This discussion began with the assertion that the Soviets distinguished between Germans and the Nazi state. I objected to this as a fairy tale, mentioning in particular the mass rape of what was estimated as two million German females of all ages by elements of the Red Army.
In response, we were told that it never happened. We were told that it did happen, but that it was excusable because soldiers of other armies did it, because of modernization problems, etc. And we even had mass rape politically justified. As with other Fundamentalists, the faithful ignored evidence when convenient and damned the unbelievers... Through most of it was, my astonishment gave way to deep disgust... And the list wonders why there aren't more women participating in these discussions. The Marxism to which I've always adhered has never required denying discomforting facts and it has never justified anything like mass rape. I've never been as utterly ashamed of a discussion on this list on any subject as on this one. ML ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
