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Well, I guess it all depends on the war and the camp.  I've heard stories that people starved to death in places like Auschwitz and Leningrad.  Like, A LOT of people.  Apparently lack of food can cause death in some people...

Now, let us please return to our sanity.  Thanks.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Fri Jul 10th, 2009 at 03:43:33 PM EST
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point taken poemless, it's too easy to lose perspective sometimes.

what is amazing is how many people didn't starve to death, considering the conditions. the ability of the human body to stay alive notwithstanding the cruelty, with no reserves, negligable nutrition, and bitter cold beggars belief.

the fact that they had less tooth decay is relatively trivial, yet curious just the same...  

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sat Jul 11th, 2009 at 12:54:42 AM EST
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