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Originally Posted by Barnes
You are aware where this war took place, right?
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Yes, I do.
Furthermore, I am 100% Canadian and cannot profess to associate the same horrors that I do with the holocaust to those of the war of 1812. Any war is horrible, but very little comes close to what the Nazi's were doing to a number of groups when they were in power.
One was a territorial battle and the other was mass genocide of multiple groups of people. I fail to see the connection, and I still fail to see how Kipperfan can state that both events hold even remotely the same significance.
And I quote:
"How can people deny the holocaust? [...] Its like me denying the war of 1812."
How is that not drawing a comparison between the two events? How? It is a straight comparison.
You have to understand that the phrase 'the holocaust' has an enormous amount of meaning behind it. Just say it and anyone knows exactly what you mean. Even those who deny that it exists will know exactly what you are referring to when you use that phrase.
Please tell me how Kipperfan, or any random guy from Ontario, denying that the war of 1812 happened has any sort of relevance or basis of comparison to a group of people attempting to deny the exsitence of the holocaust and wipe Isreal off the map?
It
is a ****ty comparison, and it makes no sense.
If you were trying to get the point across that denying that the holocaust occurred would be like denying any other factual event, then why didn't you say that?
Why not say..
"Why would people deny the holocaust? [...] That would be like denying that the sun rises every morning."
Instead, you specifically referred to YOURSELF, and THE WAR OF 1812, as if it had some special importance. Do you not understand the difference?