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The article is a skit and a parody!! It was aimed at students, and was supposed to be a humorous take, which I think it pretty self- evident for anybody who reads it. I studied the Holocaust because... Show more »The article is a skit and a parody!! It was aimed at students, and was supposed to be a humorous take, which I think it pretty self- evident for anybody who reads it. I studied the Holocaust because I wanted to try and understand how an attempt to exterminate an entire race of people could happen right here in the heart of Western European civilization. I was disturbed at the horrors millions of Jews were subjected to. The fact that ‘ordinary’ people supported and participated in these horrors – and millions of others stood by in silence – raised many questions for me : spiritual and political. In my personal journey I am committed to ensuring that I would never stay silent in the oppression of others – regardless of the victims or perpetrators. I did not join a mainstream party because I saw no real differences on policy between any of them. All three supported the invasion of Iraq (granted the Lib Dems were reluctant bombers), all three support the occupation of Afghanistan, and all three are committed to increasing privatisation. Every time I attend councillors meetings in Birmingham where the city council is run by a Lib Dem/Tory coalition and Labour are in opposition, I am reminded how on real issues there is not a fig leaf of difference between them. If I had joined them, I would not have been given the space or platform to advocate the views that I currently have outside the mainstream. Show less »