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The Moral and Political Legitimacy of Criticizing Jewry [ ] Posted by Liberator on July 20, 2000 at 20:46:48: A Critique of the Charge of anti-Semitism: The Moral and Political Legitimacy of Criticizing Jewry PAUL GRUBACHI As the distinguished scholar, Noam Chomsky, has noted elsewhere, even in open democratic societies such as ours, which lack the cruder forms of ideological control, there is still a public orthodoxy: a set of assumptions, ideas, and doctrines which is rarely, if ever, questioned. [1] A key aspect of the public orthodoxy is the psychosocial taboo. The latter can be defined as a private emotional aversion and a public social ban attached to certain modes of thinking and public criticism.Specifically, if a belief deemed to be a component of the public orthodoxy is rejected, or even questioned, in public, the offender is liable to be labeled as "evil" and be subjected to social ostracism. There is a private, internal counterpart to this public inhibition if an individual who accepts the reigning public orthodoxy rejects, or questions, one of its tenets privately, he will likely subject himself to feelings of guilt approaching a kind of "holy dread." In the words of Sigmund Freud, "The violation of the taboo makes the offender himself taboo." [2] Examples of societies with public orthodoxies, which are in turn protected by psychosocial taboos, are not hard to find. For instance, consider the status of the Catholic Church and its theological doctrines in Medieval Europe and during the era of the Inquisition. To question the cardinal tenets of Christian belief was to risk not only ostracism but imprisonment, torture, and death. A more contemporary example is the case of Marxism-Leninism in the Soviet Union. Every Soviet citizen is aware that to criticize the Communist party or its ideological doctrines exposes one to charges of "bourgeois corruption," "anti-Soviet slander," and "retrogressive counterrevolution," and corresponding censure and punishment. Finally, every sentient, dutiful American citizen knows that to criticize Jews as a group, Jewish culture, Jewish behavior patterns,

"Blame Whitley or what Dept: He said  "The alleged Holocaust, etc.,"?" [ hey what would be the etc. After etc.???  This is clear to me  this text is a set up not just because it up front glows & flickers on my Anti-Nazi BS O '  Meter  and says  Hey HE Says "the Alleged Holocaust" that alone blows its presumed impartial legitimacy, because weather its 6 million or 50 million it doesn't matter how many were "JEWS" Hitler caused there death and any attempt  re do history by saying it was this many not that many Jews, Gipsies, straight citizens, Gay citizens, Communist whatever it boils down to what it Nazism is the manifestation of real evil for the sake of evil. Is this guy trying to diminish the White People's blame by resorting to the typical right wing whining pompous self important blame game of attack the morality of the victim Neo Nazi bullshit designed to deflect the responsibility from the perpetrators to the victims of the largest dip in our collective humanity in the name of culture  and civilization in "our life time". Like a common sleazy legal defense of an accused rapes ! It is important  because the text is especially long  and pedantic, I mean Nome The Tome Chompsky  is noted  for his add hock Blabla! bla! bla!  When Where What How & Why stacked every which way while what there is of use must be wrung out of a multitude of page after page after endless pages of irrelevant details. Most would conclude at least he ( Nome The Tome Chompsky ) is not a apologist for Nazism or Hitler but seeks the truth of a thing or a situation but usually one is so worn out by the details one has almost forgotten what the subject was... One will be adrift in a sea of multi faceted and detailed analysis of an analysis and foot notes on a potential "error" in the a-priori assumptions, for some time, be that as it may, ad nauseam absurdum, the cumulative effect, the potential final result of the pacing and somatically pyrotechnics being if you preserver to the end of this text  heap you may feel confused and come to eventually resent the probability that it sucked you in and dropped you off no wear not knowing what to think.  I say think for yourself.  Ask yourself were there other Holocausts before, other Genocides ? [Carthage?] America Slavery and the very "discovery " of the" New world" a massive Genocides & cultural rape that is still playing it self out today in the Americas !  There were acts of Genocide in China India  & Africa. [Rwanda]  No one would argue that it was any less horrendous... Yes, but none quite as important as WW2's some how because the victims and survivors have a strong voice that  speak to us ALL of  US " NEVER AGAIN !! NEVER AGAIN! This means you me  all of us must each  watch out for any one that attempts to subtly erase Our Common Human, History and PROP themselves up as an authority... This comes as scientific analysis of what? History ! Please suspect scientism the holocaust was all the more horrifying especially because it was in the name of science the many  (so) well documented activities were carried out by (Nazis like ) Dr. Mingle was all too real. We are in the midst of a moral crisis because of his abominable atrocities in the name of science and  today ruthless corporate & government exploitation of science threatens  all human kind.  Scientists  & Pseudo-scientists who espouse "there proof" of many things are grinning up there selves and drooling over the Nazi's notes attempting to glean profits from the meant all of a tawdry lawless era of human history, the past is a temple of the future, In Nazi Germany ,Austria all most all of Europe & in America Eugenics moment killed great numbers of the innocent.  In Germany even  the blind and lame. Today Multinationals & Major industrialist are playing god again with genetics and WE better stay  awake and check out some of this bullshit to see if it is a smoke screen for there Nazis stuff there  planning for tomorrow !!! "Alleged Holocaust, etc.,"? [ hey what would be the etc. After etc. This is clear this text is a setup not just because it presumes and says "the Alleged Holocaust" although this blows its presumed impartial legitimacy because weather its 6 million or 50 million it doesn't matter how many were "JEWS" Hitler caused there death and any attempt  to revise history by saying it was this many not that many Jews, Gipsies, straight citizens, Gay citizens, Communist whatever it boils down to what it is. The typical right wing whiney blame the victim neo Nazi bullshit designed  to deflect  blame for the largest dip in humanity in the name of culture in  "our life time" and civilization. It is important  because the text is especially  long and pedantic,  I mean Nome The Tome Chompsky  is noted  for add hock Blabla! bla! bla!  When Where  What How & Why stacked every which way while what there is of use must be wrung out of a multitude of pages after pages endless pages . Most would conclude at least he ( Nome The Tome Chompsky ) is not a apologist  for Nazism or Hitler but seeks the truth of a thing or a situation but usually one is  so worn out by the details one has almost forgotten what the subject was... One will be adrift in a sea of detailed analysis of an analysis and "error" in  the a-priori assumptions, for some time, be that as it may, ad nauseam absurdum,  the cumulative effect, the potential final result of the pacing and semantical pyrotechnics being, if you preserver to the end of this text heap  you may feel confused and come to eventually resent the probability that it sucked you in and dropped you off not knowing what to think.  I say think for yourself.  Ask yourself were there other Holocausts before, other Genocides ? [Carthage?] America Slavery and the very "discovery " of the" New world" a massive Genocides & cultural rape that is still playing it self out today in the Americas !  There were acts of Genocide in China India  & Africa.   [Rwanda]  No one would argue that it was any less horrendous  ... Yes, but none quite as important as WW2's some how because the victims and survivors have a strong voice that  speak to us ALL of  US " NEVER AGAIN !! NEVER AGAIN! This means you me  all of us must each  watch out for any one that attempts to  subtly erase Our Common Human, History and PROP themselves up as an authority... This comes as scientific analysis of what? History ! Please suspect scientism the holocaust was all the more horrifying especially because it was in the name of science the many  (so) well documented activities were carried out by ( Nazis like ) Dr. Mingla was all too real. We are in the midst of a moral crisis because of his abominable atrocities in the name of science and  today ruthless corporate & government exploitation of science threatens all human kind.  Scientists  & Pseudo-scientists who espouse "there proof" of many things are grinning up there sleeves and drooling over the Nazi notes attempting to glean  profits from the meant  a o of al of a tawdry lawless era of human history, the past is a templet of the future, In Nazi Germany & in America Eugenics movement killed great numbers of the innocent . In Germany even  the blind and lame. Today Multinationals & Major industrialist are playing god again with genetics and WE better stay  awake and check out some of this bullshit to see if it is a smoke screen for there Nazis stuff there  planning for tomorrow !!   Scientist  & Pseudo-scientist who espoused they have proof of many things, the past is a template of the future, In Nazi Germany & America Eugenics killed.  In Germany even  the blind and lame. Major industrialist are playing god again with genetics see the human pig hybrid issue as just one example and WE better  stay awake and check out some of this bullshit to see if it is a smoke screen for  there Nazi stuff there  planning for tomorrow !!!

is to partake of "immoral, anti-Semitic racism." Carefully nurtured by the public media, the taboo on criticizing Jewry is deeply lodged in the consciousness of the great majority of Americans, directly influencing their acceptance or rejection of criticisms of Jewish attitudes and behavior, irrespective of the truth or falsity of such claims. Is direct criticism of the Jews anti-Semitism, and, by implication, morally and politically illegitimate, and thus unworthy of serious examination? If not, what is the true meaning of the label "anti-Semitic" applied to such criticism? This paper is directed toward those who harbor the following beliefs:  1. Criticism of the Jewish people, Jewish culture and behavior, etc., is synonymous with immoral racism; 2. At best this criticism is only to be tolerated due to First Amendment protection of free speech, or, at worst, to be censured and censored. May the psychic chains of these opponents of taboo-free speech be broken. II According to the democratic political theory on which our republic is founded, the ultimate source of all political power resides in the people. Every citizen in a truly democratic state is supposedly endowed with an equal opportunity to state a case for a particular viewpoint, and to influence the decisions of the powers which govern. [3] Concomitant to the democratic theory is the tenet that the various powers and forces -unconnected though they may be with government - which influence the social, economic, or political direction of society are subject to scrutiny and criticism by citizens of a democracy. According to the historian Bernard Bailyn, the notion that "preservation of liberty rests on the ability of people to maintain effective checks upon the wielders of power" was one of the political doctrines upon which the American Revolution was based.  [4] Political and social power must be checked; otherwise, it becomes repressive. Public scrutiny and criticism are an effective check upon political and social power; immunity from criticism is tantamount to  power unchecked. Indeed, the First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees - among other forms of free speech - the citizen's right to examine and criticize  publicly the various social and political forces which influence our nation's destiny. Granted, the First Amendment does not sanction crying "fire" in a crowded theater.  It certainly does, however, safeguard criticism of ideas, theories, ideological forces, and sectarian groups which steer the sociopolitical course of society, irrespective  of the fact that the criticism in question may violate the sensibilities of a powerful group. Any factor - be it a group, institution, body of ideas, set of cultural values, etc. - which affects the social system, laws, historical development, and political policies of a democratic nation is subject to public criticism by citizens of that democracy. In short, citizens of our democracy have a moral and political right to publicly analyze, debate, and criticize the powers which influence the sociopolitical direction of the nation. It follows, then, that anything which inhibits or silences public criticism of a socially and politically powerful group amounts to an infringement of a basic democratic right. Consider the impact, then, of a psychosocial taboo which links in the minds of citizens a sense of evil and shame with negative criticism of a socially and politically powerful group, and affixes a public label of "evil person" to anyone who criticizes this same group. The taboo then amounts to an infringement of a citizen's right to question a group which has a decided effect upon the fortunes and fate of his society. How many will endure moral censure by their own conscience (an overwhelming sense of "I am evil") for thinking "heretical thoughts"? Of those forthright thinkers undeterred by such  self-censure, how many will publicly voice their criticism of such a group, if the end result is being tarred as "evil" and exposed to consequent social ostracism?  Let us examine different aspects of Jewish social and political influence upon the American scene. Since Jews vote in disproportionately high numbers (unlike other ethnic groups, which are usually underrepresented at the polls), the Jewish vote is a significant factor in many elections. According to the author of Jews and American Politics, Stephen D. Isaacs, the Jewish vote is " . . . certainly enough to be decisive  in a close election, and even more influential considering that these votes tend to  be cast as a bloc and are clustered in big electoral-vote states." [5] Thus, Jewish voting power cannot be viewed merely as individual Jews exercising power individually. Rather, the Jewish vote is a type of political power which Jews exercise as a group. [6] 2. Jews are 21/2 to 3 times as likely to be found in Congress than are non-Jews, in proportion to their numbers in the general population.  [7] Eight members of the Senate and thirty members of the House are Jewish. [8] Regarding Jewish influence in the halls of Congress and the government bureaucracy, Jewish political commentator Wolf Blitzer wrote: Whether in the Pentagon, the State Department, the Central Intelligence Agency, the White House, the National Security Councit the Justice Department, the FBI or the Congress, there is no shortage of Jews working in very senior and extremely sensitive positions. [9] 3. Approximately 50 percent of monetary contributions to the Democratic Party come from the Jewish community.  [10] There is an intimate connection between economic contributions to a political party and the overall policies which that party will espouse. The Jewish contributions to the Democratic Party are large enough to enable immense Jewish influence over  a mainstay of the American political system. In the words of one Democratic strategist, "You can't hope to go anywhere in national politics, if you're a Democrat, without Jewish money." [11] 4. The Left has exerted a significant influence upon American society as a whole culturally as well as politically, and Jews have always been a major force on the Left. [12] According to a major study of the left, "From its inception, Americans of Jewish background played a key role in the Communist Party."  [13] Of the New Left of the 1960s, the same authors point out that American Jews " . . . provided a majority of its most active members and perhaps even a larger proportion of its top leadership." [14] Jewish intellectuals Erich and Rael Jean Isaac were much more blunt "The students [of the New Left student movement] were mostly Jews."  [15] 5. The mid-1970s saw the emergence of a"neo-conservative" movement, the political impact of which, on Democrats as well as Republicans, has been profound. Jews played - and continue to play - a central role in "neo-conservatism." [16] 6. The Israel lobby is a powerful outgrowth of the American Jewish community. Its political and social power, its ability to influence American foreign policy vis-a-vis the Middle East, have been amply documented elsewhere. [17] Bernard Gwertzman, writing in the pro-Zionist New York Times, admits: I don't think there is really any doubt that Israel has the most efficient, most influential domestic lobby in this country. The Reagan Administration, for instance, never makes any move in the Middle East without consulting with the American  Israel Public Affairs Committee, the chief pro-Israeli lobby, and many senators and congressmen routinely look to that group for guidance on Middle East issues.

[18] 7. Organized crime has made an undoubted impact on the social and economic history of the United States. According to The Jewish Almanac,  in reference to Jewish gangsters, "It would not be an exaggeration to say that their influence on organized crime in the United States during the 1920's and 1930's rivaled, if not exceeded, that of their Italian counterparts."  [19] 8. Jewish economic influence in the United States is significant - to put it mildly! - and no short, one-paragraph essay could possibly do it justice. For a discussion of Jewish influence in banking, finance, industry, etc., the reader  is referred to one such study.  [20] 9. One of the key instruments of Jewish influence in the United States has been the American mass media and book publishing industry. As early as 1936, approximately 50 percent of the taste-making and taste-influencing media (the book-publishing industry included) was Jewish-owned. [21] The pervasive Jewish ownership of major media outlets has continued to the present. The largest commercial chain of radio stations in America today, Universal Broadcasting, is owned by a Jew, Howard Warshaw.  [22] A significant number of the most influential newspapers and periodicals - such as the New York Times, Washington Post, St. Louis Post Dispatch, TV Guide, New Republic, to name just a few - are owned by individuals of Jewish background.  [23] One of the largest communications empires in the United States is the Jewish-owned Newhouse chain. It encompasses twenty one daily newpapers, five magazines, six television stations, four radio stations, and twenty cable-TV systems.  [24] In 1974, a writer who closely studied Jewish socio-political influence in the United States found that " . . . the (television) networks are owned  and managed largely by Jews." [25] He subsequently added: . . . all three commercial networks grew up under brilliant Jews - the National Broadcasting Company as part of General David Sarnof's Radio Corporation of America, the Columbia Broadcasting System under William S. Paley, and the American Broadcasting System  under Leonard Goldenson, after its split from NBCs old "Blue Network." [26] In a study published in 1973, it was estimated that 58 percent of the television news producers and editors at ABC television were Jewish. [27] A 1971 study revealed that approximately half of the producers of  prime-time television shows were Jews.