"The survivors will envy the dead!"
...say again??
- Did the survivors of the Titanic disaster envy the drowned?
- Did the survivors of 9-11 envy those who were murdered?
- Did the survivors of Auschwitz or Belsen envy those in the ovens?!
- Did the survivors of the London Blitz envy those blown to pieces or crushed by tons of masonry?
If any thoughtful person actually sits down and seriously considers the proposition that "the survivors will envy the dead" and measures it against the historical record of human experience, they will sooner or later realize that the proposition is simply not credible.
It's a powerful piece of Soviet-era Communist propaganda designed to create a strong psychological impression of an overwhelming calamity with absolutely no hope. And it works very well in achieving this, but ……it has nothing to do with reality.
- Did the survivors of the Titanic disaster envy the drowned?
- Did the survivors of 9-11 envy those who were murdered?
- Did the survivors of Auschwitz or Belsen envy those in the ovens?!
- Did the survivors of the London Blitz envy those blown to pieces or crushed by tons of masonry?
If any thoughtful person actually sits down and seriously considers the proposition that "the survivors will envy the dead" and measures it against the historical record of human experience, they will sooner or later realize that the proposition is simply not credible.
It's a powerful piece of Soviet-era Communist propaganda designed to create a strong psychological impression of an overwhelming calamity with absolutely no hope. And it works very well in achieving this, but ……it has nothing to do with reality.
This is the reality:
More reality:
I could go on - endlessly, but there are other myths to deal with.