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SFnomad

(3,473 posts) Wed Jul 5, 2017, 01:28 PM Jul 2017

Who would think recording a pro-military video in a gas chamber at Auschwitz is a good idea?

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GOP Congressman Criticized For Auschwitz Gas Chamber Video

A GOP congressman is facing backlash from officials at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland after posting a video of himself walking around inside an Auschwitz gas chamber and using the memorial as a “stage” to promote the U.S. military.

Museum officials spoke out against Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) on Twitter Tuesday, retweeting a story about the recent video from New Orleans Online and saying “there should be mournful silence” inside a former gas chamber.

“It’s not a stage,” officials said.

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Who would think recording a pro-military video in a gas chamber at Auschwitz is a good idea? (Original Post) SFnomad Jul 2017 OP

Weird. Mr. Higgins doesn't once mention the victims as Jews leftstreet Jul 2017 #1

Uh, the US military liberated those camps - THAT is what the US military did about them. tonyt53 Jul 2017 #2

Not Auschwitz! atreides1 Jul 2017 #4

Yes, that is correct. tonyt53 Jul 2017 #7

Higgins is an idiot!!! atreides1 Jul 2017 #3

That's an easy one. lpbk2713 Jul 2017 #5

Yeah, I guess that was a softball question, eh? n/t SFnomad Jul 2017 #6

A Republican n/t 11 Bravo Jul 2017 #8

leftstreet

(36,108 posts)

1. Weird. Mr. Higgins doesn't once mention the victims as Jews

Reply to SFnomad (Original post)

Wed Jul 5, 2017, 01:32 PM

Jul 2017

From his statements for the video at the article - he leaves that out

Also, what the fuck-all does the US military have to do with those camps? They did nothing about them.

Strange shit

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

2. Uh, the US military liberated those camps - THAT is what the US military did about them.

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 5, 2017, 01:36 PM

Jul 2017

It took US troops getting to those camps for that to happen. To ignore that FACT, is strange shit.

atreides1

(16,079 posts)

4. Not Auschwitz!

Reply to tonyt53 (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 5, 2017, 01:43 PM

Jul 2017

That was liberated by the Soviet army!!!

I believe all of the camps liberated by US forces were located in Germany. Auschwitz was located in Poland!

https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/media_nm.php?ModuleId=10005131&MediaId=381

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

7. Yes, that is correct.

Reply to atreides1 (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 6, 2017, 02:34 PM

Jul 2017

atreides1

(16,079 posts)

3. Higgins is an idiot!!!

Reply to SFnomad (Original post)

Wed Jul 5, 2017, 01:40 PM

Jul 2017

But when you consider the current love fest that the Republicans have for the Russians, I begin to understand why he chose Auschwitz-Birkenau, since that camp was liberated by Soviet troops, not Americans!!!

US forces liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, on April 11, 1945. They also liberated Dora-Mittelbau, Flossenbürg, Dachau, and Mauthausen. All of these camps were located in Germany!

Someone needs to ask Higgins which army he was promoting, really promoting???