Is it fair to compare slavery to the Holocaust?

Question

After all, the holocaust lasted only for about 12 years. Not to say that until today questions are still being raised about the real occurence of the holocaust.

Answer 1

Slavery is by far worse just because of the lasting effects of it... the fact that it has been estimated that between 50 million and 150 million Africans were put on the boats to North America... and the devastating end to most of indigenous African culture and history in relation to African Americans Jewish people were murdered and treated wrongly of course, but it was for a far shorter time. They can both be compared in one way/racism, but on the other hand, no, because Africans were exploited for the free labor that built the USA and said to be inferior and held back from opportunities to keep them in line, but the Jews were killed  because Hitler thought that they weren't White enough and wanted to create a master race. Slavery was much worse and longer. The Jews received compensation and the Blacks didn't. Every time they mention it they get told where to get off at, and that makes the slavery plight even worse. You can give me thumbs down, but the truth is the light that will set you free-be set free!

Answer 2

You can definetly compare slavery to the holocaust.Why?Because both of the races were being dictaded by people.For example the slaves from slavery were forced around by white people and the people from the holocaust were being ruled by dictator Adolf Hitler, but from my point of view...The holocaust was worse than slavery.

Answer 3

Since when can you compare the attempted extinction of a group of people or religion to slavery?

Real occurence?  I can't believe it's even doubted.........

Answer 4

They were both holocausts of different lengths and proportions.  Nobody ever measured the number of deaths attributed to slavery but there were many over the 300 years.  Where there is no comparison, is that the Jews received compensation, the blacks did not.

Answer 5

Slavery existed because of the need for workers in an agricultural society and the holocaust happened because one man, Hitler, decided he didn't want the Jewish people to exist.  There is a huge difference.  Slaves were basically taken care of and not murdered on a daily basis while the jews in concentration camps were murdered in huge numbers every single day. Look at your history books dude.

Answer 6

no the holocaust was a geneocide to kill everyone who wasnt white. in slavery people were killed, suffered through years of bondage not able to leave, beaten. but i think they equally as bad, in the holocaust (with the deaths and how the deaths were performed) was some crazy stuff. not to say slavery wasnt a cupcake walk. thats some hard core sh* t! the holocaust was real there are still living witnesses who can prove it and pictures after the fact.

Answer 7

NO! And I know there are questions about the Holocaust, but I just don't understand why, there is living proof out there and people can still find it in them to deny it, which in my mind is just evil. They are two very different things, slavery lasted longer than 12 years...

You have some learning to do.

Answer 8

no........very different