If you think ignorance, blind hatred and narrowmindedness is a thing of the past, think again

I haven't been surfing YouTube for a while, so after I had logged in, I was surprised to see that there was a comment left on one of the video clips I had posted. This was a short 3 minute segment of an interview with Gita, who had survived the liquidation of the Glubokoe ghetto.

The comment was "Bloody jews...." (see picture below; click to enlarge)



I'm not sure how I feel seeing this comment. A mixture of surprise, horror, shock, annoyance but mostly disappointment. I can appreciate that we live in a relatively free world where people can and should be allowed to express their views. But was it really necessary for this ignoramus to defile the site by leaving a comment on it? I guess I shouldn't have expected much from someone who chooses the username of Panzerfaust.

After much thought, I have decided to leave the comment as it is. As a warning to others and a confirmation that dangerous elements remain prevalent today. It also proves to me that this project's topic remains relevant, why Holocaust survivor testimonials deserve to be told and retold and retold again. Stupidity and ignorance transcends time. Surely genocide awareness and Holocaust memory should as well.