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Co-Founder Of XR Belittles The Holocaust

Extinction Rebellion co-founder Roger Hallam calls Holocaust 'just another f***ery in human history'In an interview with Die Zeit, the 53-year-old appeared to downplay the genocide of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and claimed Germans' attitude towards the massacre was holding them back.He suggested that because other genocides had repeatedly taken place over the centuries, the Holocaust could be considered "almost a normal event".http://news.sky.com/story/extinction-rebellion-co-founder-calls-holocaust-just-another-fery-in-human-history-11865863What a disgusting individual this man is. With a leader like him it's no wonder that his worshipping mob of anarchists think they can do or say anything with impunity.

Sue Hammond ● 2547d9 Comments

He's not a great spokesperson for sure....

Matt Palmer ● 2547d

Can't you all get rid of him Matt?

Sue Hammond ● 2547d

Extinction Rebellion has already denounced Hallam's comments: https://rebellion.earth/2019/11/20/extinction-rebellion-uks-response-to-roger-hallams-comments-in-die-zeit/I'm a member of Extinction Rebellion Richmond and we aren't really a "worshipping mob of anarchists", Sue! Just ordinary local people worried about the climate and ecological crisis and trying to do what we can to make the world a better place for those already affected and for future generations.You're more than welcome to come along and find out what we're up to locally. We meet on Tuesday evenings in the Richmond Library Annexe (TW9 1DH). 6-7pm is our "social hour", 6.30pm new members' welcome session, 7-8.30pm main meeting. We're a friendly group and we'd love to meet you.

Terri Trimble ● 2547d

kind of hoping he'll bugger off down Heathrow again with a drone and get himself locked up for a couple of years.

Matt Palmer ● 2547d

Oi!, if Sue going to join XR she'll join my Putney group!bleeding Richmond lot, coming in here trying to recruit Putney people... ;)

Matt Palmer ● 2547d

Why not join both? ;)

Terri Trimble ● 2547d

@TerriTerri, I do agree with XR in concept but not with their anarchical methods of getting the message out. I'm sure that you are very nice, as is Matt (I've met him), so thanks for the invite, but no thanks. xx

Sue Hammond ● 2547d

Worth a look at this article in Wikipedia:-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_historyI would not suggest reading it all. A rundown through the long list of contents, and a look at a few, is utterly depressing enough.

David Ainsworth ● 2547d

David - there have been course other genocides in history but the Holocaust was different from them. It was the only genocide to date where every single individual of a targeted group was destined to be killed for the crime of having been born (Jewish). It was systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder.The list on Wiki of the numbers (min and max) killed  through genocide makes interesting reading. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genocides_by_death_toll

Lucille Grant ● 2547d