>>509582690 (OP)Jew here.
>opinion. Bad.
It happened.
The numbers are an estimate, so there are discrepancies between experts. But everyone agreed that it was in the millions. At that point, discrepancies in numbers aren't as relevant to the broader tragedy.
>denialThe saddest, most pathetic part abojt denialists is that, all they have are meme images. They always rely on people not doing the actual research. Most of these images are fake, shopped, and their sources don't hold up to scrutiny.
A perfect example of this is the commonly quoted denialist Krege. He CLAIMED to have conducted a study of the soil through a machine that can "map" the underground and thus tell if there had been any modifications made to the ground, providing proof for the claim of mass graves.
In 1999, Krege claimed that, after conducting this study, he found the ground to be undisturbed.
>The problem with this? Krege NEVER published a single peer reviewed article with his findings. He also never went into more detail as to the functionality of the equipment used and the methodology of the study.
This dude, literally just went to a death camp, claimed to have conducted a study and said "yeah, it didn't happen". His evidence for his findings?
>just trust me bro Years later, there HAVE been studies conducted on the area and undisputed evidence of mass graves has been found.
Krege last claimed that he would publish his findings in a book he was working on, in 2006. 20 years later, this book still doesn't exist.
This is only 1 example, but most sources used by denialists suffer from the same lack of scientific backing and credibility.
>more opinionTbh, while I do think it's a tragedy. I feel only slightly more connected to it than I do to American slavery, that is, not a lot.
And the usage of it's reality and memory as a generalized claim of victim status and/or permanent warning for antisemitism is, honestly, turing and counterproductive. I find it bastardizes the actual tragedy