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Feb 19, 2010

The Psychology Behind Holocaust Theology

 

Feb. 19, 2010

The Psychology Behind Holocaust Theology

. . . and other politically correct theologies.
 
I watched the Coen brothers' movie Fargo (1996) again last night. Despite having seen it several times, I'd forgotten the printed message at the beginning of the movie:
 
"This is a true story. The events depicted in this film took place in Minnesota in 1987. At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred."
 
Strangely--so this is a very good illustration of how our minds unconsciously work:
 
a. I'm superficially impressed by this. It makes me want to see it more. (Note the language: "in Minnesota," "in 1987," "at the request of the survivors," "has been told exactly as it occurred," etc.)
 
b. I do not ask myself, "What in the hell are they talking about? I never heard about any of this."
 
But it turns out that nothing about the statement is true (Wikipedia):
 
"Although the film itself is completely fictional, the Coen brothers claim that many of the events that take place in the movie were actually based on true events from other cases that they threw together to make one story. Joel Coen noted:
 

"We weren't interested in that kind of fidelity. The basic events are the same as in the real case, but the characterizations are fully imagined...If an audience believes that something's based on a real event, it gives you permission to do things they might otherwise not accept." (Emphasis added.)




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Amazon's: DEBATING THE HOLOCAUST: A New Look At Both Sides by Thomas Dalton

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Robert Fisk: Murder in Dubai

 


Murder in Dubai

m.idrees | February 19, 2010 at 11:44 am | Categories: Crime, Israel, Palestine, State Terrorism, UK | URL: http://wp.me/ppCFZ-5k0

Robert Fisk on the murder of a Palestinian by an Israeli death squad in Dubai.
While most of the named suspects are claiming that their identities were stolen, the mother of at least one murderer is less certain. She admitted to the Daily Telegraph that the photo of the suspect was 'similar to her son'. This [...]

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The Tide Has Changed

 


The Tide Has Changed - Gilad Atzmon

DateFriday, February 19, 2010 
 
 
....If Britain was collaborating with Israel at any level, we better know it all, we better find out whether it was a person or a body within the Government or the intelligence, or just an ordinary sayan* in the Home Office or any other government office. If there was British collaboration, we better identify what it was exactly, who decided to serve Israeli murderous interests in our midst. We also better find out who in Britain decided to put British interests and British security in the Arab world at enormous risk.


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How Israel's Lobby Challenges Rule of Law in America [Video]

 


How Israel's Lobby Challenges Rule of Law in America [Video]

aletho | February 18, 2010 at 8:58 pm | Categories: Supremacism, Social Darwinism, Video | URL: http://wp.me/pIUmC-1tj
Press TV - February 17, 2010

This week the Iranian satellite television channel PressTV is broadcasting a 25 minute interview with IRmep director Grant F. Smith about the Israel lobby's history of challenges to rule of law and governance in the United States. "Autograph" with Susan Modaress reviews key findings from the book "Spy Trade" and may be streamed online via YouTube:

Part 1:

Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F185JEbDvjc

Part 2:

Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-d9uq0QWjk

Part 3:

Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq1Rp4wD80E

The full video of this program may also be downloaded and viewed with the Windows Media Player at:

http://217.218.67.244:8181/getfile?file=program/Autograph/0208_ATG.wmv

or online with the MS Silverlight plug-in at:

http://www.presstv.com/programs/detail.aspx?sectionid=3510529

Audio MP3 files are available at:

http://www.IRmep.org/mp3/02082010PressTV_lo.mp3 (AM quality)

http://www.IRmep.org/mp3/02082010PressTV.mp3 (FM stereo quality)

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