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That's a lot of 'lazy' people!

In Reply to: I'm glad you're interested posted by Nikhil Jaikumar on July 21, 1999 at 15:46:25:

: I don't know why they ahven't been as publicized as teh nazi holocaust, but I have 3 guesses. 1) THEY HAPPENED 100 years ago, not 50; 2) they didn't happen in Europe, and as the press is largely dominated by Europeans and Americans, there is naturally a little more interest in things that happen in Europe 3) unlike the Holocaust, tehse people were not deliberately targeted for irremediable execution due to teh content of their bloodlines; the killings were often committed as punishment for "laziness", etc. or to set an example, whereas in contrats teh Jews were hunted down and murdered simply because of who they were. As such, the Nazi holocaust is pretty much unique in history, with the exception maybe of crimes like the elimination of teh Tasmanians or some Indian tribes.

Oy! That's a lot of 'lazy' people! Do you know if anyone ever 'questioned' these goings on & if attempts were made by people who could make a difference? I have read that the belgians were driven out of the congo in my gorilla studies, but have not found much else than this in these sources. It seems hard to believe that the only motive was something as casual as lazyness. etc. Any thoughts of an alterior motive. I suppose one would have to be racist to begin with to have slaves. Leo must have had severe mental problems, ever confirmed? Maybe the press isn't so bad, LOL.

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