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To: Fiji Hill
For one thing, Judah Benjamin, the Confederacy's Secretary of State and probably the number two man in the Confederate government, was Jewish.

Indeed, sir! Two of the Confederacy's twenty-two senators were Jewish (approx. 9%). I don't believe there were any Jews in the U.S. Senate at the time, but I'd have to check.

Furthermore, the only exclusively Jewish cemetery in the world outside the state of Israel is in Richmond; Shockoe Hill commemorates Jewish Confederate veterans. Its establishment was a collaborative effort between the Hebrew Ladies Memorial Association of Richmond and the United Confederate Veterans, who assisted in fundraising.

At any rate, any comparison between the Confederate States and Nazi Germany is patently ridiculous.

74 posted on 06/24/2006 12:16:09 PM PDT by Texas Mulerider
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To: Texas Mulerider
At any rate, any comparison between the Confederate States and Nazi Germany is patently ridiculous.

I wouldn't say that.

Any state specifically based on the doctrine that one "race" of humans is ordained by God to forever rule over another "race" has definite Nazi overtones to it.

That this applies to the Confederacy can be easily seen in the rapturous response throughout the South to the famous Cornerstone Speech, in which the VP of the Confederacy specifically repudiates the assertion of the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal. The Founders were just mistaken, in that regard, you see.

I am aware that there is no official version of this speech, but I am also aware that the relevant facts are that its doctrine was applauded throughout the South, and that Mr. Stephens never repudiated its sentiments.

The biggest reason the Confederacy was not more Nazi-like was its strong Christianity, which conflicts directly with the "master race" theory. Which theory would have won out in the long run had the Confederacy survived is an interesting question.

78 posted on 06/24/2006 12:40:59 PM PDT by Restorer
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