"How Do You Kill 11 Million People?"

Dogs

This question is one of the central issues of the human race. It is not new, but became critical to our survival in the 20^th century with the rise of powerful central states, the development of propaganda through mass media, and the application of industrial technology to mass murder. These factors changed the equation drastically. 

The most documented example is Nazi Germany of course, though as Andrews points out there were many others in the last 100 years. The best film documentary of World War II was produced by the BBC in 1973 -- The World at War. It is available from Netflix. Disks 8 and 10 are outstanding for showing daily life in Germany, the rise of Nazi control, and how the holocaust was conducted. The answers are all there if you can stand to look. Then ask yourself if you see similar actions taking place today.   http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/The_World_at_War_Collector_s_Edition/70102599?trkid=2361637

Thanks for introducing me to Andy Andrews. This interview of him compliments the video you posted.  I can't get it to embed.

http://michaelhyatt.com/how-do-you-kill-11-million-people.html

Travlin

PS - The World at War will never be equaled. Their timing was ideal. They interviewed many participants and players while their memories were still vivid, but events far enough past that they could talk about them. It is in a class by its self.

Dogs and Travlin

Thanks for the book and the interview.  I watched the latter and his message couldn't be more relevant, and religion didn't come into the interview.  Maybe it does in the book, but if the message continues to be relevant, it can stand on its own without relying on religious beliefs.  In fact, the those belief systems would tend to diminish his authority in my eyes.  Do you guys think it stands on its own?

Doug

Gil, you're absolutely right that America did its killing antiseptically from 30,000 ft. in Cambodia and Laos.  Lets not forget death squads in Central America or WMDs in Iraq or Pinochet in Chile.  Our country has a long list of atrocities to its detriment.

That said, this site has a standard of language use that precludes the kind you used in your post.  Now, it's also true that that standard may reflect a certain cultural insensitivity, but it is what it is.  It will be interesting to see how the assemblage reacts.

Doug

Doug,

sincerely hopin' the assemblage don' leave a boot tread to my neck, n' hopin' the flag on m' post can be switch'd with a little clean up then?

My apologise if I caus'd you or anyone offense as none was meant.

Gil