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To: SJackson

Perhaps, your understanding of Norwegian resistance to the Nazis, is different than mine. We stopped the escalation, by killing Nazis, and hiding/safekeeping Jews.


52 posted on 10/09/2015 6:08:39 PM PDT by RedHeeler
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To: RedHeeler
Not at all, Norway had a robust resistance. I'm referring to the government(s), not the populace. Much of which resisted, much of which collabored. Most of which I suspect concentrated on survival. I wonder if Quisling and Vichy would resonate were it not for the strength of local resistance.

Two other countries which deserve mention. Bulgaria deported zero Jews, though they did impose discriminatory laws, and their army rounded up Jews in Greece. But they successfully resisted as regards their local population. And Italy, prior to their surrender they deported zero Jews. Italian fascism had no antisemitic overtones, probably due to Mussalinis long time propaganda advisor/biographer/mistress Margherita Sarfatti and though Italy's surrender in 1943, there were no deportations. Leading the new government in the north Mussalini did the bidding of the Reich. Unfortunately at the time of surrender the major cities were in German hands.

Statistics are often misleading. There have been several articles which I haven't posted but think I will on a poll, major poller I think, which determined that only about 32% of Americans would have helped Jews under similar circumstances. Sever liberal publications were horrified. My reaction, wow, 32%, that's about the estimates of colonials who supported the Revolution. If 32% of Europeans would have risked their lives to save Jews, things would have been very different. Most people just avert their eyes.

54 posted on 10/09/2015 6:24:11 PM PDT by SJackson (Everybody has a plan until they get hit. Mike Tyson)
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To: RedHeeler

Wow, I am going to post it. I had it backwards, 31% said they would not risk their lives, 69% said they would. I think the poll is probably suspect, but that number is amazingly high.


55 posted on 10/09/2015 6:29:03 PM PDT by SJackson (Everybody has a plan until they get hit. Mike Tyson)
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