tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804513671389132165.post1752326790301066859..comments2023-07-25T07:08:51.934-06:00Comments on Bill Longstaff: Why is the Human Rights Museum creating an atrocity contest?Bill Longstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15883751372039947365noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804513671389132165.post-59471910852401463822011-01-08T11:29:41.102-07:002011-01-08T11:29:41.102-07:00Please see: www.enslavedafricans.blogspot.comPlease see: www.enslavedafricans.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804513671389132165.post-11869207718619454362011-01-08T09:47:43.336-07:002011-01-08T09:47:43.336-07:00It's very obvious that this museum is elevatin...It's very obvious that this museum is elevating the Holocaust above any and all other genocides, regardless of the 2003 letter from the Asper foundation promising the Holodomor would be featured permanently and prominently.<br /><br />That promise by the Asper Foundation in 2003 was made to the victims of the Holodomor. <br /><br />Now the Asper foundation, with their barrel of public money, are running away from this promise.<br /><br />The victims of the Holodomor and other genocides should be remembered with the same importance and reverence as those of the Holocaust. Anything less would be disrespectful to the memories of the victims of ALL genocides.<br /><br />Shame on Gail Asper and the Asper Foundation. Shame on the museum's committee.Michael Kulyknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804513671389132165.post-81813228128410542452011-01-07T12:18:51.583-07:002011-01-07T12:18:51.583-07:00I would suggest that the WW11 Holocaust IS a canad...I would suggest that the WW11 Holocaust IS a canadian story, in many different ways. First, we use it as a justification of War. We went to fight the Nazis because they were rounding up the jews et al. Mind you, we developed that line AFTER the fact somewhat. But it is still a very personal story to Canadians who were trying to get their families out, and couldn't. I have a close friend whose father tried over and over as a young man here in Canada to get his mother, younger siblings, aunt here to Canada. No one would help, and they died in Auschwitz. Not surprisingly, her father then led a troubled life, and all his children carry that burden too. BUT, our grandparents and elected officials joked that one was too many, and we pretend to have clean hands. It has become the standard to which other atrocities are measured. Like Niagara Falls. not the biggest, nor the most beautiful, but the most well know for comparitive purposes.<br /><br />There will be lots of other opportunities to note how we sat idly by as well, in other atrocities, but I think it is fair, reasonable, and since the holocaust indeed is part of the history of Canada, to include it in the Museum of Human Rights.<br />SMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com