Originally Posted by historycircus
The holocaust is an area that I have done extensive reading in, and have had the pleasure of knowing two camp survivors. There is no question in my mind that the Holocaust was real. Denials of its truth, however, are only natural given the horrifying realities presented to us by the Zionist movment. It is only natural for one to look at the present day state of Israel and all of its geopolitical import, realize that indeed there is something very wrong, and then ask oneself, "are there other lies, untruths, and outright manipulation to further the Zionist agenda?" Upstreaming, as the anthropological community would call it, will lead to a reconsideration of the Holocaust. There are those who will allow the evidence to shape their opinions, and there are those who will always put the cart before the horse. Unfortunately, there is a good amount of racism - a constructed form of social division handed down to us by our forbears - injected into these debates. We must never forget that in Israel, like the United States, Western Europe, Saudia Arabia, etc., that domestic and international decisions are made by a small select few, while the people are drugged and tugged in the same direction, and often become targets of persecution for any act of discontent. The reality of the Holocaust is necessary for my own assessment of modern Israel: the abused becomes the abuser.
Anti-Zionist sentiment does not necessitate denying the reality of the Holocaust, as anti-Israel sentiment should not automatically be construed as anti-semitism. Those who deny the Holocaust, however, should be given a platform in a free society, and Jeff Rense should be applauded for giving them the opportunity to express their views, however flawed and incorrect they may be.
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