History is a Terrible Thing

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I should mention that 'clicked' later realized the 'bitter' nature of this site and changed their recommendation concerning Christmas to the site, Wikipedia (Wikapedia?).

I found the name of the Jewish site (simpletoremember.com) interesting. The site was obviously devoted to remembering Jewish history, especially that history of persecution of Jews by Christians and others. I also found the site itself interesting. It seems that there is a thing called, 'Jewish Identity' and that an integral part of 'Jewish Identity' is the history of Jewish suffering through the ages mostly at the hands of Christians.

Racial Memory is a terrible thing. So is Tribal Memory. So is Religious Memory. So is Sexual Memory. So is Political Memory. Old memories (history) warn us against past mistakes, but those same memories tend to inflame the passions of the nuttiest among us (rabbi Gelman for example) who see ancient enemies in their very neighbors. Those ancient enemies then become in some sense contemporary.

In my humble opinion the worst enemy of the Jew is the father who insisted on his sexual mutilation. There is no greater insult.