tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post4638023256877152956..comments2024-03-28T01:36:51.952-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Berlin Police and the Holocaust in the Benie Gunther Series (Part II)Bill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-56209224672060394342016-02-21T21:56:52.160-06:002016-02-21T21:56:52.160-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. I live in a prov...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. I live in a province with 10% of our population being indigenous we have many issues to resolve in the future.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-53909070038404230932016-02-21T03:29:56.436-06:002016-02-21T03:29:56.436-06:00I'm sure you do, especially with racism toward...I'm sure you do, especially with racism towards First Nations. That exists here, too, given the conditions of life, discrimination against and impoverishment of Native peoples.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-66250111154665083602016-02-17T22:43:09.664-06:002016-02-17T22:43:09.664-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. Canada's hom...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. Canada's homicide rate is about one-third of America. While many Canadians have long guns it is difficult to get assault weapons and very difficult to get a handgun. We have our own issues with racism.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-11020973141895590442016-02-14T23:30:53.134-06:002016-02-14T23:30:53.134-06:00Interesting topic. I can't read about WWII, b...Interesting topic. I can't read about WWII, but as we discussed earlier, there were many resisters in all ways throughout Europe, including children and teenagers. Read about an 18-year-old woman in Malta who used a machine gun in the resistance; unfortunately, she was caught.<br /><br />So was an uncle of an artist I've met. He was in the Dutch resistance but was caught so the artist never met him.<br /><br />In Germany, the New York Times a few years ago reported that 800,000 people were in jail for opposing the Third Reich. Many did not survive, but they protested in one way or another, including Sophie Stoll and her compatriots in the White Rose.<br /><br />Aside from the political murders, there are sociopaths around the world, including in the States. The gun violence is unfathomable, mostly carried out by young white men. What are the reasons? Alienation, depression, etc. <br /><br />Yet in Canada where I think the gun ownership rate is about the same, there is barely any gun violence compared to the States. I wonder what the differences are, maybe jobs, education, health care are available. Also, I think the racism here is much worse due to the history of slavery and Jim Crow segregation.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-12120853186377548012016-02-12T21:55:56.365-06:002016-02-12T21:55:56.365-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I hope we are more...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I hope we are more ready to confront fanaticism earlier in politics as a result of the examples of the 20th Century.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-41934696578794528842016-02-12T06:23:35.786-06:002016-02-12T06:23:35.786-06:00You put that very well, Bill. Bernie is no angel, ...You put that very well, Bill. Bernie is no angel, but he does have character and he does have strength. And so did the people who, in real life, refused to participate in the Holocaust. There is always a choice people can make, and your examples show that clearly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com