• Pipoca@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I mean, to make that argument about the holocaust you’d need to lie about the numbers.

    There were 17 million Jews worldwide in 1939, but only 11 million in 1945. In Europe, the population went from 9 million Jews just before the holocaust to only 3 million Jews continent-wide after it - even counting those in allied and neutral countries.

    Poland, before the holocaust, had over three million Jews; 90% of them were murdered by the Nazis. Those people didn’t just evaporate.

    Meanwhile - did I lie about the numbers? Keep in mind, 2 million is the current number of Israeli citizens of Palestinian heritage.

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      7 months ago

      They’re Holocaust deniers. No one said they were smart.

      The point is, even if they were right with the numbers, it wouldn’t matter because the logic of the argument is wrong. Both ethically, and factually.

      High birthrates are the natural human reaction to trauma such as war and generational thinning. Hint: remember, the population of Palestine under 18 was 52%

      Just because you did a shitty job, or weren’t strong willed enough to follow through to completion, or did it slowly, doesn’t mean you didn’t try.

      P.s. that word thinning? I didn’t pock that randomly. That’s what Israels political leaders call what they do.

      ‘Thinning the population’, and ‘mowing the grass’.