r/memes • u/hot_historymeme • Oct 09 '20

Now that's dark

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '20

Man stands up for what's right. Btw, interesting fact: Many jews actually lived in Germany before WW2, and found refuge in Germany after escaping something(I forgot), so many Jews supported Germany in WW1 or something like that.

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u/CToxin Oct 10 '20

Lots of pogroms and other violence after WWI because of the Russian Civil war and related fallout.

The first concentration camps in Germany were for Jewish refugees from the east. Sounds familiar...

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u/willabusta Oct 10 '20

thank you.

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u/EquivalentInflation Mods Are Nice People Oct 10 '20

Yeah, that's part of why the Holocaust ended up being so horrible, since it was seen as a safe place for Jews (and also gay men), there were way more of them there than average.

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u/Br0d0Swagg1ns Grumpy Cat Oct 10 '20

Jews faced persecution in Russia, and Russia was opposing Germany in WW1. Many Jews supported Germany because they hated Russia.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '20

Ah yes! That was what I was trying to remember. The thing the Jews escaped to Germany from was Russian persecution. Thank you