Another large betrayal of trust: The Hungarian Holocuast

 An interesting question was posed on Twitter:

Robert Jordan on Twitter: "A betrayal of trust the size of what is happening with SARSCoV2 - is there any precedent for this? Is there any one issue of this size where the truth was *this bad* and what happened once people figured it out?" / Twitter

Suffice it to say I ended up writing a lot: So much I thought I would just turn it into a blog post!

How the Holocaust unfolded in #Hungary which was quite different than in other European countries. Many Jews died of disease being forced into a very small area of the city and many were shot in the streets.

Keep in mind in Hungary the Holocaust happened later than in other European countries (although there was much leading up to it) and many thought it wouldn't happen even as it happened around them. Reminds me of Australia in some ways.

As a sign in the Hungarian Holocaust museum says those in government who were oppressing Jews in Hungary could have quit (at least at a certain point) and lost nothing more than their jobs. They choose a paycheck over saving lives.

And as far as what happened in regards to the Hungarian Holocaust, the Jews that survived were left impoverished. They had no choice in many cases but to work for the Communists in order to survive-thus the Communist Era and take over was made so much simpler. People will sometimes (wrongly) blame Jews for their role in the Communist Era, but really it all goes back to what the fascists did. And it wasn't just external either. The Arrowhead Cross Party was a homegrown Hungarian Nazi Party.

Many oppressors also basically switched uniforms and joined the Communists. In fact, there literally is (or was) a display of this in the House of Terror in Budapest. Suffice it to say, it didn't go well for the fascist oppressors that refused to become commies.

I also gave two other examples one being the Irish Potato Famine (which was a one and done tweet): A second example would also be the Irish potato famine where the British basically let the Irish starve to death or had to flee. I'd say the majority of Irish people still are upset with the UK over what happened and it is still influencing things today.

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To read more about the Hungarian Holocaust check out my mini-book: An American Jew in Budapest  (There is also a Budapest Travel Guide and other books).