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FINAL VERDICT THE HOLOCAUST ON TRIAL IN THE 2ST CENTURY, By Tobias Buck, Copyright 2024

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Quoting the Chief Judge, Ann Meier-Goring, in the case Bruno Dey, a 93 year old German man accused, tried, and convicted in 2019 and 2020 for crimes committed at a German concentration camp while he, as 17 year old draftee SS soldier, passively stood guard in a watchtower in 1944 to 1945:

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navlaw.bsky.social•7 days ago

"The decisive questions raised by this trial were: what crimes against humanity are humans capable of, and what brings people to commit cruelties like those at Stutthof concentration camp, or to take part in them? "

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navlaw.bsky.social•7 days ago

"Because it is only from the answers to these questions that we as humans can learn for the future. That is why the warning is not: do not allow another Nazi killing machine."

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navlaw.bsky.social•7 days ago

"It is rather – and this was shown also in this trial and especially in the personality of the defendant: resist the beginnings, when people are being degraded, excluded, humiliated and deprived of their rights."

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navlaw.bsky.social•7 days ago

"Resist the beginnings, when racism and injustice become acceptable in society. Don’t look away, but take note when people are robbed of their dignity."

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navlaw.bsky.social•7 days ago

"Be compassionate, and be mindful of your own indifference, your selfishness, your comfort of obedience, and your ability to live with injustice! Think for yourself and question what you are being asked to do.'

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