Comments on: Germany’s Holocaust Awareness Work http://heliolith.com/archives/2008/01/28/germanys-holocaust-awareness-work/ The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be. - Pete Seeger Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:21:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Fhar http://heliolith.com/archives/2008/01/28/germanys-holocaust-awareness-work/#comment-29337 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:37:39 +0000 http://heliolith.com/archives/2008/01/28/germanys-holocaust-awareness-work/#comment-29337 As much as I must applaud the willingness of Germans to take responsibility for the sordid history of their government and culture, I believe it has blinded the culture to current political realities. While some may channel their sense of responsibility into anti-war activism, many others have been so entranced with the "never again" mantra that they've failed to recognize other genocides, as if "never again" were a statement of fact and not a call to action. In particular, I think many Germans are so sensitive to the charge of anti-semitism--and Zionists so liberal in their application of the term--that there is precious little coming out of that country that is critical of the policies of the Israeli state, or, on the other hand, that doesn't use "Palestinian solidarity" or criticism of Germany's holocaust industry as a cover for fascist politics. Thankfully, there are some exceptions: http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2008/02/19/germans-confront-the-holocaust-industry-finally/ As much as I must applaud the willingness of Germans to take responsibility for the sordid history of their government and culture, I believe it has blinded the culture to current political realities. While some may channel their sense of responsibility into anti-war activism, many others have been so entranced with the “never again” mantra that they’ve failed to recognize other genocides, as if “never again” were a statement of fact and not a call to action. In particular, I think many Germans are so sensitive to the charge of anti-semitism–and Zionists so liberal in their application of the term–that there is precious little coming out of that country that is critical of the policies of the Israeli state, or, on the other hand, that doesn’t use “Palestinian solidarity” or criticism of Germany’s holocaust industry as a cover for fascist politics. Thankfully, there are some exceptions:

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