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Originally posted by scherzoYou do know it's fake right?
I have read the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and i think it's a despicable book. But Israel is in no way representative of Jewish values.
Originally posted by scherzoI'm against all what Israel stands for. I never use the word jew, I always refer them to Israelis. Yet I sometimes I hear the word jew-hater.
But Israel is in no way representative of Jewish values.
Originally posted by FreakyKBHI for one think it holds plenty of water, and the fact that the Jews have been persecuted before and blow those persecutions way out of proportion too (as do Christians on their behalf) only strengthens his point.
It would hold a little more water if the Holocaust of Hitler's Germany were the only time in history the Jews were singled out for their ethnic origins.
Originally posted by twhiteheadExactly what "proportions" are you referring to?
the fact that the Jews have been persecuted before and blow those persecutions way out of proportion too (as do Christians on their behalf) only strengthens his point.
Why do we not see a similar situation regarding black slavery in the US. Or maybe we do.
Originally posted by divegeesterIt wasn't unprecedented -- just look at what the Belgians achieved in the Congo (estimates range up to 30 million), let alone Stalin's brilliant successes (20 million). But for some reason people in the West simply cared more about dead Jews than dead Africans or even Russians. (They didn't care all that much about the Roma, to judge by the treatment still being meted out to them in Europe).
Exactly what "proportions" are you referring to?
Who gives a monkeys uncle what ethnic group it was (and before you attack me - my brand of Christianity does not have national or ethnic boundaries so Jews, Arabs, Muslims, Hindus, whatever, everyone is the same to me in this respect) - the fact is that the Nazi extermination of 11 million PEOPLE ove ...[text shortened]... you would refer to the global revulsion of this atrocity as being "blown out of proportion".
Originally posted by Bosse de NageThanks good perpective - assuming your numbers are correct. I'm wary of this underlying trend to minimise the WW11 atrocities just because of over publicity. "My atrocity is bigger than your atrocity" is the call, when really the spirit behind the argument sometimes feels like racism itself. The human race can be wicked beyond extreme - we are all capable of it.
It wasn't unprecedented -- just look at what the Belgians achieved in the Congo (estimates range up to 30 million), let alone Stalin's brilliant successes (20 million). But for some reason people in the West simply cared more about dead Jews than dead Africans or even Russians. (They didn't care all that much about the Roma, to judge by the treatment s ...[text shortened]... orror of the Shoah; it merely questions its special status.
Horror is the air we breathe.
Originally posted by divegeesterCan't say I disagree.
Thanks good perpective - assuming your numbers are correct. I'm wary of this underlying trend to minimise the WW11 atrocities just because of over publicity. "My atrocity is bigger than your atrocity" is the call, when really the spirit behind the argument sometimes feels like racism itself. The human race can be wicked beyond extreme - we are all capable of it.
Originally posted by divegeesterAs pointed out by Bosse de Nage it was far from unprecedented and it wasn't the last such atrocity either. My reference to "blown out of proportion" has to do with the fact that the vast majority of people have hardly even heard of most of the other atrocities, but this one is the subject of frequent news, ongoing violence, politics, and even court cases. Have you ever heard of someone being imprisoned for denying any other atrocity took place?
Who gives a monkeys uncle what ethnic group it was (and before you attack me - my brand of Christianity does not have national or ethnic boundaries so Jews, Arabs, Muslims, Hindus, whatever, everyone is the same to me in this respect) - the fact is that the Nazi extermination of 11 million PEOPLE over a what, 4-5 year period, is unprecedented in document ...[text shortened]... t you would refer to the global revulsion of this atrocity as being "blown out of proportion".
Originally posted by scherzoEllie Wiesel, unlike your caricature of him, is a spokesperson for oppression of all peoples. He uses his experience under Nazism to raise the red flag about troubled spots elsewhere around the world so that another such genocide would not take place.
All around the Manhattan condo
Norman chased the Wiesel
Norman thought, 'twas all in fun, but
"ANTI-SEMITE!" goes the Wiesel
haha thx norman.
Originally posted by twhiteheadProportion? I wish I could say you were kidding, but previous conversations with you prohibit me from such imagination.
I for one think it holds plenty of water, and the fact that the Jews have been persecuted before and blow those persecutions way out of proportion too (as do Christians on their behalf) only strengthens his point.
Why do we not see a similar situation regarding black slavery in the US. Or maybe we do.
Originally posted by Bosse de NageI think too many people see the problem as being an issue with the number of dead.
It wasn't unprecedented -- just look at what the Belgians achieved in the Congo (estimates range up to 30 million), let alone Stalin's brilliant successes (20 million). But for some reason people in the West simply cared more about dead Jews than dead Africans or even Russians. (They didn't care all that much about the Roma, to judge by the treatment s ...[text shortened]... orror of the Shoah; it merely questions its special status.
Horror is the air we breathe.
Originally posted by whodeyWhat do I care what religion they have? Is the phosphoric bombs painted 'Jewish bomb'? Are the bobms aimed at hospitals and ambulances having the text 'Jahve forever'? No, they are only bombs of terrorists, nothing more.
What's it matter? Jew-hater/zionist hater. Either way you are a hater.
Originally posted by PsychoPawnEvery Israeli that support Israeli terror, yes.
So is it ok to generalize across all Israelis, but just not Jews?