Hev I knew you would make a good cheerleader for someone, the minute we met.


Dylan,
::It doesn't matter how you die. When you're dead, you're dead...::

Well, right there is the touchstone of our disagreement. It may have little to do with your being Jewish or not; it may just be about how we look at life.

Dylan :: The fact of the matter is that fighting back just gave the Nazis an excuse to kill more people. ::

Ehrm, they didn't seem to be looking for an *excuse*, Dylan. They were not elaborating on it to anyone, if you recall.

Dylan :: One desperate Jew shoots a minor official because his family is going to die, and thousands are killed in a single night. Fighting against that was pointless.::

No it would NOT have been 'pointless'. Not IMHO, anyway.

Dylan :: Furthermore, the general populace didn't know what was going to happen. It's not like they had an itinerary or anything, that explained that they were going to be gassed like animals. ::

Clearly they knew something awful was happening; otherwise, why were so many seeking ways to get out of the occupied countries, or hiding in nuns' convents, or in attics a la Anne Frank?

Maybe we should just agree to disagree about this; I am afraid of continuing to use the example of the Third Reich...
I fear it might feel too personal for you since possibly you have relatives that went through it.
Why don't we think of a different example for tomorrow.