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Bigbossman4u -> RE: Judgements on a fetish. (1/13/2005 3:40:24 PM)
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Just because a Persecussion was hundreds of years ago, instead of a few decades... does that make it easier to forget?
Without a doubt - yes. Much easier to forget.
The sad reality is, most people have no clue of history - beyond a few snippets they may recall from high school or college, nor do they have a clue what's going on currently outside of their own microcosm of existence. The fact that there are so many survivors and direct descendents of the "Final Solution to the Jewish Problem" Shoah living and breathing means it is a far more sensitive subject than the devastation wrought by the Romans, Vikings, Crusaders (who arguably killed a large percentage of teh jewish population at the time than Hitler did), American colonists of years past - and sadly perhaps too, more sensitive than the more current genocidal attempts we've all witnessed in the last 20 years (if our eyes have been open to see em).
Another aspect which, in my minds eye at least, separates the Shoah/Holocaust from so many other examples of man's inhumanity is that many of the other perpetrators were responsible for some wondrous advancements of civilization as well... the legacy of Roman brutality is (rightly or wrongly) overshadowed by their positive contributions. The elimination of the vast majority of aboriginal Americans is but a side bar in the great story of Progress.
I am a Jew, by race - though more an ultra-reformed neo-pagan spiritually, and I despise when people compare other atrocities to the Holocasut for one simple reason. Not becasue I am biased because it was "my people" (though that may be true) but becasue never before nor since, has the elimination of a race ( combined with other un-wanted citizens - ie: gypsies, Comunists, Homosexuals, Freemasons, ad infinitum) been undertaken with such organizated zeal and preparation. There have been countless attempts at genocide thoroughout history - many in our lifetimes - but most are spontaneous outbursts of generations of hatred brought to life in a chaotic and emotionally charged spark. The Nazi killing machine was well thought out and planned, and had been for years- making it far more sinister that your run of the mill genocidal onslaught. This is not to belittle the recent genocidal rampages in the Balkans, Central Africa, East Timor, Palestine, Sudan, ad infinitum. For those who experienced it, or who survived it, or who were close to it.. these inhumanities are every bit as powerful a legacy as the Holocaust. But not even the Jewish pogroms in Russia (both under the Tsars and Stalin) came close to the engineered madness of the Shoah - though arguably more Jews perished on Russian real estate than on the Third Reich's occupied territories. It's not a number's game either, merely the fact that it was so well engineered and professionally designed & administered to ensure total success...so muhc so that even as the Allies were closing in, the furnaces were working at full capacity. That reality combined with the fact that one of the few positive remnants the nazi regime left us with is the Volkswagon (a mixed blessing in itself, depending on perspective) - leaves the Holocaust in a class by itself - certainly in modern history.
As far as the swastika itself. The truly sad part is that Hitler, true to his pseudo-occultist manner, stole the ancient symbol from the indo-aryan civilizations and has bastardized it for many years to come (at least in the West). As a religious and cultural symbol, it's use predates teh Ankh of Egypt. It represents life, the sun and good fortune.... but to most it now only means hate and sinister evil.
I have a tattoo of Ganesha (the elephant Hindu god of removing obstacles, luck and fortune)... and am considering wether I should put the original swastika on his hand or not. I do not want to offend my family members - many of whom do not understand what the swastika truly means before it became the symbol of the Third Reich. it's a tough decision for me.
As for those into Nazi fetishgear.. hey whatever floats your boat... just be a bit sensitive to those who may view it (if you're an exhibitionist) Which brings me to Prince Harry. I think Prince Harry needs a good spanking (sure plenty here woudl volunteer) for being unbelievably insensitive - especially knowing as well as he does, how much the press keeps their lenses pointed at him. It's like going to a native American Sweatlodge dressed as General Custer.. just a dumb idea.
Sorry for my rambling... lack of sleep and work interruptions :)
Best
Joshua
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