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In response to "CBS: 22% of Milennials haven't heard of the Holocaust, and 41% believe less than 2M Jews were killed. -- (link)" by Strongbad

Do we blame the parents or do we blame the education system? -- nm

Posted by Walt_Disney (aka Walt_Disney) Apr 13 '18, 04:57

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I don't think it's a matter of blame - it's something that happened far away before their parents or even grandparents were born. Time passes. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 13, 05:28
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- I read a fascinating quote attributed to Trevor Noah in regards to the reason Hilter is considered in the West to be the epitome of evil -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 13, 05:21 20
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    - What's the treaty of Versailles? -- nm - decline Apr 13, 06:16 3
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        he's so pretty -- nm - decline Apr 13, 06:26
        
        He...knew Versailles was in France. So he's got that going for him, which is nice. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 13, 06:25
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    - He’s not arguing for ranking them, but instead against seeing it as some sort of singular occurrence. - znufrii Apr 13, 06:30
    - There's also some who survived to remember it - Reagen Apr 13, 06:17 1
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  - Plus it was centralized and industrialized. - Roger More Apr 13, 06:10 4
    - don't forget pop culture. Band of Brothers did an episode around the Holocaust, Schindlers List, etc -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 06:14
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      - Oh, I’m disagreeing with Trevor Noah, not you. Lots of people today wouldn’t be aware of, say, the Rwandan genocide, let alone the Circassian -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 06:18 1
        
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  - Xkcd from Wednesday was fascinating - Reagen Apr 13, 05:27 5
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      - The US briefly had an orange tabby cat as president. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 06:21 3
        
        heh -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 06:23
        
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        I thought that was an enthusiastic blue monster. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 06:59
All of the above. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 05:09
Yes. -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 05:02

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