[cyborg]

I made that statement to show that black people do not denigrate the memory and uniqueness of theJewih holocaust. I think they're two separate events in histor one not more evil than the other.

[Mark in the Old South]

Re: "I made that statement to show that black people do not denigrate the memory and uniqueness of theJewih holocaust."

I can live with that, I don't think I have either.

Re: "I think they're two separate events in histor one not more evil than the other."

This I don't know about. Slavery has occurred in almost every culture including the much vaulted and admired Native American. So I don't think this is a "black" thing. The fact that slavery is perceived as such is a reflection of our racial prism that too many insist on seeing through. Prisms have a use but if you prescribe them as eye-wear don't be surprised if you bump into a few walls.

I also see the Holocaust in religious terms. I think it has a spiritual aspect that is yet to play out in the future. I can not support that in the usual way so take it for what it is worth. Perhaps the Civil War does as well but I have even less to support that idea. And besides it changes the subject of the thread.