Re: Klezmer jam session at Tonic March 4th

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Yakov:

I wholeheartedly agree with Owen.
Never get into a discussion with a Holocaust denier; there is no point.
You will end up feeling like you have been dragged over a cheese grater.

A few years ago, some activist/s burned down the Toronto HQ of the #$&^!
whose site you mention.   Later, a communique to the local newspapers
claimed: "It never happened."

Wolf



Owen Davidson wrote:

> >
>
> Yakov,
>
> I remember being in college and first encountering "flat-earthers," those 
> odd, sociopathic sophists who will bet you any money that you can't prove to 
> them
> that the earth isn't flat.  The old wisdom applies: do not bet this man, 
> because you will surely end up with an ear full of cider.  I don't mean to 
> scoff at
> the threat represented by such holocaust deniers as  Zundel.  I mean that it 
> is folly to try to counter them on their own turf.  They are ready for your
> outrage: better primed than any presidential debater ever was.  They've set 
> their traps cleverly.  Notice the smirking invitation to find "mistakes?"  As 
> Reyzl
> has pointed out in quite another context (and L'havdil!), poor scholarship 
> and an incomplete command of facts can only create confusion and set back the
> discourse.  To my mind, the best course is to note the existence of this 
> phenomenon, and then to address the issue in more proper forums.  For myself 
> I will
> say that the hand that clicked on the link to that site now feels in need of 
> washing with strong soap.
>
> Owen
>
> > "1) Adolf Hitler never gave an order to eradicate the Jews; 2) there were 
> > no gas chambers..., and 3) not nearly as many Jews died as is now widely 
> > claimed.
> > "Did you find a mistake on our Web Site? Please don't hesitate to tell us!" 
> > - http://www.zundelsite.org
> >
> >
>
> --
> Owen Davidson
> Amherst  Mass
> Repair, Construction and Design of Musical Instruments
>
> The Angel that presided oer my birth
> Said Little creature formd of Joy & Mirth
> Go Love without the help of any King on Earth
>
> Wm. Blake
>

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