tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24597325.post114546577294077594..comments2024-03-17T20:28:40.281+00:00Comments on Holocaust Controversies: Those "Nazi analogies"Nicholas Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852758011968360596noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24597325.post-1145628489254971862006-04-21T15:08:00.000+01:002006-04-21T15:08:00.000+01:00Yes, hate is indeed cheaper. It requires little mo...Yes, hate is indeed cheaper. It requires little more energy than rhetoric and bullets.<BR/><BR/>The diagnostic test from ktesibios sounds like a good one.<BR/><BR/>There's a joke about "Der Stuermer:" two Jews in 1930s Germany meet, and Karl is carrying both "Der Stuermer" and a Jewish newspaper. <BR/><BR/>One says, "Karl, why do you have both newspapers?"<BR/><BR/>Karl says, "After I read the Jewish newspaper and find out how weak and miserable we are, I read 'Der Stuermer' to feel better, because it tells us how strong and powerful we are."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24597325.post-1145475264565031492006-04-19T20:34:00.000+01:002006-04-19T20:34:00.000+01:00Oops- that should be "found on the composing-room ...Oops- that should be "found on the composing-room floor at Der Stuermer".<BR/><BR/>Someday I'll make a blog post without mangling any tags.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24597325.post-1145475075881718202006-04-19T20:31:00.000+01:002006-04-19T20:31:00.000+01:00My diagnostic test for hatefreakery in a document ...My diagnostic test for hatefreakery in a document is to use a word processor to find-and-replace every reference to the targeted group with "Jew" or "Jews", perjorative names being replaced with perjoratives of approxmately equal vileness. If the result appears to have been found on the composing-room floor at <I>Der Stuermer</I> the test is positive.<BR/><BR/>But this- comparing the words of modern hatefreaks with the actual words of genuine Nazis- beats my layman's conjuring trick all hollow.<BR/><BR/>Thank you. This blog has already established itself in my mind as a valuable resource- not least for demonstrating that study really is a path which leads away from the pit of hatred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24597325.post-1145470232625074962006-04-19T19:10:00.000+01:002006-04-19T19:10:00.000+01:00It astounds me that we have shortages of money, ti...It astounds me that we have shortages of money, time, and energy for education, roads, medical care, mass transit, environmental protection, homeland security, police, fire, and emergency response agencies....<BR/><BR/>...but there is always plenty of money, time, and energy to support fomenting hatred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com