Holocaust Boredom – The Latest Thought Crime
We live in bizarre times. In numerous European countries it is crime to question the official version of the German Holocaust against the Jews. For example, a former resident of the U.S., Ernst Zündel, is now serving five years in the German clink for questioning the six million figure. David Irving, a World War II historian and author of 30 books, served a suspended three year sentence in Austrian for the “speech crime” of “trivializing” the Holocaust. Germar Rudolf, formerly a chemist at the prestigious Max Planck Institute, is currently on trial for “denying” that Auschwitz operated homicidal gas chambers.
There are presently eleven countries in Europe that have Holocaust Denial laws (Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland). If Germany has its way, the rest of the EU nations will have such laws on their books as well. The UN has already banned Holocaust revisionism (”in full or in part”) by passing the “International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust” resolution in 2005. This resolution was, not surprisingly, introduced by the Israeli delegation. (The resolution passed unanimously.)
But things are going from bizarre to crazy. It now appears that it is insufficient to merely refrain from questioning any aspect of the Holocaust. In Germany, the volk (or at least the volk who wish to work in government jobs) must show proper interest in the Holocaust. Deutche Welle reports that police cadets training in a Berlin academy said they were bored of being constantly reminded of the Holocaust. This was in response to a compulsory class on the Nazis and anti-Semitism. (I am not sure what such a class has to do with police work, but since I am ignorant of modern police techniques, I must assume it is important.)
Alarmed by the yawns of his cadets, the Berlin Police President called for an “immediate and extensive” investigation into the boredom. Taking such boredom with due seriousness, the president warned, “If these accusations prove correct, there will be consequences.” He did not specify what the consequences would be, but perhaps he will require his cadets to take an additional class titled, “Overcoming Holocaust Boredom and its Relation to Latent anti-Semitism.” Or perhaps he will just dismiss the bored cadets and replace them with one who display proper interest in homicidal gas chambers, cremation ovens, and lamp shades made of human skin. What are wanted are not merely cadets capable of handling police work, but devotees to the new religion of modern man, Holocaustianity.
Let’s hope that they don’t get their hands on a copy of Hal Lindsey’s ‘Road to Holocaust.’
Comment by JonathanB — March 23, 2007 @ 7:57 pm
Similarly, I read a story today in which a member of a black think tank criticized Disney’s Song of the South because it portrayed Uncle Remus as a happy storyteller, which, of course, could not have been true because he was a plantation worker, and, as we KNOW, all plantation workers here unhappy and had chips on their shoulders much the same as do many blacks today. It was the happy storyteller aspect that upset this guy, because that violates the Official Interpretation of slave life in the Old South (although it is clear from the story that Remus was even a slave).
M.A.B.
Comment by M.A.B. — March 28, 2007 @ 11:10 am
M.A.B. -
The “think” tank is saying that Disney (the old Disney, of course) is guilty of slave misery denial. But those who find their (the “think” tank’s) view of slave misery uninteresting are guilty of slave misery boredom. Both are hate crimes, but of a slightly different variety. I sense from your tone that you are guilty of both and so will have to forward your comment to Abe Foxman.
Comment by MRB — March 28, 2007 @ 12:02 pm
I left out a “not” in my post…should read “…it is NOT clear from the story…”
M.R.B.-
Is the boredom actually a crime, or merely a disqualifier for “public” “service?” Both needed quotes, because both are euphemistic terms of art.
It doesn’t actually bore me, though I do deny it. So, I may guilty of a crime, but not disqualified from public service. Since does a criminal record disqualify from public service?
If Disney goes ahead and releases the film, we’ll definitely have to have a special movie night.
M.A.B.
Comment by M.A.B. — March 28, 2007 @ 10:48 pm
The holocaust industry makes another haul. This time Belgium is shaken down for $170 million. Despite the fact that Belgium fought against Germany during the war, they voted to dole out the shekels to jews who supposedly lost property and goods during the German occupation.
Notice that the article states: “$54 million will be paid to individual claimants with the rest going to a Jewish trust that will help the poor and keep the memory of the horrors of the Holocaust alive.”
Thus $116 million will go to jewish groups so they can line their pockets and erect even more holocaust museums that European school children will have to make pilgrimages to.
See here for article.
Comment by MRB — March 17, 2008 @ 3:16 pm