I dont believe we have anywhere near an accurate accounting of the Holocaust. There were slavic people imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps. All of the ones with Jews in them were in the east, which were on the Soviet side. No British or American ever stumbled upon a Jewish death camp, despite what anyone would tell you.Repatriate wrote:Ashkenazi Jews are smart there's no doubt about that but so are a lot of other ethnic groups. I think what sets them apart is that the shared identity of Jews is a pretty strong one. I knew quite a few Jews growing up and you couldn't put two of them in the same room together without bickering and arguments.Rock wrote: Could it all boil down to ashkenazi intelligence? After all, we are all gunning for our own interests so naturally the strongest get to the top. Israel seems to be the tail that wags the dog when it comes to the way their leaders get treated by Washington. But it all needs to be fleshed out much better to make any kind of credible case. Anyone know if this has been done and what the studies are?But when it was time to talk business or get something done they would make it happen. Plus Jews are even more clannish than Chinese. Chinese sub ethnic groups will excel because they share a very intimate cultural identity but the Chinese diaspora in general will ruthlessly backstab each other and engage in crab mentality. The difference here is that Jews seem to raise each other up more often than not in difficult situations. I think the Holocaust more than anything reinforced the necessity to band together. Plus the avenues of power and influence in the U.S. are heavily weighted towards finance, politics, and media. In other countries old world politics and family connections act more as a buffer against the "noveau" rich from gaining too much influence. The U.S. is relatively young and the playing field is still open since generational "aristocratic" blue blood types are comparatively rare. Thus Jews have been able to establish themselves as the new aristocrats in the U.S.
Ethnic Chinese definitely dominate commerce in SE Asia though. If you look at all the prosperous SE Asian nations the richest and most influential tycoons are ethnic Chinese.Also, along the same lines, does writer of the letter to Winston believe Chinese control certain SE Asian nations? Just curious. At least I agree with his opinion that Taiwanese women are the most beautiful Asians lol.
Many of the Slavs died of malnutrition, and the remainder who survived developed undiagnosible wasting diseases akin to Myasthenia Gravis.
Some written accounts of Jews were proven to be frauds.
Also Zyklon B is not a fatal gas. It was insecticide for the body lice problem. Lice carried typhoid fever.
Cyanide is a deadly gas, and one whiff of it would be enough to kill any soldier who dared to attempt to carry bodies killed with it out of a death chamber.
The photos of emaciated Jews were more than likely the result of malnutrition and starvation, which can be fatal.
The Allied powers also bombed the railways which supplied Germany and the camps with food, making things worse for the prisoners.
Also, the number of Jews living before and after the war remained the same, worldwide, despite there being 6 million of them killed somehow.
