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Originally posted by Cueball:
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Likewise, I would argue that the conditions in the Gaza Strip closely match the pre-Holocaust stage of the Nazi regieme
[ 01 March 2007: Message edited by: Cueball ][/b]
G-d, I certainly hope that there are no Holocaust survivors or children of survivors reading this board.
I have a general rule that says that unless someone is systematically murdering millions of people, Nazi comparisons are not appropriate.
Are Arabs being treated unfairly by the Israeli government? I think it's fair to say that they are. Can we think of any other governments throughout any other countries at any point in history that treated a segment of its population unfairly? Sadly, we can think of hundreds. So why is the default comparison to go straight to the Nazi comparison.
CAN things in Israel be compared to what happened in Nazi Germany? Certain things, yes. So could Canada for that matter. For example, the Nazis built roads, the Canadian government built roads so, therefore, teh Canadian government is acting like Nazis. Hitler had a mustache, Jack Layton has a mustache, ergo Jack Layton is just like Hitler. This is ludicrous. Layton may have a superficial resemblance to Hitler, but in terms of anything that actually matters, he does not and the comparison is ridiculous and offensive. When you can show me slave labour, concentration camps, gas chambers and 6 million dead bodies in Gaza, then I'll stop taking offense at the comparison.
Have a good Shabbos and Purim, everyone!