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From: dave@andromeda.UUCP (Dave Bloom)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.jewish
Subject: Re: Gay Persecution
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Date: Thu, 25-Sep-86 12:32:24 EDT
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E. C. Leeper writes:
> 
> BTW, I use "Holocaust" here to refer to all 9 million who were killed.  Though
> I am Jewish, I feel the current trend toward emphasizing the "6 million" is an
> insult to the other 3 million who were equally persecuted, tortured, and
> killed.

I disagree... it depends solely on the context of the discussion. Above and
beyond the extermination of homosexuals, gypsies, communists, etc. etc., the
'final solution' was intended to rid the world of the *Jewish* problem, and
ridding the world of this 'problem' was the sole motivation behind the exter-
mination camps. It just so happened that while you were gassing jews it was
possible to throw in a few other 'undesireables'.

The holocaust, though clearly a tragedy for the other millions who died, was
primarily a Jewish tragedy.
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