A Facebook page claiming to be the Republican Party of Virginia Beach promoted a debunked theory over the weekend that the Holocaust could have been prevented if Jewish people had guns.
Republican Party of Virginia Beach Chairwoman Tina Mapes says the page is a copycat and not official, denouncing its posts.
The Washington Post reports the Saturday morning post was directed at students who have walked out of school in recent weeks in response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and called for stricter gun laws. It was posted along with a photograph of hundreds of shoes belonging to Holocaust victims and said “These are the shoes of Jews that gave up there firearms to Hitler.”
Page operator James Cohen said it was posted on accident by someone else.
(AP)
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posted on accident???
like it is a cover up page??
First of all, those Jews Hy’d didn’t have guns to hand in to begin with. It seems that the French, Polish, Belgian, British armies etc had lots of guns and were defeated at the beginning of the war.
Glad to read that they’re disowning it. I’ve known many people who suffered before and during the Holocaust, and I’ve also read a little history. (Read William Shirer’s “Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” for a good historical introduction from someone who reported at the time.)
A) The Jews of Europe didn’t have guns. Outside of those who hunted for sport, very few people of any sort had guns. Hitler never issued any order confiscating guns.
B) Rifles and handguns wouldn’t have had any chance against Panzer tanks. (Have you ever seen a tank close up? I have.)
NRA-style propaganda is an insult to the memories of the victims and survivors, and also a major insult to the common sense of people in general.
How is it a “debunked theory” that if most Jews had guns; it would have made a difference, and potentially save millions of lives?