People that really piss me off...

Oct 12, 2004 13:22

- When people misspell stuff. It drives me nuts. Especially when large groups of people misspell one word constantly. For instance, does the general population know that "definitely" is NOT - UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE - spelled "definately"? Dumbasses, learn to fucking spell ( Read more... )

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anonymous October 13 2004, 08:18:18 UTC
I wouldn't say that it is overrated, but focusing solely on the Holocaust, as studies academic and political tend to do, subtracts from other equally important events. Still in the 20th century we have Stalin's purges and forced famines, Mao's Great Leap Forward (Approximately twice the final death toll as 'the' Holocaust), and reaching even farther back let's not forget the entire history of the Roma people, or the whole Europe vs. The Americas thing (With a particular nod to Spain in that regard). It would be almost impossible to overemphasize the importance of the Holocaust, but in pursuit of such emphasis the larger (and longer) history of mass atrocities is often oversimplified.

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missmagda October 13 2004, 14:48:30 UTC
Oh, I concur with you. However, what I am trying to say is that my dad believes it never really happened.

Put that in your pipe...

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