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Originally Posted by Kybo Ren
when a bunch, okay a lot of jews get rounded up and killed during a WAR, it's a HOLOCAUST.
when the Armenians are almost wiped out by the Turks it's only GENOCIDE.
why is an atrocity on jews worse than an atrocity on any other people?
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Erm, the Holocaust WAS a genocide, it is simply a term used for a SPECIFIC genocide.
Just like the Holodomor:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
and the Stolen Generation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Generation
and the Trail of Tears:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears
and the Long Walk of the Navajo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Walk_of_the_Navajo
and the Potawatomi Trail of Death:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potawatomi_Trail_of_Death
But thanks for playing.