While streaming, the rapper performed a Nazi salute and said: ‘Heil Hitler’

  • @kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    612 months ago

    History lessons in the US focus on the Jewish victims of the Holocaust to the exclusion of all others. Plenty of people don’t know that gay, trans, leftist, or non-white people were genocided.

    • Possibly linux
      link
      fedilink
      English
      10
      edit-2
      2 months ago

      They were the primary target and most Jews died in the Holocaust. That’s being said I think people of color who are Nazis tend play mental gymnastics to ignore the racism. I think it is the younger crowd who wasn’t hunted by hate groups.

      The real thing to note is that Nazi Germany condemned large groups of people to die. When society is ok with singling out a group of people anything can happen.

    • @VicVinegar@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      22 months ago

      You’re right, but it’s definitely different depending where you live. I went to a high school in the New York suburbs that was largely Jewish. If I had to guess I’d say 30%, with the rest being a mix. We had holocaust survivors come to speak once or twice while I was there. I graduated in 06. Our teachers did not skimp on any of that. The stats were certainly focused on jews, but they also didn’t leave anyone out.