#holocaustuniversalization

Why do so many people compare everything to the Holocaust?

From public health measures to political causes, Holocaust comparisons are everywhere—and most of them erase the actual history of what happened to Jews.

It’s called Holocaust universalization: turning the Holocaust into a vague symbol of generic suffering, rather than a targeted genocide driven by antisemitism.

But when you remove the facts, you don’t honor history—you distort it.

Let’s talk about why that matters.