Saturday, July 02, 2005

...The Way Anti-Semites Talk About Jews

It is no secret that historically both Poles and Russians do not have much fondness for Jews. That's what made this quote so odd.

First the set up:
After Centuries of Enmity, Relations Between Poland and Russia Are as Bad as Ever
Richard Bernstein
The New York Times

"An exchange during a recent visit to Warsaw by Gleb Pawlowski, an adviser to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, reported by the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wryborcza, indicated the nastiness of the mood in both countries."

'Poles talk about Russians the way anti-Semites talk about Jews,' Mr. Pawlowski said."

A Jew reads this quote from Mr. Pawlowski and figures that he must be some sort of Russian comedian or something. I heard David Duke said that Strom Thurmond talked about him the way racists talked about black people.

But seriously, Poland, Russia, shut the fuck up. You killed how many millions of Jews each? Don't compare some weak rhetoric to your murderous pasts.

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