It is disgusting that she was put to death in such a manner. A tragedy. But you are over the top in your Holocaust analogy. 6 million Jews were murdered because they were Jewish. There may be a "slippery slope" aspect here, I'll grant you that. But you make your argument irrelevant with this stuff.
I think Diogenisis is right on the mark.
It has been well established that the German death machine began with Euthanasia, and moved on from there. First it was the useless eaters, and eventually it was the Jews. Also Gypsies, Poles, and others who were considered to be useless.
No, there's more to it than that. I don't know exactly how much more, but there's something very big and very evil behind the effort. Considering that it was necessary to pass new legislation to authorize Terri's execution, I don't think people would be going through so much trouble to kill Terri if they weren't expecting their efforts to clear the way for many more killings.
The new killing program in this country isn't going to be based on race, but unless something is done to stop it, an age-based killing program will be gearing up within the next few decades.
How many bodies then would it take to convince you that he (Diogenesis) is not over the top?
Judge Greer did his evil deed under the law and in broad daylight in front of the whole nation. That is something even Hitler never accomplished, although he was planning on making it "legal" after the war was won.
Distasteful though it is, the horrible reminders are relevant.
Why? You want us only to remember some who were murdered by the Nazis but not others?
"There may be a "slippery slope" aspect here, I'll grant you that."
That's exactly what I take away from the analogies, it's not the numbers that are relevant - but the common way it all began, beginning with disabled, "damaged" people not worth keeping alive. How do you think it begins? You're correct, that is the only commonality; but indeed one we cannot hide away and refuse to face.
Hitler did not start out exterminating the Jews. Perhaps you were unaware?
He first, so quietly we hadn't a clue - after all, look how many years AFTER he WAS exterminating Jews before we knew or admitted it!
Before that, he systematically put to death the handicapped, the metnally ill, the seriously ill...they were imperfect and a drag on society.
From there, it was easier to escalate into killing the undesirable - He swore to kill ALL Poles (to get the land) all gypsies, homosexuals and Jews...and anyone who went against him. (Once you start killing, killing gets easier...)
But it started with killing the handicapped...Step 1 is followed by step 2 - 3-4 etc
We who know history, know the patterns. We want to stop this at step 1 - and Terri is hardly the first one. There have been many - Terri's is just the second case that gained widespread publicity because of the court fight by the families
"George Santayana, a notable philosopher, coined the phrase, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
“But please cut it out with these over the top Nazi analogies.” Diogenesis
Actually it started before the Nazis by an “enlightened” progressive secular humanist government. So you’re right to keep mentioning the Nazis in comparison to what happened here is not right, they just used what was already law to do what they did.
CORRECTION TO ORIGINAL QUOTE.
“But please cut it out with these over the top Nazi analogies.” SoCar
Actually it started before the Nazis by an “enlightened” progressive secular humanist government. So you’re right to keep mentioning the Nazis in comparison to what happened here is not right, they just used what was already law to do what they did.