Sunday, January 04, 2004
The Simon Wiesenthal Center finds Moveon.org offensive.
If anyone in this century comes close to the horrors of Hitler it's Saddam Hussein. The penchant of liberal protestors for slinging the Hitler and Nazi label at anyone whom they disagree with have done more to lower the level of discourse in this country than any "Fanatical Right Wing" talk show host ever could.
The memory of Nazi Germany and it's legacy as led by the monster Hitler should cause people anger. Using these memories to help guide civilization to avoid the path of the Fascist or totalitarian state with some sort of handy socially separate scapegoat that can be blamed for all current ills is the right thing to do.
Selecting a whole group of people on the opposite side of an issue from you and labeling them Nazi's and their leader Hitler is moving in the opposite direction. You are demonizing your neibors and friends who for their own reasons disagree with you. Blaming them for all your problems What's next? Riots with true believers vandalizing the establishments of "Nazi" supporters? A Liberal Kristallnacht? Is this the goal of Moveon.org?
If anyone in this century comes close to the horrors of Hitler it's Saddam Hussein. The penchant of liberal protestors for slinging the Hitler and Nazi label at anyone whom they disagree with have done more to lower the level of discourse in this country than any "Fanatical Right Wing" talk show host ever could.
The memory of Nazi Germany and it's legacy as led by the monster Hitler should cause people anger. Using these memories to help guide civilization to avoid the path of the Fascist or totalitarian state with some sort of handy socially separate scapegoat that can be blamed for all current ills is the right thing to do.
Selecting a whole group of people on the opposite side of an issue from you and labeling them Nazi's and their leader Hitler is moving in the opposite direction. You are demonizing your neibors and friends who for their own reasons disagree with you. Blaming them for all your problems What's next? Riots with true believers vandalizing the establishments of "Nazi" supporters? A Liberal Kristallnacht? Is this the goal of Moveon.org?
