein Kampf? Had a quick look through it, it is basically Keynesian economics, followed by “and it’s all the Jews fault.” Wonder what he’d make of the current banking crisis? :)

]]> By: michael http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners/comment-page-1#comment-1565 michael Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:48:31 +0000 http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners#comment-1565 Well a lot of events do seem to have been driven by his personality so he obviously wasn't just a figurehead. But yes, it is similar to the way that today if there's some scandal it's often expected that the "head" will simply resign and that will be it. The other part is that when the civilians were involved there wasn't even much of an organised process of decision-making. Well a lot of events do seem to have been driven by his personality so he obviously wasn’t just a figurehead. But yes, it is similar to the way that today if there’s some scandal it’s often expected that the “head” will simply resign and that will be it.

The other part is that when the civilians were involved there wasn’t even much of an organised process of decision-making.

]]> By: Alan http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners/comment-page-1#comment-1561 Alan Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:01:04 +0000 http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners#comment-1561 No, because awful decisions were made by several people, with all the crap falling on the head of the guy in charge. Not so different from any committee today, other than the mass death, etc. No, because awful decisions were made by several people, with all the crap falling on the head of the guy in charge. Not so different from any committee today, other than the mass death, etc.

]]> By: michael http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners/comment-page-1#comment-1560 michael Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:57:12 +0000 http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners#comment-1560 I ignored that reading because I thought it didn't make sense -- do you mean because he made speeches and signed orders? Well I guess so -- after all the Final Solution was decided in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wannsee_Conference " rel="nofollow">very commitee-like manner</a> I ignored that reading because I thought it didn’t make sense — do you mean because he made speeches and signed orders?

Well I guess so — after all the Final Solution was decided in a very commitee-like manner

]]> By: Alan http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners/comment-page-1#comment-1558 Alan Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:07:46 +0000 http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners#comment-1558 Deepest apologies - Committee. Have you heard the word pedant? :) Deepest apologies – Committee.

Have you heard the word pedant? :)

]]> By: michael http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners/comment-page-1#comment-1557 michael Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:11:47 +0000 http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners#comment-1557 Sorry but I've never heard of the word committe before -- and neither has Google or dictionary.com! Sorry but I’ve never heard of the word committe before — and neither has Google or dictionary.com!

]]> By: Alan http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners/comment-page-1#comment-1556 Alan Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:02:59 +0000 http://anadder.com/modern-saints-and-sinners#comment-1556 So you're saying Hitler was a committe? So you’re saying Hitler was a committe?

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