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| Hitler's Rhetoric and the Lure of "Moral Values" |
| 12.07.04 (10:59 am) [edit] |
Please read the following excellent article, to which this blog refers:
"God Is With Us": Hitler's Rhetoric and the Lure of "Moral Values" (by Maureen Farrell)
Revisionists have claimed that Hitler was not Christian or pro-Christian. Thus, fundamentalists like to blame secularism and paganism for the rise of Nazism. I've even met liberal Jews who think that Hitler did not use Christian dogma for his cruel agenda! In fact, Hitler used the tenets of Christianity to foment Nazi hegemony...just like our Prez Bush today!
The author of this article, Maureen Farrell, does a fine job of showing how Christian dogma was essential to the formation of Nazi power. And...she does an equally great job of showing how anti-gay sentiments are used by our Religious Reich to foment homophobia as a basis to weaken democracy. Kudos to Maureen, for not excluding the queer issue in confronting Republican Dogma!
It has been my stand for some time now, when a liberal describes minority grievances, s/he ought to include sexual minorities in the mix, or they are dangerous enemies to democracy. There is no excuse to exclude gays from the concern of those who are moderates and/or left-leaning in the political spectrum. One cannot simply write them off as "meaning to" include us queers...when they include phrases like "minority bashing" and "those whose rights are denied" and even "all others who are persecuted by the majority". We should never be apologists for this lack of respect to a severely villified group of citizens. If they can't spell it out or spit it out, words like "gay" and "homosexual", then I say beware!
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