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Thread #164820   Message #3949087
Posted By: robomatic
08-Sep-18 - 05:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: I Survived the Warsaw Ghetto (93 yo)
Subject: RE: BS: I Survived the Warsaw Ghetto (93 yo)
If by 'here' you mean America I don't think it is at all likely. The reason it won't happen here is becuase it didn't happen here. My folks lived through the war years, more importantly the pre-war years when there was a lot of loud anti-semitism. My father even heard it among soldiers during the War. In mainland America we had Father Coughlin, Henry Ford, The American German Bund (before the War anyway), Charles Lindbergh, etc. There is nothing like that now, and Jews have been very pro-active about not only engaging the on the issue but in engaging the principle of the issue, protecting minorities and most importantly being inclusive with minorities into American life. Jews were in the forefront of the Civil Rights issue, as were many other religions and ethnicities. And Jews have made common cause to defend Muslims, LGBTQ, etc.
Furthermore, Americans have mainly been sympathetic to the underdog.
Not forgetting the Original Sins of Slavery and Aboriginal decimation. But we're getting around to them, too.