Now I’m at the WWI burials section.
The Holocaust was justified on a “Stab in the Back” myth, in which the German people were told that the Jews had largely stayed home from the war, profited from it, and then surrendered on Germany’s behalf while they could’ve kept fighting.
The German public in the 1920s and 30s passively accepted this as true, but in reality tens of thousands of Jews fought and died in battle for Germany, in a disproportionate number to their population.
The same myth has come around in a different form for the 25th anniversary of 9/11: there’s a widely-accepted belief that Jewish workers were told to stay home and that Jews orchestrated the attacks, but in reality 15% of the victims of 9/11 were Jewish - while only 3% of the U.S. population is.
It is astounding how people just accept this as true.
Six months after the killing of her son, Alex Pretti, his mother is sharing a heartbreaking message about the grief she says has only deepened with time.
In an emotional post marking the six-month anniversary of Alex’s death, she writes that no one has been held accountable and says her family has never received an apology or even a single phone call from government officials, hospital personnel, or the Minneapolis Police Department. At the same time, she expressed profound gratitude for the overwhelming support her family has received from people around the world, urging others to continue speaking out and never forget what Alex stood for.
Her full statement:
“Today marks the six-month anniversary of Alex’s murder. No-one has been held accountable, no apologies, not a single phone call from any governmental official, hospital personnel, or the Mpls police dept. Six-months of pain, a roller-coaster of trauma over and over. Every time another a death, another mention, a picture, a tribute, a sorrow so deep. I wonder how to move forward. Will I ever get over this loss and this pain? Will I ever be able to enjoy life again? How does one live knowing that I have no power to change what has happened?
And yet the out-reach not only from Minnesota, but from around the world has been nothing less than spectacular. Every card, every gift, every heartfelt letter has been read, touched, held, and cherished by us all. The kindness you’ve all shown us is beyond words. Please never forget Alex and what he believed in ~ equality and peace for all. I will remember the things that made you, you. It will never take your memory. As long as I’m here, you will never be forgotten.
For all you asking what you can do. Continue this fight. Never give up your right to speak out, protect your neighbor, your community and don’t forget to spend time with those you love…”