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The Holocaust And Hate Crimes — Part Of The Socialist Agenda By Lee R. Shelton IV David Cesarani, professor of history at Southampton University and historian for this month's Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations in England, has raised quite a ruckus. In an essay entitled Britain, the Holocaust, and its Legacy <http://www.holocaustmemorialday.gov.uk/sections/national/dcarticle.htm>, he praises the courage and sacrifice of the British people in their fight against Hitler but qualifies that sentiment by saying, "Questions remain over whether more could have been done, and sooner, to succor the victims of Nazi persecution." The general point Cesarani is trying to make, in a rather diplomatic, round-about way, is that Great Britain did not sacrifice the lives of its young soldiers fast enough in dealing with Hitler's persecution of the Jewish people. Minor issues like England's national security should have taken a back seat to the plight of those being persecuted on the other side of the Channel. Sadly, this seems to be the prevailing view of World War II when it comes to the Holocaust. Too many countries were more concerned about their own national security interests than about the hate crimes being carried out by the Nazis. I'm waiting to see a formal charge leveled against America for its lack of involvement in the European conflict prior to December 1941. Cesarani doesn't stop at accusing England of being slow out of the gate in its race against Hitler's genocidal juggernaut. He goes on to say, "The British government pursued a policy of normal relations with Germany and later sought to appease Hitler. The attempt to mollify and buy off Hitler only encouraged him and legitimated Nazi racism." In essence, he is suggesting that England, by maintaining diplomatic and economic ties to Germany, placed its seal of approval on the extermination of the Jews. But that isn't the worst part of Cesarani's message. In an effort to turn the Holocaust into a platform for a more globalized, socialist agenda, he goes on to say: “The world is a smaller place today, but we should never cease to remind our government that it is responsible for the defense of human and civil rights of the citizens of other countries, and to encourage it to maximize the provision for those fleeing repression and deliberate disadvantage, and to seek justice against those who violate human and civil rights.” If Cesarani seriously believes that this is the responsibility of the government of Great Britain, imagine what he thinks America's role in global politics should be. Globalists like Cesarani believe the Holocaust justifies any action a state may take against another as long as it's in the name of "human rights." They believe it is the duty of superpowers to police the world in an attempt to nip the threat of genocide in the bud. At last year's commemoration, Prime Minister Tony Blair called the Holocaust "the greatest act of collective evil the world has ever known." If people actually believe that, they will stop at nothing to ensure that it never happens again, even if it means giving up the idea of maintaining any semblance of national sovereignty. I don't mean to mix cultural or religious metaphors but the Holocaust is a sacred cow, not just in Jewish history but also in world history. We are constantly reminded of the importance of never forgetting what happened 60 years ago, lest we be doomed to repeat it. As far as that goes, I completely agree. It is vitally important that we remember the past. The atrocities of Nazi Germany must never be forgotten, but at the same time we should not be so selective in our remembrance of history. By calling what went on in Germany during World War II " The Holocaust," we tend to overlook what was going on at the exact same time in Russia. Very little attention has been paid to the holocaust under Josef Stalin. Over the years, Nazi Germany has been so successfully demonized that even one of the bloodiest, most oppressive regimes in the history of civilization, the Soviet Union, is not as vilified as Hitler's Third Reich. Why? Because the Holocaust has become a vehicle for globalists and socialists. The Holocaust is held up as a symbol of the cruelty of fascism, a system of government that oppresses one group of people in favor of another. That goes against the grain of those who preach tolerance and acceptance. Communism, on the other hand, oppresses everyone equally; except for a few government officials, there are no favorites in communist nations. No one seems to mind that Stalin killed millions more people than Hitler for the simple reason that Stalin's motivation was perceived to be political, not racial. Because of this, the Holocaust has basically been reduced to a debate on the issue of hate crimes. Political persecution is one thing, but persecution based on the race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin-- well, that's just wrong! Fighting for hate crime legislation in the name of tolerance has long been a holy war for the left, not just in this country but around the world. Holocaust Memorial Day is just an extension of that. To quote Professor Cesarani, "The point of Holocaust Memorial Day is to turn our abhorrence of racism and intolerance into action." Of course persecution of any kind, for any reason, is wrong. However, "racism" and "intolerance" have simply become political buzzwords for those seeking to realize a more socialist society in which nothing is measured in terms of right and wrong but in terms of tolerance and intolerance. To pin on Nazi Germany "the greatest act of collective evil the world has ever known" is to admit that "hate crimes" are indeed far worse than any other act of evil that could possibly be committed. Once we reach that point, the Orwellian floodgates will open to a rash of new laws seeking to punish thoughts rather than actions, and we would begin to see the ushering in of a brand new Holocaust. |
