tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178657.post6394466022686611409..comments2024-02-27T11:48:20.327+02:00Comments on Writing The Wrongs: Holocaust-denier Irving to lead tours of death campsGS Don Morris, Ph.D./Chana Givonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028217914514268498noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178657.post-88958980220071435402010-09-20T22:20:39.731+02:002010-09-20T22:20:39.731+02:00Allowing Irving to host tours of a Nazi death camp...Allowing Irving to host tours of a Nazi death camp is like allowing Satan to lead tours of heaven. One knows nothing at all about the other. <br /><br />Freedom of speech is a cherished right for all who desire an open culture. It is also a characteristic that must be managed and maintained. But, it is not a black and white issue. Rather, it is a polarity to be managed. <br /><br />Captured German war records prove that millions of innocent Jews (and tens of thousands of others) were systematically exterminated by Nazi Germany - mostly in gas chambers. These facts have been proven repeatedly through countless thesis and dissertation research papers. Virtually every PhD in the world will stake their career on these known Holocaust facts. Despite this knowledge, Holocaust deniers ply their mendacious poison everywhere, especially with young people on the Internet. The deniers have only one agenda - to distort the truth in a way that promotes antagonism against the object of their hatred (Jews), or to deny the culpability of their ancestors and heroes. <br /><br />Whenever we stand up to those who deny or minimize genocide we send a critical message to the world. If we allow our progeny to read books that deny the Holocaust, many of them will accept those lies for veracity. This can lead to further persecution and eventually another, similar genocide. As we continue to live in an age of genocide and ethnic cleansing, we must repel the broken ethics of our ancestors, or risk a dreadful repeat of past transgressions. <br /><br />A world that continues to allow genocide requires ethical remediation. We must show the world that religious, racial, ethnic and gender persecution is wrong; and that tolerance is our progeny's only hope. Only through such efforts can we reveal the true horror of genocide and promote the triumphant spirit of humankind.<br /><br />Charles Weinblatt<br />Author, Jacob’s Courage<br />http://jacobscourage.wordpress.com/Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543105906628694496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178657.post-52700718000995818122010-09-20T22:20:38.593+02:002010-09-20T22:20:38.593+02:00Allowing Irving to host tours of a Nazi death camp...Allowing Irving to host tours of a Nazi death camp is like allowing Satan to lead tours of heaven. One knows nothing at all about the other. <br /><br />Freedom of speech is a cherished right for all who desire an open culture. It is also a characteristic that must be managed and maintained. But, it is not a black and white issue. Rather, it is a polarity to be managed. <br /><br />Captured German war records prove that millions of innocent Jews (and tens of thousands of others) were systematically exterminated by Nazi Germany - mostly in gas chambers. These facts have been proven repeatedly through countless thesis and dissertation research papers. Virtually every PhD in the world will stake their career on these known Holocaust facts. Despite this knowledge, Holocaust deniers ply their mendacious poison everywhere, especially with young people on the Internet. The deniers have only one agenda - to distort the truth in a way that promotes antagonism against the object of their hatred (Jews), or to deny the culpability of their ancestors and heroes. <br /><br />Whenever we stand up to those who deny or minimize genocide we send a critical message to the world. If we allow our progeny to read books that deny the Holocaust, many of them will accept those lies for veracity. This can lead to further persecution and eventually another, similar genocide. As we continue to live in an age of genocide and ethnic cleansing, we must repel the broken ethics of our ancestors, or risk a dreadful repeat of past transgressions. <br /><br />A world that continues to allow genocide requires ethical remediation. We must show the world that religious, racial, ethnic and gender persecution is wrong; and that tolerance is our progeny's only hope. Only through such efforts can we reveal the true horror of genocide and promote the triumphant spirit of humankind.<br /><br />Charles Weinblatt<br />Author, Jacob’s Courage<br />http://jacobscourage.wordpress.com/Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543105906628694496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178657.post-82304162250251027002010-09-20T22:20:35.860+02:002010-09-20T22:20:35.860+02:00Allowing Irving to host tours of a Nazi death camp...Allowing Irving to host tours of a Nazi death camp is like allowing Satan to lead tours of heaven. One knows nothing at all about the other. <br /><br />Freedom of speech is a cherished right for all who desire an open culture. It is also a characteristic that must be managed and maintained. But, it is not a black and white issue. Rather, it is a polarity to be managed. <br /><br />Captured German war records prove that millions of innocent Jews (and tens of thousands of others) were systematically exterminated by Nazi Germany - mostly in gas chambers. These facts have been proven repeatedly through countless thesis and dissertation research papers. Virtually every PhD in the world will stake their career on these known Holocaust facts. Despite this knowledge, Holocaust deniers ply their mendacious poison everywhere, especially with young people on the Internet. The deniers have only one agenda - to distort the truth in a way that promotes antagonism against the object of their hatred (Jews), or to deny the culpability of their ancestors and heroes. <br /><br />Whenever we stand up to those who deny or minimize genocide we send a critical message to the world. If we allow our progeny to read books that deny the Holocaust, many of them will accept those lies for veracity. This can lead to further persecution and eventually another, similar genocide. As we continue to live in an age of genocide and ethnic cleansing, we must repel the broken ethics of our ancestors, or risk a dreadful repeat of past transgressions. <br /><br />A world that continues to allow genocide requires ethical remediation. We must show the world that religious, racial, ethnic and gender persecution is wrong; and that tolerance is our progeny's only hope. Only through such efforts can we reveal the true horror of genocide and promote the triumphant spirit of humankind.<br /><br />Charles Weinblatt<br />Author, Jacob’s Courage<br />http://jacobscourage.wordpress.com/Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543105906628694496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178657.post-15421435891136144912010-09-20T22:20:32.214+02:002010-09-20T22:20:32.214+02:00Allowing Irving to host tours of a Nazi death camp...Allowing Irving to host tours of a Nazi death camp is like allowing Satan to lead tours of heaven. One knows nothing at all about the other. <br /><br />Freedom of speech is a cherished right for all who desire an open culture. It is also a characteristic that must be managed and maintained. But, it is not a black and white issue. Rather, it is a polarity to be managed. <br /><br />Captured German war records prove that millions of innocent Jews (and tens of thousands of others) were systematically exterminated by Nazi Germany - mostly in gas chambers. These facts have been proven repeatedly through countless thesis and dissertation research papers. Virtually every PhD in the world will stake their career on these known Holocaust facts. Despite this knowledge, Holocaust deniers ply their mendacious poison everywhere, especially with young people on the Internet. The deniers have only one agenda - to distort the truth in a way that promotes antagonism against the object of their hatred (Jews), or to deny the culpability of their ancestors and heroes. <br /><br />Whenever we stand up to those who deny or minimize genocide we send a critical message to the world. If we allow our progeny to read books that deny the Holocaust, many of them will accept those lies for veracity. This can lead to further persecution and eventually another, similar genocide. As we continue to live in an age of genocide and ethnic cleansing, we must repel the broken ethics of our ancestors, or risk a dreadful repeat of past transgressions. <br /><br />A world that continues to allow genocide requires ethical remediation. We must show the world that religious, racial, ethnic and gender persecution is wrong; and that tolerance is our progeny's only hope. Only through such efforts can we reveal the true horror of genocide and promote the triumphant spirit of humankind.<br /><br />Charles Weinblatt<br />Author, Jacob’s Courage<br />http://jacobscourage.wordpress.com/Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543105906628694496noreply@blogger.com