Reddit reviews The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering, New Edition 2nd Edition

Look no further:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation/dp/185984488X

The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering by Finkelstein.

And before you downvote me and call Finkelstein a self-hating Jew, read some of his work.

The discourse around Hitler, the Nazis, etc. is a product of American war propaganda; prior to 1967, it was the opposite, with few people in the United States, or, honestly, anywhere on our side of the Iron Curtain, addressing it properly. Raul Hilberg was one of the few. Indeed, many of the people who did speak out about their suffering during the Holocaust were labelled Communist sympathizers, as though the only motive behind their outrage over the incineration of millions of people could be opposition to the U.S. alliance with West Germany (which included many Nazis).

After 1967 it suddenly became a useful propaganda tool to justify America's one-sided support for the strongest military power in the Middle East. Because the Holocaust suddenly became the defining line between "us" and "them," these sorts of psychobabble witch-hunts for anyone remotely related to Hitler take place.

It is truly disgusting what Holocaust survivors have been dragged through. First their entire families were eliminated. Then they were forced to brood in private as others told them that if they mourned in public, they were somehow working for the Soviet Union. Then their suffering became cheap pabulum for Steven Spielberg movies and Israeli propaganda. Then their reparations were stolen.

I -- and Raul Hilberg, the founder of modern Holocaust studies -- both recommend this book, by the son of two Holocaust survivors to anyone interested in analyzing how truly ridiculous the way westerners discuss the Nazi genocide is. And NO, that does not mean that one should deny it, it means we should treat it with respect.

Israel EXPLOITS the Holocaust and uses it to justify its own aggression against the Palestinians. Normal Finklestein (whose parents were concentration camp survivors) has written about the Holocaust Industry
http://www.amazon.com/The-Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation/dp/185984488X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348514230&sr=8-1&keywords=Holocaust+Industry

He also pointed out that a pro-Israeli book (by Joan Peters, entitled "From Time Immemorial", which argued that Palestinians were simply all recent arrivals and therefore could be justifiably ethnically cleansed by Israel, was actually a fraud.)

As a result of challenging the established pro-Israeli line, Finklestein was blackballed and his academic career at DePaul University was ended
http://www.chomsky.info/books/power01.htm

This should be required reading for r/conspiracy. It's scholarly, sourced and written by a "self-hating" Jewish professor whose family had experienced the holocaust.

Plenty of Jews object to Israels cooption of the Holocaust to promote its own political legitimacy and agenda

http://www.amazon.com/The-Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation/dp/185984488X

http://www.amazon.com/The-Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation/dp/185984488X

http://www.amazon.com/The-Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation/dp/185984488X

Jewish American Literature, huh?

You should read this.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation/dp/185984488X

I haven't read The Holocaust Industry in a while, but if I am not mistaken, it rejects what you're saying and offers a completely different perspective. Please read the book in its entirety before criticizing it or me.

Here's one citation.

Also, some background.

http://www.amazon.com/Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation-Suffering/dp/185984488X

http://www.amazon.com/Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation-Suffering/dp/185984488X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261517612&sr=8-1

Which is more insulting, the fact that "someone" inflated the numbers and created an epic lie on the backs of peoples suffering or the fact that "someone" is trying to figure out the truth of it all?

Dr. Norman Finkelstein lost both of his parents in the "Holocaust" and he explains it pretty well in his book, The Holocaust Industry.

Yes, I agree with you the survivors and their relatives deserve better.

I back this up with the in-depth writings of Norman Finkelstein . I think his book has been mentioned, but I'll repeat it: http://www.amazon.com/The-Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation/dp/185984488X

Antisemitism shouldn't be allowed to be used like kryptonite to silence reality.

Perhaps you're familiar with Moshe Feiglin? He is advocating for the "temporary" installment of "concentration camps" and the diaspora of the Palestinians.

Norman Finkelstein has also written eloquently about this in his books "The Holocaust Industry" and "Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History".

http://www.amazon.com/Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation-Suffering/dp/185984488X

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Chutzpah-Misuse-Anti-Semitism-History/dp/0520249895

I don't particularly agree with everything Norm Finkelstein has to say, but this book nailed it.

Essentially, what he argues is that some Jews have turned the Holocaust into a business and monopolized it. They use it to blackmail governments and stifle any criticism of Israel (or Judaism for that matter - not that you hear any of that...it's always either Christianity or Islam).

These people have cheapened the holocaust...they've reduced it to an excuse for them to influence world opinion, and it seems that more and more people aren't willing to be pushed around any more as they feel the zionists have depleted their moral capital.

Anyways, talking about the holocaust is never a pleasant topic. It degenerates into a petty political mudsling very quickly and insults all those who died during its course, Jews and non-Jews alike.

God, I hate explaining simple things.

All of the holocaust-themed books, movies, television productions, and history lessons have, as an undercurrent, the idea that the holocaust wasn't a condition of certain circumstances (ie, a particular regime during a losing war) but that it was a natural result of man's inherent evil. All of the above materials aim to make the viewer [1] feel guilty. I don't want to get into it too deeply, but let's say that the Jews have had considerable leniency regarding foreign policy activity as a result of the understanding that 1) they are all victims, and 2) everyone else is a criminal.

http://www.amazon.com/Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation-Suffering/dp/185984488X/

The performance being covered by the bbc is rather shamelessly doing the same thing.

[1] NOT JUST ME, but everyone including me, hence my original comment.

It really comes down to "marketing". It might sound crazy, but if you want to learn more about this topic you should read this Norman Finkelstein's book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation/dp/185984488X

http://www.amazon.com/The-Holocaust-Industry-Reflections-Exploitation/dp/185984488X

Jewish intellectual lays out how the Holocaust has been turned into an "extortion racket."

http://holocaustcontroversies.blogspot.com/2010/01/irene-zisblatt-diamond-girl-fact-or.html

Bloggers who have spent years debating Holocaust deniers admit that a modern Holocaust celebrity (featured prominently in a recent Spielberg Holocaust documentary) is a complete liar.

Most people are pointing out the obvious like this, they arent denying it happened.

You mean how each year there are more holocaust survivors for whom lawyers discover new claims to be compensated for while they collect the profits?

No, I don't think satisfied is the correct description for the German feelings towards that shakedown.

>The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering