The point of view underlying many of my blog posts is that different groups have different interests. These interests frequently clash, resulting in conflict and killing. For instance, Nazis wanted one type of Germany and this conflicted with what Jews wanted for Germany. Nazis wanted Europe to be a certain way and this conflicted with what Jews and non-Nazis wanted. These conflicts resulted in the deaths of millions of people.
Now, for some of my Jewish acquaintances, this type of analysis means I’m pro Nazi. Trying to understand the point of view of people who are often hostile to Jews equates with anti-Semitism. Interesting.
For some Jews, the Holocaust is central to their Jewish identity. Therefore, the Holocaust is their religion and as such it must not be rationally investigated, certainly not be non-Jews or anyone lacking the proper love of Israel or anyone lacking the proper victimology (that Jews are only oppressed, never the oppressers).
I believe in objective Good and Evil. I believe in God. I believe God gave the Torah to Israel and that He chose the Jews to be His Chosen People. I don’t find these faith statements always useful, however, in understanding the world around me and its history. I find the paradigm of conflicting group interests more useful much of the time.
I also like to put myself in the shoes of other groups. I like to imagine how I would view the world if I were black, Mexican, Muslim, communist, Nazi, etc. I am interested in the many varieties of nationalism (always accompanied by victimologies) and how they conflict. I view different peoples as having, on average, different gifts. I’m a follower of Reggie White.
CBSSPORTS: MADISON, Wis. — Most people invited to speak to the Wisconsin Legislature give five minutes of pleasantries, get a few moments of applause and go home.
Lawmakers weren’t expecting the earful Reggie White had in store for them Wednesday.
They thought the Green Bay Packers star and ordained minister came to talk about his community work and a recent trip to Israel.
White did, but his nearly hour-long speech also included remarks on homosexuality, race and slavery that turned the Assembly’s applause to stunned silence.
White said the United States has gotten away from God, in part by allowing homosexuality to “run rampant.”
HOMOSEXUALITY IS a sin, and the plight of gays and lesbians should not be compared to that of blacks, White told lawmakers.
“Homosexuality is a decision, it’s not a race,” White said. “People from all different ethnic backgrounds live in this lifestyle. But people from all different ethnic backgrounds also are liars and cheaters and malicious and back-stabbing.”
White said he has thought about why God created different races. Each race has certain gifts, he said.
Blacks are gifted at worship and celebration, White said.
“If you go to a black church, you see people jumping up and down because they really get into it,” he said.
Whites are good at organization, White said.
“You guys do a good job of building businesses and things of that nature, and you know how to tap into money,” he said.
“Hispanics were gifted in family structure, and you can see a Hispanic person, and they can put 20, 30 people in one home.”
THE JAPANESE AND other Asians are inventive, and “can turn a television into a watch,” White said. Indians are gifted in spirituality, he said.
“When you put all of that together, guess what it makes: It forms a complete image of God,” White said.
