Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
@auschwitzmuseum Yes, it started with words. It always does.
@[email protected] Perhaps it would be helpful to actually read the Genocide Convention. Hint: it does not mention body count. As the Srebrenica example - which Israel contests, precisely because it wasn't bloody enough for their taste - illustrates. As someone said, every genocide starts with words. That's why the Convention is the way it is. It's about those words.
Auschwitz Memorial
Martin Vermeer FCD