David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies aged 98

Re:David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies a... by hellbannedguy on Monday June 07, 2021 @10:13AM (#27422845)

I remember having a conversation with a coworker about the Holocost in the 90's.

We were walking to my truck. He said, "What do you think about the event."

I said something along the lines of, "Well--others have had it worse?".

I blame it on stupidity, a bad American education, and an angry 20 something that was completely lost in every aspect of my life.

I so regret how flipped my response was. I don't think I have ever said anything so stupid. I bet the guy I said it to remembers it too. He went into programming after our stint in the snack bar, and I imagine he's on hn.

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Re:David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies a... by dalbasal on Monday June 07, 2021 @12:40PM (#27424658)

Funny how some things stay with us.

We live. We grow... to paraphrase Rabbi Hillel.

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Re:David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies a... by hutrdvnj on Monday June 07, 2021 @10:47AM (#27423244)

If you remember his name, you could contact him and tell him that you changed your mind on the subject.

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Re:David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies a... by hi41 on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:43PM (#27425558)

I too remember a time in during college when I taunted a Sikh student with an extremely racist joke. I said sorry but even after many decades I have great regret at how callously I said that joke. To this day I don’t say any jokes and many people consider me uptight.

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Re:David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies a... by pythonlion on Monday June 07, 2021 @10:27AM (#27423002)

somehow, when we look at human life as the preciousest thing, the act deleting communities and cultures altogether stings our souls on another level.

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