Auschwitz: Six Facts, and Seven Questions
Walt King
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, to which celebration, bizarrely, the creators of the concentration camp, but not the liberators, have been invited – are we celebrating then the liberation, or the creation? – it seems an appropriate time to dig deeper into its history and find out what it truly was all about.
What follows are six indisputable facts, followed by my opinion.
Argue with the latter, if you like.
Any difficulty with length, here is the link
https://open.substack.com/pub/waltking/p/auschwitz-six-facts-and-seven-questions
FACT ONE: AUSCHWITZ WAS A MAJOR MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
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