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The_ReelBits — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:47:56 -0000

Great piece, Shawn. I like the idea of it being part of a shared universe at the very least, and as you know, my feelings are that this is indicative of it being part of a Multiverse: http://www.thereelbits.com/... Not sure I agree with ALL of your points here, but I think the one about Ray definitely holds the most water. I hope they pick up on that in a sequel, if this one does well enough.

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comrade hermit — Fri, 06 May 2016 19:10:21 -0000

It's hardly a small issue when you run the risk of getting your ass kicked for just taking a leak because you were born into the wrong body. Bathroom segregation is ridiculous and for a very vulnerable minority it can be downright dangerous.

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Shawn L. — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 14:39:47 -0000

I normally am not fond of April Fools gags on the internet. But obvious fun ones like this are pretty cool.

Re: Judenhass, a comic book essay on the Holocaust.

bobmitchellinthe21stcentury — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:40:00 -0000

Hi Shawn, thaks for dropping by the blog man, and for taking the time to read it.It's cool with me that you disagree with what I'm saying. I'm surprised at how many hits I've had on this, and most people who have went on to comment about it elsewhere have disagreed with me. Only one person has agreed. I'll stand by what I'm saying though. I don't see how a collection of anti-Jew quotes from throughout history proves that the Holocaust was inevitable. I could go and find a collection of anti-Jew quotes from the last 50 years, I could go and find some from the last year, but that doesn't mean another Holocaust is inevitable. I could go find hundreds of anti-Islam or anti-Christian quotes from the last 50 years, but that doesn't mean a Holocaust against those groups is inevitable. I could probably distill the reasons for the Holocaust down to one man, Hitler.You're right of course to say "the hatred of the Jews permeated world culture" but it doesn't follow from that the Holocaust was inevitable. And I would disagree that there was a precedent of genocidal slaughter against the Jews. Violence, persecution, undoubtedly, but not the systematic murder of six million people in around five years.And hatred towards Jews didn't shut off escape routes from Nazi Germany. Tens of thousands of Jews made it out of Germany, Poland and Austria and were accepted in other countries. The Nazis, and the circumstances of war shut off the escape routes. Not just for Jews, but for everyone.I'm with Sim when it comes to never forgetting about the Holocaust, about learning lessons form the past to ensure it never happens again. I'm just saying his argument that Holocaust was inevitable is flawed.I think you proved my point for me, unwittingly so. You mention the South Korean artist's anti-Jew comments, saying: "The significance is that such hatred still exists today."Your argument is that the hatred which existed throughout all those centuries, the hatred which Sim exposes in his book, that hatred is still around today.So following that logic, if the same hatred is still around, that means another Holocaust is inevitable. And Sim's work cetainly is not a historical essay and the quotes in it are most definitely out of context. I don't see how you can argue differently. If he cuts parts of quotes out of a larger text and presents them on their own without any discussion or comment, that's presenting them out of context.Having a bibliography does not bestow the quotes he uses any context (and it's not even an actual bibliography). The context would have to come in the body of the work. He just presents the quotes. It's not even a proper annotated bibliography, like one you would get in a historical essay. I've got a degree in history, go with me on this. That he tossed out two quotes by Washington and Franklin doesn't grant any context onto the quotes he did use either.And I looked at the section of the website you mentioned. Regardless of the fact that if I'm reading a book I shouldn't need to look up the internet to get the whole story, what he's put on the website is not a comprehensive list of his sources, it's pretty slap-dash. It's nothing remotely like a bibliography. A proper bibliography tells you exactly where each reference is from.Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed Judenhaas, it's good that you took something out of it. I was pretty disappointed, but each to their own.

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