• Memorial to 'Forgotten' Holocaust Opens in Germany for 500,000 Gypsies Also Slaughtered by Nazis
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[URL="http://forward.com/articles/164898/memorial-to-forgotten-holocaust-opens-in-germany/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The%20Forward%20Today%20%28Monday-Friday%29&utm_campaign=Daily_Newsletter_Mon_Thurs%202012-10-25"] [/URL] [IMG]http://forward.com/workspace/assets/images/articles/w-roma-102512.jpg[/IMG] [I][B]Unrecognized Horror[/B]: Dignitaries gather at a new memorial to the 500,000 Roma, or gypsies, killed in the Holocaust.[/I] [URL="http://forward.com/articles/164898/memorial-to-forgotten-holocaust-opens-in-germany/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The%20Forward%20Today%20%28Monday-Friday%29&utm_campaign=Daily_Newsletter_Mon_Thurs%202012-10-25"]Source [/URL] [quote]Berlin — Germany remembered the Holocaust’s forgotten victims on Wednesday by opening a memorial in the heart of Berlin to the half a million ethnic Sinti and Roma murdered by the Nazis. As the mournful strains of a solo violin sounded through the trees, political leaders and frail survivors approached a dark pool close to the German parliament building. Its still water is intended to evoke tears for the dead but also, in reflecting the beholder, inspire new generations to protect minorities from hate. “This memorial commemorates a group of victims who, for far too long, received far too little public recognition - the many hundreds of thousands of Sinti and Roma who were persecuted by the Nazis as so-called gypsies,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “The destiny of every single person murdered in this genocide is one of unspeakable suffering. Every single destiny, fills us, fills me, with sadness and shame.” Discrimination against Sinti and Roma increased at alarming levels once Adolf Hitler took power in 1933. They were sent to forced labour camps and, from 1934, subjected to forced sterilisation as a result of the Nazis’ “racial purity” laws. By the start of World War Two, the Nazis’ genocidal intent became clear as Sinti and Roma were deported to death camps, where they wore uniforms bearing a “Z” for “Zigeuner” (gypsy). The first time a German leader recognised Nazi persecution of the Roma on racist grounds was in 1982, more than 30 years after then West Germany acknowledged the murder of 6 million Jews and began to pay compensation to Israel. DISCRIMINATION TODAY German politicians and Roma leaders at the opening ceremony described the memorial as a reminder of the urgent need to protect minorities today. Many of Europe’s 12 million Roma face discrimination and social exclusion, often living in dire poverty. “Half a million Sinti and Roma, men, women and children, were murdered during the Holocaust. Society has learned nothing, next to nothing from this, otherwise they would treat us differently,” said Dutch Sinto survivor Zoni Weisz. His voice faltered as he described how, as a seven-year-old, he watched his father, mother, sisters and brother being deported in a train to Auschwitz concentration camp. Merkel also stressed it was a German and European duty to protect Roma rights. After her speech a heckler highlighted that Germany refuses to grant asylum to Roma from countries such as Serbia and Macedonia, where they face discrimination. [/quote] Knowing Facepunch, they probably wish Hitler finished the job on Roma.
No one gives a shit about vagrants.
Damn it Hitler, this is not something you should be staring and laughing at.
[QUOTE=sedarahC;38182329]Damn it Hitler, this is not something you should be staring and laughing at.[/QUOTE] They're gypsies. It's okay. [editline]25th October 2012[/editline] It's just a shame that his "Final solution" didn't work on the gypsies. [highlight](User was banned for this post (""It's just a shame that his "Final solution" didn't work on the gypsies."" - Gurant))[/highlight]
If Gypsies didn't rob everyone blind perhaps people wouldn't hate them so much.
Watch some kid jump in and splash around. Oh wait, this isn't in America like the 9/11 memorial. People will probably be respectful.
[URL="http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law"]i just wish hitler finished the job on roma[/URL] [highlight](User was banned for this post ("trolling" - MaxOfS2D))[/highlight]
I don't condone what Hitler did to the gypsies. But their "popular culture" is generally criminal and deviant. I'm not saying there isn't good honest hardworking gypsies, I'm just TELLING YOU FOR A FACT that a lot of gypsies are basically in a mafia type thing with the whole begging and stealing thing. At least the Romanian gypsies. I'm not sure about pikeys
Are you all fucking kidding me? Hitler murdered hundreds of thousands of Gypsies (Roma and Sinti) in a similar way to how the Jews and other groups were targeted. No one deserves this kind of treatment.
I hope all of these posts above are jokes.
[QUOTE=En Ex;38182444]Are you all fucking kidding me? Hitler murdered hundreds of thousands of Gypsies in a similar way to how the Jews and other groups were targeted. No one deserves this kind of treatment.[/QUOTE] Sure no-one deserves that but in europe gypsies have a bad reputation.
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You guys are great at making stereotypes, because every Roma or Gypsie robbed or stole. Seriously, thats like saying every black person is a murdering thug.
[QUOTE=Zenreon117;38182420]I don't condone what Hitler did to the gypsies. But their "popular culture" is generally criminal and deviant. I'm not saying there isn't good honest hardworking gypsies, I'm just TELLING YOU FOR A FACT that a lot of gypsies are basically in a mafia type thing with the whole begging and stealing thing. At least the Romanian gypsies. I'm not sure about pikeys[/QUOTE] Is it a fact though? Can you back that claim with, I dunno, evidence maybe?
[QUOTE=Zenreon117;38182420]I don't condone what Hitler did to the gypsies. But their "popular culture" is generally criminal and deviant. I'm not saying there isn't good honest hardworking gypsies, I'm just TELLING YOU FOR A FACT that a lot of gypsies are basically in a mafia type thing with the whole begging and stealing thing. At least the Romanian gypsies. I'm not sure about pikeys[/QUOTE] Pikeys are pikeys, they're generally cunts.
I've got a question for anyone in this thread who is German: Do the Germans still suffer from war guilt? Also oh hey, Starpluck is back :v: Sup!
Would've been more suitable to just have a giant inflatable paddling pool rather than that, they were gypsies after all. My hate is justified. They once stole my hedge strimmer from my garden shed one night. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Racism" - Starpluck))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=Zenreon117;38182420]I don't condone what Hitler did to the gypsies. But their "popular culture" is generally criminal and deviant. I'm not saying there isn't good honest hardworking gypsies, I'm just TELLING YOU FOR A FACT that a lot of gypsies are basically in a mafia type thing with the whole begging and stealing thing. At least the Romanian gypsies. I'm not sure about pikeys[/QUOTE] And Jewish culture endorses money grubbing, power struggling, manipulators? I'm not disagreeing with you but careful with your logic here. Id like to note that it's interesting that your statement is seen as more acceptable than mine.
[QUOTE=Midas22;38182781]Would've been more suitable to just have a giant inflatable paddling pool rather than that, they were gypsies after all. My hate is justified. They once stole my hedge strimmer from my garden shed one night.[/QUOTE] 1 person makes all of them bad. What the hell is your problem? [editline]25th October 2012[/editline] This thread is fucking disgusting, I didn't know we had so many genocide apologists on FP.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;38182632] Do the Germans still suffer from war guilt? [/QUOTE] It certainly seems like it, I think the allied countries did a damn good job of ensuring it. While the Japanese rarely teach pearl harbor or what happened in China, the Germans are constantly clouded over with the memories of a regime which lasted not much longer than a decade. Dresden and Hiroshima anyone? The allies were far from innocent.
It's funny how most British people are raised to hate gypsies So was I
[QUOTE=Nightsure;38183564]It's funny how most British people are raised to hate gypsies So was I[/QUOTE] most [i]people[/i] are raised to hate gypsies
[QUOTE=Midas22;38182781] My hate is justified. They once stole my hedge strimmer from my garden shed one night.[/QUOTE] oh no they stole a hedge trimmer ;_; those awful gypsies kill them quick before they steal more hedge trimmers
A gypsy once threw a twig at my dad's car [B][SUB]KILL THEM ALL[/SUB][/B]
[QUOTE=Nightsure;38183564]It's funny how most British people are raised to hate gypsies So was I[/QUOTE] yeah and a lot of them don't have nice views about jewish people either
[QUOTE=thisispain;38183605]oh no they stole a hedge trimmer ;_; those awful gypsies kill them quick before they steal more hedge trimmers[/QUOTE] It's a plot to make Europe's gardens untidy, this [B]cannot[/B] be allowed to continue! Why, tidy gardens is what made Britain great; the very cornerstone of democracy.
[QUOTE=Judas;38183578]most [i]people[/i] are raised to hate gypsies[/QUOTE] I wasn't.
[QUOTE=En Ex;38182444]Are you all fucking kidding me? Hitler murdered hundreds of thousands of Gypsies (Roma and Sinti) in a similar way to how the Jews and other groups were targeted. No one deserves this kind of treatment.[/QUOTE] Yeah but gypsies dont have huge fuckin lobbies in western countries. So hey, lets just think they're all robbin, thievin pieces of shit.
What about the Homosexuals? O.o -snip-
[QUOTE=thisispain;38183688]yeah and a lot of them don't have nice views about jewish people either[/QUOTE] Don't we? When was this? [editline]25th October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Bradyns;38183849]What about the Heathens and Homosexuals? O.o[/QUOTE] I don't think Hitler executed "heathens", he wasn't that religious beyond what he needed to get voted and to justify himself.
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