Power Corrupts. So Does Weakness.

Regarding "Holocaust". I grew to awareness of this unhappy history as a youth in the 60s. I specifically remember (and by 'remember' I mean in the personal sense) being emotionally involved by a documentary called "Let My People Go" narrated by Richard Basehart. This was in the 60s and the "H" word was NOT used. It was in the late 60s that I first heard this association which as far as I know evolved as opposed to being specifically labeled as THE WORD for it. The Hebrew word "Shoah" came much later for me, closer to when the movie of the same name came out.

As to the recent documentary, I watched it and was very impressed, partly by its detail, its excellent writing and attention to detail, and the fact that I COULD watch it. Also that there was a lot to learn.
I think the Burns brothers have been brilliant by and large, and my initial reaction to the documentary is that it's as good as anything they've ever done, including my favorite, THE CIVIL WAR, (about the American Civil War 1860-1865).

I did not conclude the U.S. was an evil actor. I think they made many points about the overall complexity of the issue and that different people within and without the United States influenced events through their different perceptions and concerns.

I think the U.S. concern over the Holocaust is to our credit, as something so compellingly horrible in the human experience that it must be acknowledged and studied as part of the growth experience of our species. That is why We Americans have our own museums to it, with our own take on it, and the Israelis have Yad Vashem. And the Germans have theirs.

Power corrupts. So does weakness.