I mean, I don't doubt that JWs were persecuted in WW2 but no one can compete with the Jews when it comes to this. Did it seem to you like a case of "no one gets more persecution than us Jehovah's Witnesses, and that includes you, Jewish people"?!
Was "Purple Triangles" an attempt to put JWs on a level with the Jews?
by JimmyPage 19 Replies latest jw friends
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belbab
The Jews had yellow triangles,
Religious dissidents, Jehovah's Witnesses included, had purple triangles.
All the colors and combinations of colors are here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_concentration_camp_badges
belbab
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WingCommander
Actually, the Jews had a yellow star of David they had to wear, not a yellow triangle.
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JimmyPage
Yes and the title "Purple Triangles" in the thread question is a reference to the JW video of the same name.
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Robert7
The whole WW2 JW persecution topic used to really bug me. I mean, 50 million people died, 6 million Jews died, etc, and the JW's want sympathy for 4,000 deaths?
It was horrible and all, but there is NO comparison. And the way people comment about the concentration camps, they DO want the JWs to be even at a higher level than the Jews.
Another point, I never realized the purple triangles were other religions besides JWs. They seem to like the identity of the purple triangles, but that is not so true is it...
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darth frosty
yes it was such an attempt and Robert7, I completely agree with your take on it.
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MissingLink
It's worse for the innocent Witnesses though, because the Jews had it coming. I mean they did kill Jesus, right? When something bad happens to other people, it's either god's will, or just bad luck. But when it happens to "us" it is from Satan. See cult design handbook for details.
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Quirky1
After all the jews the germans ran out of yellow crayon...
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Clam
The Jewish persecution was a racial one whereas the JW persecution was a religious one. Jews didn't have a get out clause, whereas JWs did.
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sir82
Sheesh, don't you guys know anything?
World War 2 was started by none other than Satan himself, for the express and sole purpose of trying to kill Jehovah's Witnesses.
The fact that 50 million or so other people died, including the 6 million or so Jews, was entirely beside the point - a minor side effect.
All world history, especially since the 20th century, is about Jehovah's Witnesses! All of the Bible was written to foretell the activity of Jehovah's Witnesses! God talks exclusively to 9 old men in Brooklyn! They are the most important humans ever!
Phew....excuse me, gotta go hurl...