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.
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It's not surprising to see, probably the comment was posted by someone NOT affected by the event. That shows how much we know and how much we still don't know. Very interesting "human-istic" behaviour.
I wish I could share your opinion that this is an 'interesting' comment. But I agree with you that this person obviously has little knowledge of the events nor any experience of it. Ignorance is the basis for such mindless hatred. What is particularly hurtful is that this person sought out sites like ours and chose then to defile the site by posting such comments. That he or she made a deliberate decision and effort to do so proves that if we - as in humanity - are not to walk down the same paths again and again, we need to abandon the notion that hatred is a 'humanistic'trait; for the word 'humanity' does not only refer to the human race collectively as a group but also presupposes a quality of being humane or benevolent, which this person does not display.
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