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I& #39;m seeing lots of outlets and journalists with dire takes on this survey. Please take a look at the actual topline results (all of them) and consider whether they really support the narrative here. (Short thread) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/16/holocaust-us-adults-study">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
For instance, what does it mean that the survey showed two-thirds of young adults were unaware of 6m deaths in the Holocaust? Are they deniers?
No. This "two-thirds" figure includes people who overestimated (thinking it was 20 million), people who were at least in the same order of magnitude (2 million), and people who just said they weren& #39;t sure what the number was. (Likely, they still think it was "a lot.")
The same exact survey asked people whether they believe the Holocaust happened. 96% of Millennials say the Holocaust happened, and 1% say it did not.
@peterbakernyt (whom I otherwise admire) says that "Almost a quarter of young adults in America (23%) said they believed the Holocaust was a myth or had been exaggerated or weren’t sure." https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1306220905065066502?s=20">https://twitter.com/peterbake...
That& #39;s just not the result in this table. (Right-hand column is Millennials.) 1% say Holocaust was a myth. "Not sure" refers to "which statements closest to your views," not whether you are sure the Holocaust happened or not. But you wouldn& #39;t know it from much of the coverage!
Full results here.
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