The Holocaust was a Bad Thing

1. RE: Re: Re: 'MURICA! The basis of my opponent's argument is that WWII improved our nation's economy. However, there is one historical point he fails to see. .. .. .We did not enter World War 2 because of the holocaust. We entered World War 2 because of Japan's attack on pearl harbor (. http://www.u-s-history.com...)Furthermore, Japan had a far less aggressive role in the actual Holocaust then Germany, as they had a more neutral view on the Jewish people. (. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org...) Therefore, We cannot credit the Holocaust for making the United States a hegemon.2. RE: Re: Re: Prevention Against GenocideTeachers can educate children on genocide all they want. The fact is, it's not preventing future genocides. Genocide continues to happen after the Holocaust, be it a primary example or not. Osama Bin Laden (1993-2001) 3,500 KilledFidel Castro (1959-1999) 30,000 KilledPapa Doc Duvalier (1957-1971) 60,000 KilledRichard Nixon (Vietnam, 1969-1974) 70,000 KilledSaddam Hussein (1980-1990) 600,000 KilledThe Kim Family (1948-present) More than 2,000,000 KilledMao Ze-Dong (1958-1969) 78,000,000 Killed (Far more than in the Holocaust)(. http://www.scaruffi.com...)...And all of this happened after the Holocaust. As much we want to believe that the Holocaust was the genocide to end all genocides, history doesn't lie. Genocide has not stopped. Therefore, we cannot credit the Holocaust for decreasing the amount of genocides in the years that followed.3. RE: Re: Re: Slows Overpopulation(. http://www.worldhunger.org...)But there aren't billions of people facing starvation. 925 million is the number here. Besides, the population growth of the world is practically exponential: Assuming the population of the world does reach 10 billion by 2050, and even if you don't want to, you can still consider that the population of the world is currently 7 billion. 11 million deaths from the Holocaust is not significant enough to solve any population problem. Therefore, as we cannot credit a block of cheese from stopping a train, we cannot credit the Holocaust for slowing overpopulation to any significant degree.4. Re: Re: Millions of Innocent People DiedLet's use the statistic of people who have committed a crime deserving to be punishable by death in a year divided by the total population: It turns out to be less than 1%. Petty crimes excluded (because people who steal candy don't deserve to die), It's fair to say that more than 99% of the people killed in the Holocaust were innocent (that is, innocent to the point where they didn't deserve to die). And that's an on-average estimate, and still adds up to millions. Therefore, My original point remains true. A small side note: My opponent suggests that there is a possibility all of those victims committed a crime worthy of being punishable by death. With no real math being used, I'd estimate the odds of that are the same as the odds of a quarter landing on it's side and then getting struck by lightning.5. Conclusion:Pro wins the round because there is no solid proof that the Holocaust indirectly made America a hegemon, nor that it slowed our overpopulation problem. Pro also wins the round because history proves that there is no significant decrease in genocide simply because the world suddenly had a realization of their wrongdoing because of the Holocaust. .. .And millions of innocent people were killed.6.