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Originally Posted by Hektore
Willravel: I don't understand the atrocity that was slavery. When I say that I mean that I know it was bad (understatement much?), what I mean is it was awful in a way that to me is just incomprehensible.
So was the holocaust (not Godwinned, it's relevant), but I don't think the blow back from 'kike' in a crowded would even come close to matching the insanity that would follow 'nigger'.
These words exist and are used for identical purposes, but some are perceived to be more offensive, more inflammatory. Why is that?
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I don't really know how to compare the slave trade to the holocaust. I've probably written and deleted ten responses to your post without success. I think the key lies in the act of enslavement, but I'm having trouble articulating how it's relevant to the difference between ni**er in the US and something like kike in Europe. Maybe it's because I'm not even convinced that they'd result in such different responses. If I heard "kike", I'd likely respond in a similar way as if I were to hear "ni**er".