Originally Posted by davidmash

There is a saying that it is better to be thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt. You may want to take heed of that advise.

To my knowledge, there has never been an attempt such as what the Nazis did to remove an entire group of people from the face of the planet in such a violent and methodical way.

In nearly every century, someone has tried to exterminate the Jews.

As far as supporting Israel, do you honestly think the US is supporting them out of the goodness of their heart? There is a quid pro quo. They test the US weapons systems under live fire, real combat situations. They provide intelligence on all the powers in that area. Who do you think took out the Iraqi nuclear power plant in 1981? They are the only democratic country in the area. The US gets far more out of their support for Israel than for the support provided to Saudi Arabia (home of the 9/11 terrorists) Kuwait … etc.

We hear about the genocide that is occurring in Africa but US chooses to do nothing because they have nothing to offer. No precious metals, no oil, strategic bases, so we let them die.

Racism is alive and well in the US. When Bush Jr. played the race card to get John McCain punted out of the primaries in 2000 no one even flinched. His campaign circulated flyers in S. Carolina (I believe) implying that McCain had a “Negro” (a vulgar term in the way that it was used) baby. The facts were that the child was adopted after they brought the child to the US for medical treatment. Not that it should have mattered how the child came to live with the McCains.

My guess is that you are white male. You probably have never had a door slammed in your face because of your skin color. Never been called a “Christ killer” because of your religious beliefs. Never been paid less for the same work just because you can take a leak standing up.

Just because not all of injustices in the world are noted by society does not mean that any of them should ever be forgotten.

And yes, I am a Jew and my family are survivors of the Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz.