Of the approximately 45,000 Union prisoners held at Camp Sumter during the
American Civel War, nearly 13,000 died. The chief causes of death were scurvy,
diarrhea, and dysentery. That's 1/3 of all prisoners.
Why we aren't reminded of this?
ESTIMATES OF HOW MANY PEOPLE STALIN KILLED
Dictators are, as you might imagine, not keen to record how many people they
are killing.So it is tricky to establish exactly how many people died as a
result of Stalin’s policies.
Estimates of the death toll vary widely, from 3.5-8 million (G Ponton) at the
low end to 60 million (A Solzhenitsyn).
Today, most historians seem to have settled on a total of about 20 million.
Why we aren't reminded of this?
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Subject: [sparkscoffee] Diatribe
Makes sense why the Greeks coined the word dia-tribe.
1. Churchill, who was quite knowledgeable about government, said " It is
said that Democracy is the worst form of government except for all of
the others that have been tried". Also quoted as "Democracy isn't
perfect, but show me something better".
2. Myself and many Christian brothers want to remember the Holocaust so
that it is not forgotten and never happens again. Any person who has
known survivors and/or camp liberators believes. I have seen the
pictures of German townspeople who were forced to walk through the camps
after the liberation. I recall seeing the movies taken secretly, (With
personal 8MM camera), by an Army photographer, showing Dachau, (I
believe), where the U.S. GIs shot German SS guards trying to hide in the
prisoner clothing, after being pointed out by prisoners, on the spot, no
questions asked. Certainly not "Politically correct" but understandable
seeing the situation. (Maybe the guards had lice) ? I never saw that
program repeated. Prisoners ? Why were there any prisoners ?
J J Miller
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