Posted by Lou Pilder on September 15, 2004, at 8:13:51
In reply to Lou's closing argument- Dr. Hsiung's decision-9 » Lou Pilder, posted by Lou Pilder on September 14, 2004, at 18:56:44
Ladies and gentlemen of the forum,
The plea that I have is to have Dr. Hsiung, in some way, attend to the poem in question so that the potential for antisemitic feelings could be thwarted. As of now, the poem stands unadmonished, with one reply stateing that it is the poster sees that what is being purported by the author, that[... the God of the old testament perhps should be reevaluated as not-so-divine...]and that is what can be seen for the poster also writes, [...seemed pretty straightforward...].
It is my greatest nightmare that one day I will wake up and the happenings in Nazi Germany will be awakened to repeat itself. These things will be done by blaming the jewish people for something. History has recorded the jews being blamed for the plague.
But why do you say that I should be concerned about that poem posted here. You see, in the 30's Hitler's propaganda machine spewing hatred to the jews and blaming them for Germany's troubles was fuled by a slow local venue. But today we have the internet that reaches very fast the whole world. This superhighway of infomation can be a highway for hate.
The poem is authored by a writer for a newspaper and his articles center on topics that have two sides. His side is highly anti- Bush and in his articles there is his use of the connection to Israel. Below is a link and in the article by Mr Morford, he states,
[...maybe the other nations...scorn us because...].
Then he writes,
[...maybe it is the message we send...when we give Israel an additional $one billion in additional aid...to help assuage any extra 'suffering" ...].
I belive that this article has the potential to arrouse antisemitic feelings.
i am making my closing argument to have this poem expunged. Not because I do not belive in free speech, for I do, but because I feel that it has the potential to arrouse antisemitic feelings and that is not a sound mental-health concept.
Lou Pilder
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/g/a/2003/06/06/notes060603.DTL&type=printable
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