05 Apr '09 18:18>
Originally posted by scherzoIn his book "The Holocaust Industry," Norman Finkelstein ... says that "'the Holocaust' is an ideological representation of the Nazi holocaust. Like most ideologies, it bears a connection, if tenuous, with reality.
This is the undoubtedly controversial follow-up to Scriabin's piece of crap "I Shall Remember." It is about the misuse of the Nazi genocide to suit commercial and moral needs.
In his book "The Holocaust Industry," Norman Finkelstein (a Jew, by the way, so don't bother with calling him anti-Semitic) says that "'the Holocaust' is an ideological representati ...[text shortened]... inning, The Holocaust."
And on that note, the topic is opened for discussion.
The Holocaust does not bear a "tenuous" connection with reality. That may be your perspective, but that perspective is in error. The only tragedy of the Holocaust is that the Jews made it their own when in fact other groups were also persecuted and killed.
Through its deployment, one of the world's most formidable military powers, with a horrendous human rights record, has cast itself as a 'victim' state, and the most successful ethnic group in the United States has likewise acquired victim status.
I do not see the role of the USA as being one of a victim, but rather an enabler of Israel.
Both the USA and Israel have lost whatever moral high ground they may have had in the past. There is no excuse for thuggery but these two powers don't behave as if they understand that.