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by rusabd 3596 days ago
British concentration camps predated Nazi's
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British concentration camps weren't created for the purpose of mass extermination.
First you're obviously right.

It is difficult though to distinguish neglect from intent sometimes, with "The vast majority of Boers remaining in the local camps were women and children. Over 26,000 women and children were to perish in these concentration camps. [...] The inadequate shelter, poor diet, bad hygiene and overcrowding led to malnutrition and endemic contagious diseases [...]"

You're right. Genetic manipulation programs were created for that purpose, instead. Hitler looked at the "White Australia Policy" and decided he could improve it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Australia_policy

Coca cola wasn't created for the purpose of providing a refreshing beverage.
Yet, the british never worked their prisoners to death or conducted mass killings on an industrial scale.