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To: Ligeia
The perception that Jews were inherently anti-Confederate or the Confederacy anti-Jewish, is an artificial creation of modern politics. The conflation of the Confederacy with Nazi Germany is a favorite tactic of both Left and far racialist Right. Also, Jews in America are so often identified with the 1960's civil rights revolution that people retroject this liberalism into the Jews of a century earlier.

It is too bad that the period that should define Jewishness--the Biblical golden age--is instead associated with another religion. Let it never be forgotten that Jews practiced slavery (both `avdut `Ivri and `avdut Kena`an), polygyny, concubinage, "genocide" (when commanded by G-d), and holy wars.

The establishment of Israel should have reversed this liberal image of Jewry. Unfortunately, the Jewish State itself is still often resented as a manifestation of "Jewish liberalism" and defended on liberal, enlightenment grounds.

How will the rebuilt Holy Temple be interpreted, I wonder?

27 posted on 06/16/2002 7:42:49 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator
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To: Zionist Conspirator
The conflation of the Confederacy with Nazi Germany is a favorite tactic of both Left and far racialist Right.

It's interesting isn't it? What makes it even more of a coup for the yankees is that some that call on the Confederate cause actually believe it. I just love telling those morons about Judah Benjamin and the fact that the only full Jewish military cemetary outside of Israel is for Confederate soldiers in Richmond, VA

29 posted on 06/16/2002 7:49:07 AM PDT by billbears
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