avi,
not mixing with other groups is the issue...whether it is done by ghettos or simply by not mixing on the private/family/friends level.
this week in uk, there starts a new 6 week series to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=tuesday&service_id=4224&filename=20050111/20050111_2100_4224_37699_50.
personally, i do not like cinema films about the holocaust and, therefore, have never watched things like shindler's list or the pianist.
avi,
not mixing with other groups is the issue...whether it is done by ghettos or simply by not mixing on the private/family/friends level.
this week in uk, there starts a new 6 week series to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=tuesday&service_id=4224&filename=20050111/20050111_2100_4224_37699_50.
personally, i do not like cinema films about the holocaust and, therefore, have never watched things like shindler's list or the pianist.
Mary,
you are misinformed. even the official estimates vary between 5 and 6 million murdered (inofficial ones go down to 1 million victims). these numbers are not derived from lists (the nazis destroyed most lists if they ever existed) but from pre and post war censi which are often incomplete and do not take into account jewish military or partisan members that were killed as result of combat nor are exact record available of how many jewish people died because of bad life conditions for the entire population (excess death) during the war or how many migrated to israel, US etc.
avi,
yes many times segregation was forced. but the issue is less the segregation into ghettos as it is the segregation based on religion. it is not easier to marry into a religious jewish family as it is to marry into a mormon family.
abbadon,
- The Holocaust is primarily about the money and getting sympathy for Israel
- If the Holocaust had involved non-Jews no one would care about it
- A list of names (without any proof of ancestry of religious adherence) "proves" the USA is subjected to disproportionate Jewish influence
- 20% of the German/Austrian Parliament are made up of Jews - again with no details or proof of ancestry or adherence.
- The State of Israel's current policies in some way mean we should be less aware of the Holocaust
- 'The Jews' have profited from the 'Holocaust Industry' even if most individuals see nothing from it
- There is a 'Holocaust Industry', albeit one that you are incapable of posting any profits for
- Teaching people about the Holocaust teaches them to hate Germans
- Stalin didn't pursue anti-Semitic policies
- The Jews contributed to the Holocaust by isolating themselves culturally.
- Albright knew she was of Jewish decent
- Anti-semitic websites publishing The Protocols of Zion are places where reasonable people gather data concerning the Holocaust.
- The Holocaust's death toll has been exaggerated,
- There was never any explicit plan to wipe-out the Jews until very late in the war when they did it because the war was going bad and it was the Jews fault there was a war
- Jews will support each other even if they disagree with each other/aren't practising Jews/ have no knowledge of their ancestry
1. the holocaust was a terrible massacre and not excusable. it doesn't change the fact that it is (understandably) used to make as much profit out of it as possible.
2. if it had been only gypsies you bet the interest in the holocaust would be a fraction of what it is now. this can be seen from the atention that is payed to ALL other holocausts (listed previously).
this week in uk, there starts a new 6 week series to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=tuesday&service_id=4224&filename=20050111/20050111_2100_4224_37699_50.
personally, i do not like cinema films about the holocaust and, therefore, have never watched things like shindler's list or the pianist.
brenda,
a problem arises if the positions are not given to the people with the highest qualification but based on ethnicity or sex. this is especially problematic if the power is abused (the situation with the US support for israel could be viewed as such).
in Africa there are finally more blacks in political power than white.
this is a very good example. it was a very problematic situation that white people controlled all power despite the large number of blacks in the population. similarly it is problematic that so much power is in the hands of a small minority in the US. in an ideal world the power should be distributed according to the size of the ethnic groups.
Next to all Chinese dialects combined, Spanish is the 2nd most spoken language in the world. It is the 2nd most spoken language in the US. There are more and more latinos in government and financial power all the time. It this a conspiracy on Mexico's part?
you twisted the issue around. the problem is that there are not enough latinos and blacks in the gov. they are greatly underrepresented in the gov. while other gourps are overrepresented. this is the problem.
this week in uk, there starts a new 6 week series to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=tuesday&service_id=4224&filename=20050111/20050111_2100_4224_37699_50.
personally, i do not like cinema films about the holocaust and, therefore, have never watched things like shindler's list or the pianist.
when a minority with perhaps 5% of the total population contributes 50% of the leading figures in a gov. than something is going on behind the scenes. the probability that this happens by coincidence is too remote. therefore the most likely explaination is strong support between members of the jewish community. if someone can come up with a reasonable alternative explaination for this distribution please let me know.
brenda,
religous jews segregate themselfs from the others. this works very well otherwise they would not have kept their identity for 2000 years.
abbadon,
ok found a little more time for this.
- the Holocaust's death toll (as you previously have claimed) has been exaggerated,
- there was never any explicit plan (as you have claimed) to wipe-out the Jews until very late in the war when they did it because the war was going bad and it was the Jews fault there was a war (as you have previously claimed),
- you use websites that quote forged anti-Zionist propaganda to support your arguments,
- and the only website I have thus far found that supports your claim Albright did know her family history says that Slobodan is a vewy misunderstood man.
the death toll is based purely on estimates. we were able to establish this in the previous discussion. given the fact that a lot of financial interest as well as political interests are connected to the death toll number it seems indeed very likely that it is considerably exaggerated.
also as we discussed previously the wannsee conference protocols (the only documents showing a systematic plan) are not originals and the nazis indeed viewed the jews as responsible for the war.
the quality of websites is always debateable...however i agree radio islam is not necessarily a reliable source.
so it was destiny that albright ended up in a gov. consisting of 50% jewish members...hokus pokus it turns out she is one as well? quite a coincidence but ok.
this week in uk, there starts a new 6 week series to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=tuesday&service_id=4224&filename=20050111/20050111_2100_4224_37699_50.
personally, i do not like cinema films about the holocaust and, therefore, have never watched things like shindler's list or the pianist.
z,
bigot = fanatic?
i am not fanatic...i am merely stating the obvious.
avi,
most intellectual jews like most intellectual christians are only members of the religion on paper....i know this from personal experience. perhaps you can show me the religious activity of e.g. albright, berger, rubin, tenet,...
i am always open to new expainations.
abbadon,
i don't feel superior in any way when discussing the holocaust...but i do enjoy a real debate over a lame one.
You are arrogant to assume that other posters are so ill-informed as to not be aware of these events at least in outline.
where do you get that idea from? i would assume most posters on this thread have heard about these things and have not stated anything to the contrary. the differnce being that you hear about these attrocities once a year...you hear about the holocaust once a day.
Secondly I don't think you are able to prove that people would not have cared about the Holocaust if it had been directed at Arabs, Russians, Poles and Gypsies
ok how much time is devoted to commemorate the poles, russians, gypsies, handicapped vs the jewish victims? how much time is devoted to remember the attrocities committed against the arabs in palestine or the victims of the iraq embargo? how much time to the victims of the carpet bombings in vietnam, germany, japan? the victims in rawanda? ect. ect. no comparison imo. had it not been for the jewish victims the holocaus would not be more discussed than the mass murder committed by stalin (perhaps a little more since germany lost the war but i hope you get my point).
me being against intolerance and hatred doesn't make me close my eyes to reality. the jews were the victims of the hlocaust but that doesn't make their actions any more innocent or guiltfree than that of any other population. what is going on in israel is a crime and is is committed with influence of the jewish people in the US gov.
Could you please provide some figures to back up your claim of unproportionality in European politics?
in germany the jewish lobby is immensly strong. within the EU germany has thus vetoed against any anti israeli actions such as trade sanctions. same but to a lesser extent is true for austria. if i have time during the week i will search for the number of jewish members of parliament in germany...its about a fifth or 6th of the members.
In fact I cannot think of one claim ever made that the Holocaust could not have happened in another situation and nation if the circumstances were the same.
oh please...you seem to miss some important parts of holocaus literature then!
Do you realise you have not made ONE valid point yet?
that is in contrast to you?
Why is the current political debate relevant in discussing whether or not people need to know about the Holocaust?
becasue the holocaust is used as a tool by israel and jewish lobbies to justify their actions and to get reparation payments.
While this does not mean that Stalin procured these former comrades' deaths because of anti-Semitism?he had far more concrete and "rational" reasons for wanting them dead
exactly. many political leaders in russia were jews. thus a large number of jews were among the victims.
What profits has the Indusry you refferd to made Realist, if it is an Industry?
there is quite a number of people making a living out of the holocaust. moviemakers, story tellers, reporters,...
How much have individual Jews profited by it, on average?
the individual jews have not profited much...the survivors got compensated as far as this is possible. important is the support for israel and jewish organisations that is based on the holocaust.
And why are you not so vocal in condemning those who run the Holocaust denial Industry?
you mean the ones that get imprisoned or lose their job because of publishing their views?
And the gays. And the Arabs. And the Germans. Listen to yourself man.
if the it isn't so than explain the strength of the jewish lobby within lets say the US gov. I asked avi the same question...
i am very open to a better explaination of their representation among important positions.
i will continue the discussion perhaps on thursday...have a good one.
this week in uk, there starts a new 6 week series to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=tuesday&service_id=4224&filename=20050111/20050111_2100_4224_37699_50.
personally, i do not like cinema films about the holocaust and, therefore, have never watched things like shindler's list or the pianist.
jwbot,
by religious association of either the person itself or the parents. how do you think the nazis detrmined who a jew was? simply by looking at the ancestry.
avi,
i know albright told that fairytale...believe it if you wish.
most of the politically active jewish people are not religiously very active. doesn't change their will to support each other.
their success doesn't require a conspiracy ... it is the result of hard work and cooperation between them. headquaters are unnecessary. JWs help primarily JWs and similar jews support preferentially jews when it comes to putting people in important positions.
but perhaps you can come up with an alternative explaination to the distribution of clinton's administration...i am open to suggestions.
this week in uk, there starts a new 6 week series to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=tuesday&service_id=4224&filename=20050111/20050111_2100_4224_37699_50.
personally, i do not like cinema films about the holocaust and, therefore, have never watched things like shindler's list or the pianist.
jwbot,
i am afraid you are greatly mistaken if you think this is a lie.
here is a widely published list of jewish cabinet members under clinton. let me know if you find this list misleading or inaccurate. also, please be so kind and list the cabinet members from other minorities (e.g. blacks, hispanics, arabs).
name, cabinet position:
Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State
Robert Rubin, Secretary of Treasury
William Cohen, Secretary of Defense
Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture
George Tenet, CIA Chief
Louis Freeh, FBI Chief
Samuel Berger, Head National Security Council
Evelyn Lieberman, Deputy Chief of Staff
Stuart Eizenstat, Under Secy. of State
Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative
Susan Thomases, Aide to First Lady
Joel Klein, Asst. Attorney General
Gene Sperling, Nat'l Economic Council
Ira Magaziner, National Health Care
Peter Tarnoff, Deputy Secy. of State
Alice Rivlin, Ecomomic Advisory
Janet Yellen, Chairwoman--Nat'l Economic Council
Rahm Emanuel, Policy Advisor
Doug Sosnik, Counsel to President
Jim Steinberg, Deputy to National Security Chief
Jay Footlik, Special Liason to the Jewish Community (no other group has a
special liason)
Robert Nash, Personal Chief
Jane Sherburne, President's Lawyer
Mark Penn, Asia Expert to NEC
Sandy Kristoff, Health Care Chief
Robert Boorstin, Communications Aide
Keith Boykin, Communications Aide
Jeff Eller, Special Asst. to Clinton
Tom Epstein, Health Care Adviser
Judith Feder, Nat'l Security Council
Richard Feinberg, Asst. Secy. Veterans
Hershel Gober, Food and Drug Admin.
Steve Kessler, White House Counsel
Ron Klein, Asst. Secy. Education
Madeleine Kunin, Communications Aide
David Kusnet, Dept. AIDS Program
Margaret Hamburg, Dir. Press Conferences
Many Grunwald, Liason to Jew Leaders
Karen Adler, Dir. State Dept. Policy
Samuel Lewis, Nat'l Security Council
Stanley Ross, Nat'l Security Council
Dan Schifter, Director Peace Corps.
Eli Segal, Deputy Chief of Staff
David W. Carey, CIA Executive Director
Dr. Ruth David, CIA Deputy Dir--Science & Technology
this week in uk, there starts a new 6 week series to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=tuesday&service_id=4224&filename=20050111/20050111_2100_4224_37699_50.
personally, i do not like cinema films about the holocaust and, therefore, have never watched things like shindler's list or the pianist.
brenda,
it would be nice if humans could avoid this kind of reasoning. unfortunately this is how our mind works (making generalisations based on certain observations). it requires active mental work to keep these 'emotions' under control.
this week in uk, there starts a new 6 week series to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=tuesday&service_id=4224&filename=20050111/20050111_2100_4224_37699_50.
personally, i do not like cinema films about the holocaust and, therefore, have never watched things like shindler's list or the pianist.
midget,
i am not saying the US is a helpless puppet to the jewish lobby. there are many lobbies that influence US politics. however in the middle east you have jews against arabs. the lobby for the palestinians is none existent. the one for the jews very powerful (under clinton nearly 50% of the cabinet members were jewish). the actions of the US therefore highly unfair towards the arabs.
avi,
show me where stalin persecuted jews because they were jewish. he eliminated everyone he viewed as possible threat...among them many political commissionaries and other leading politcal figures (like trotzky)...that they happened to be jews was coincidental.
brenda,
the reason for the persecution of jews in europe is manyfold from religious insanity to envy. the jews themselfs contributed to it by segregating themselfs from the rest of the population. this is a never ending story since their exodus from roman occupied israel. they were persecuted and thus sticked together more closely which in turn caused new persecution etc.
'superjumbo' jet could carry 850 passengers .
by dipesh gadher / the sunday times in nine days' time one of the most eagerly anticipated aircraft ever built will be unveiled.
to mark its arrival british prime minister tony blair will join jacques chirac, the french president, and the leaders of germany and spain at a huge aircraft hangar in toulouse, southwest france.
special,
it looks like a normal airbus but with two levels...kinda like a 747 with stretched hump.