tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post2861202450262672208..comments2023-05-31T14:16:36.022+03:00Comments on Otto's Random Thoughts: She had it comingJ. Otto Pohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-35774954218553992842011-09-10T10:52:38.732+03:002011-09-10T10:52:38.732+03:00Walt:
Thanks for the comment. Yes the method is n...Walt:<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. Yes the method is no different than other rationalizations. But, the difference is that there are no Holocaust deniers teaching History and English in US universities. There are evidently a lot of people who deny other genocides working in those positions.J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-62915358604766504132011-09-08T18:24:11.068+03:002011-09-08T18:24:11.068+03:00All those "reasons" you list are the sta...All those "reasons" you list are the standard excuses all perpetrators of genocide use: "it was their own fault," "they committed crimes too," "they supported genocides themselves," etc. The Russians are using all these rationalizations against the Circassians, too. <br /><br />Sadly, some Armenians are using a similar argument against the Circassians, claiming (falsely) that they were major participants in the Armenian genocide, and therefore(?) their claims are somehow less legitimate. <br /><br />Without a doubt, forced deportation of civilians is always wrong. The "scholars" in the blogosphere who claim the Germans who were deported somehow "deserved it" really need to read some of the scholarship on genocide and come to a reasoned position, rather than rely on stereotypes and broad generalizations. You're right, though, there is a group who try to undermine every claim of genocide, using questionable (or outright falsified) data.Leo Tolstoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981175004364048601noreply@blogger.com