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For the short version-furious that they can't simply be allowed to be as medieval as they want to be, Ultra-Orthodox religious fanatics in Israel chose to protest by dressing up as death camp inmates.
I cannot for the life of me think that there is any way where this is remotely a good idea in any sense. I mean first of all, the simple use of that garb by Israelis in Israel who are hijacking a state founded by atheist socialists for their religious shenaningans is itself quite ironic. Second, historically the actual Holocaust killed a great number of anti-Zionist Jews and people who were Jewish only by Nazi standards, not in the least by their own (such as a current Catholic saint/almost-saint). The Orthodox in the Jewish areas of Poland and the Soviet Union did die, yes, but they were far from the only targets of the Holocaust.
Finally, I just have to wonder what possessed those people to remotely see this as an idea that would go down well with anyone save themselves.Your thoughts?
For the short version-furious that they can't simply be allowed to be as medieval as they want to be, Ultra-Orthodox religious fanatics in Israel chose to protest by dressing up as death camp inmates.
I cannot for the life of me think that there is any way where this is remotely a good idea in any sense. I mean first of all, the simple use of that garb by Israelis in Israel who are hijacking a state founded by atheist socialists for their religious shenaningans is itself quite ironic. Second, historically the actual Holocaust killed a great number of anti-Zionist Jews and people who were Jewish only by Nazi standards, not in the least by their own (such as a current Catholic saint/almost-saint). The Orthodox in the Jewish areas of Poland and the Soviet Union did die, yes, but they were far from the only targets of the Holocaust.
Finally, I just have to wonder what possessed those people to remotely see this as an idea that would go down well with anyone save themselves.Your thoughts?
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Date: 2/1/12 01:29 (UTC)And yes, I did just say Congress is less popular than herpes.
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Date: 2/1/12 11:34 (UTC)Hell. In America, the right to profess them is even constitutionally protected. However, the right to practice these beliefs are not. They are looked upon with disdain and scorn by society, but they still exist.
What I am saying is that Nazism as a basis for a national power has been defeated as a national philosophy.
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Date: 2/1/12 03:06 (UTC)You're making the mistake of assuming they care what anyone else thinks. This kind of action is for the consumption of themselves and people like them. Christians tend to look stupid to most Americans when they claim they're being persecuted for their homophobia, that doesn't stop them from saying those things.
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