,ANTI-,SEMITISM & ! ,BEIRUT ,POGROM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 

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,ESCAPE FROM DEA? 9 A GAS *AMB] OR A ,POGROM1 OR 9C>C]ATION 9 A CONC5TRATION CAMP1 MAY GIVE A ?\<TFUL & CAPABLE WRIT]1 ,SOLZH5ITSYN = EXAMPLE1 PR(\ND 9SI<TS 9TO MANY ( ! C5TRAL ELEM5TS ( CONTEMPOR>Y EXI/5CE1 BUT SU* AN EXP]I5CE DOES NOT1 9 ITSELF1 MAKE ,SOLZH5ITSYN A ?9K]1 A WRIT]1 OR EV5 A CRITIC ( CONC5TRATION CAMPS2 IT DOES NOT1 9 ITSELF1 CONF] ANY SPECIAL P[]S4 ,9 ANO!R P]SON ! EXP]I5CE MI<T LIE DORMANT AS A POT5TIALITY1 OR REMA9 =EV] MEAN+LESS1 OR IT MI<T CONTRIBUTE TO MAK+ ! P]SON AN OGRE4 ,9 %ORT1 ! EXP]I5CE IS AN 9DELIBLE P>T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL'S PA/ BUT IT DOES NOT DET]M9E HIS FUTURE2 ! 9DIVIDUAL IS FREE TO *OOSE HIS FUTURE2 HE IS EV5 FREE TO *OOSE TO ABOLI% HIS FRE$OM1 9 :I* CASE HE *OOSES 9 BAD FAI? & IS A ,SALAUD 7,J4,P4 ,S>TRE'S PRECISE PHILOSOPHICAL T]M = A P]SON :O MAKES SU* A *OICE .<,! USUAL ,5GLI% TRANSLATION IS ',BA/>D'.>74 

,MY OBS]VATIONS >E BORR[$ FROM ,S>TRE2 ,I'D LIKE TO APPLY !M1 NOT TO ,SOLZH5ITSYN1 BUT TO MYSELF1 AS A SPECIFIC 9DIVIDUAL1 & TO ! ,AM]ICAN *E]LEAD]S ROOT+ = ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL1 AS A SPECIFIC *OICE4 

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,I WAS ONE ( ?REE SMALL *ILDR5 REMOV$ BY \R ELD]S FROM A ,C5TRAL ,EUROPEAN C\NTRY A MON? BE=E ! ,NAZIS 9VAD$ ! C\NTRY & BEGAN R\ND+ UP ,JEWS4 ,ONLY P>T ( MY EXT5D$ FAMILY LEFT2 ! RE/ REMA9$ & W]E ALL R\ND$ UP2 ( !SE1 ALL MY C\S9S1 AUNTS1 & GR&P>5TS DI$ 9 ,NAZI CONC5TRATION CAMPS OR GAS *AMB]S EXCEPT TWO UNCLES1 :OM ,I'LL M5TION LAT]4 

,A MON? MORE & ,I1 TOO1 W\LD HAVE BE5 ONE ( ?OSE :O ACTUALLY UND]W5T ! RATIONALLY-PLANN$ SCI5TIFIC EXT]M9ATION ( HUMAN BE+S1 ! C5TRAL EXP]I5CE ( SO MANY PEOPLE 9 AN AGE ( HI<LY DEVELOP$ SCI5CE & PRODUCTIVE =CES1 BUT ,I W\LDN'T HAVE BE5 ABLE TO WRITE AB\T IT4 

,I WAS ONE ( ?OSE :O ESCAP$4 ,I SP5T MY *ILDHOOD AMONG ,QUE*UA-SPEAK+ PEOPLE ( ! ,&EAN HI<L&S1 BUT ,I DIDN'T LE>N TO SPEAK ,QUE*UA & ,I DIDN'T ASK MYSELF :Y2 ,I SPOKE TO A ,QUE*UA 9 A LANGUAGE =EIGN TO BO? ( US1 ! ,CONQUI/ADOR'S LANGUAGE4 ,I WASN'T AW>E ( MYSELF AS A REFUGEE NOR ( ! ,QUE*UAS AS REFUGEES 9 !IR [N L&2 ,I KNEW NO MORE AB\T ! T]RORS -- ! EXPROPRIATIONS1 P]SECUTIONS & POGROMS1 ! ANNIHILATION ( AN ANCI5T CULTURE -- EXP]I5C$ BY !IR ANCE/ORS ?AN ,I KNEW AB\T ! T]RORS EXP]I5C$ BY M9E4 

,TO ME ! ,QUE*UAS W]E G5]\S HOSPITABLE1 GUILELESS1 & ,I ?\<T MORE ( AN AUNT :O RESPECT$ & LIK$ !M ?AN ( A RELATIVE :O *EAT$ !M & WAS CONTEMPTU\S ( !M & CALL$ !M DIRTY & PRIMITIVE4 

,MY RELATIVE'S *EAT+ WAS MY FIR/ CONTACT ) ! D\BLE /&>D1 ! FLEEC+ ( \TSID]S TO 5RI* 9SID]S1 ! MORAL ADAGE ?AT SAID3 ,IT'S ALL RI<T IF IT'S ,WE :O DO IT4 

,MY RELATIVE'S CONTEMPT WAS MY FIR/ EXP]I5CE ) RACISM1 :I* GAVE ?IS RELATIVE AN AFF9ITY ) ! ,POGROMI/S %E HAD FL$ FROM2 H] N>R[ ESCAPE FROM !M DID NOT MAKE H] A CRITIC ( ,POGROMI/S2 ! EXP]I5CE PROBABLY CONTRIBUT$ NO?+ TO H] P]SONALITY1 NOT EV5 H] ID5TIFICATION ) ! ,CONQUI/ADOR1 S9CE ?IS WAS %>$ BY ,EUROPEANS :O DID NOT %>E MY RELATIVE'S EXP]I5CE ( N>R[LY ESCAP+ FROM A CONC5TRATION CAMP4 ,OPPRESS$ ,EUROPEAN PEASANTS HAD ID5TIFI$ ) ,CONQUI/ADORES :O C>RI$ A MORE VICI\S OPPRESSION TO NON-,EUROPEANS ALREADY BE=E MY RELATIVE'S EXP]I5CE4 

,MY RELATIVE DID MAKE USE ( H] EXP]I5CE YE>S LAT]1 :5 %E *OSE TO BE A ROOT] = ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL1 AT :I* TIME %E DID NOT R5\NCE H] CONTEMPT T[>D ! ,QUE*UAS2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 %E !N APPLI$ H] CONTEMPT T[>D PEOPLE 9 O!R P>TS ( ! WORLD1 PEOPLE %E HAD NEV] MET OR BE5 AMONG4 ,BUT ,I WASN'T CONC]N$ ) ! *>ACT] ( H] *OICE AT ! TIME2 ,I WAS MORE CONC]N$ ) ! *OCOLATES %E BR\<T ME4 

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,9 MY TE5S ,I WAS BR\<T TO ,AM]ICA1 :I* WAS A SYNONYM = ,NEW ,YORK EV5 TO PEOPLE ALREADY 9 ,AM]ICA AMONG ! ,QUE*UAS2 IT WAS A SYNONYM = MU* ELSE1 AS ,I WAS V]Y SL[LY TO LE>N4 

,%ORTLY AFT] MY >RIVAL 9 ,AM]ICA1 ! /ATE P[] ( ! ,C5TRAL ,EUROPEAN C\NTRY ( MY ORIG9 WAS SEIZ$ BY A WELL-ORGANIZ$ GANG ( EGALIT>IANS :O ?\<T !Y C\LD BR+ AB\T UNIV]SAL EMANCIPATION BY OCCUPY+ ,/ATE (FICES & BECOM+ POLICEM51 & ! NEW ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL F\<T ITS FIR/ SUCCESSFUL W> & TURN$ AN 9DIG5\S POPULATION ( ,SEMITES 9TO 9T]NAL REFUGEES LIKE ! ,QUE*UAS & EXIL$ REFUGEES LIKE ! ,C5TRAL ,EUROPEAN ,JEWS4 ,I %\LD HAVE WOND]$ :Y ! ,SEMITIC REFUGEES & ! ,EUROPEAN REFUGEES :O CLAIM$ TO BE ,SEMITIC1 TWO PEOPLES ) SO MU* 9 COMMON1 DID NOT MAKE COMMON CAUSE AGA9/ COMMON OPPRESSORS1 BUT ,I WAS F> TOO OCCUPI$ TRY+ TO F9D MY WAY 9 ,AM]ICA4 

,FROM AN ELEM5T>Y S*OOL FRI5D :O WAS CONSID]$ A HOOLIGAN BY MY P>5TS1 & ALSO FROM MY P>5TS !MSELVES1 ,I SL[LY LE>N$ ?AT ,AM]ICA WAS ! PLACE :]E ANYONE W\LD WANT TO BE1 SOME?+ LIKE ,P>ADISE1 BUT A ,P>ADISE ?AT REMA9$ \T ( REA* EV5 AFT] ONE 5T]$ ,AM]ICA4 ,AM]ICA WAS A L& ( CL]KS & FACTORY WORK]S1 BUT NEI!R CL]ICAL NOR FACTORY WORK W]E ,AM]ICA4 ,MY HOOLIGAN FRI5D SUMM>IZ$ IT ALL V]Y SIMPLY3 !RE W]E SUCK]S & HU/L]S1 & Y\ HAD TO BE DUMB TO BECOME A SUCK]4 ,MY P>5TS W]E LESS EXPLICIT2 !Y SAID3 ,/UDY H>D4 ,! IMPLI$ MOTIVATION WAS3 ,GOD =BID Y\ %\LD BECOME A CL]K OR FACTORY WORK]6 ,BECOME SOME?+ O!R3 A PR(ESSIONAL OR A MANAG]4 ,AT ?AT TIME ,I DIDN'T KN[ !SE O!R CALL+S W]E ALSO ,AM]ICA'S1 ?AT ) EV]Y RUNG REA*$1 ,P>ADISE REMA9$ AS UNREA*ABLE AS BE=E4 ,I DIDN'T KN[ ?AT ! PR(ESSIONAL'S OR EV5 ! CL]K'S OR WORK]'S SATISFACTION CAME1 NOT FROM ! FULLNESS ( HIS [N LIFE1 BUT FROM ! REJECTION ( HIS [N LIFE1 FROM ID5TIFICATION ) ! GREAT PROCESS TAK+ PLACE \TSIDE HIM1 ! PROCESS ( UNFETT]$ 9DU/RIAL DE/RUCTION4 ,! RESULTS ( ?IS PROCESS C\LD BE WAT*$ 9 MOVIES OR NEWSPAP]S1 ?\< NOT YET ON ,TELEVISION1 :I* W\LD SOON BR+ ! PROCESS 9TO EV]YONE HOME2 ! SATISFACTION WAS ?AT ( ! VOYEUR1 ! PEEP]4 ,AT ?AT TIME ,I DIDN'T KN[ ?AT ?IS PROCESS WAS ! MO/ CONCRETE SYNONYM = ,AM]ICA4 

,ONCE 9 ,AM]ICA1 ,I HAD NO USE = MY EXP]I5CE ( N>R[LY ESCAP+ A ,NAZI CONC5TRATION CAMP2 ! EXP]I5CE C\LDN'T HELP ME CLIMB ! LADD] T[>D ,P>ADISE & MI<T EV5 H9D] ME2 MY HURRI$ CLIMB MI<T HAVE BE5 SL[$ CONSID]ABLY OR EV5 /OPP$ ALTOGE!R IF ,I HAD TRI$ TO EMPA?IZE ) ! CONDITION ( ! LABOR CAMP 9MATE ,I MI<T HAVE BECOME1 = ,I W\LD HAVE REALIZ$ :AT IT WAS ?AT TRADE ! PROSPECT ( FACTORY WORK SO FE>SOME3 IT DIFF]$ FROM ! O!R CONDITION 9 ?AT !RE W]E NO GAS *AMB]S & 9 ?AT ! FACTORY WORK] SP5T ONLY HIS WEEKDAYS 9SIDE4 

,I WASN'T ALONE 9 HAV+ NO USE = MY ,C5TRAL ,EUROPEAN EXP]I5CE4 ,MY RELATIVES HAD NO USE = IT EI!R4 ,DUR+ ?AT DECADE ,I MET ONE ( MY TWO UNCLES :O HAD ACTUALLY LIV$ ?R\< A ,NAZI CONC5TRATION CAMP4 ,ONCE 9 ,AM]ICA1 EV5 ?IS UNCLE HAD NO USE = HIS EXP]I5CE2 HE WANT$ NO?+ MORE ?AN TO =GET ! ,POGROM & EV]Y?+ ASSOCIAT$ ) IT2 HE WANT$ ONLY TO CLIMB ! RUNGS ( ,AM]ICA2 HE WANT$ TO LOOK & S\ND & ACT NO DIFF]5TLY FROM O!R ,AM]ICANS4 ,MY P>5TS HAD EXACTLY ! SAME ATTITUDE4 ,I WAS TOLD ?AT MY O!R UNCLE HAD SURVIV$ ! CAMPS & GONE TO ,ISRAEL1 ONLY TO BE HIT BY A C> SOON AFT] HIS >RIVAL4 

,! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL WAS NOT 9T]E/+ TO ME DUR+ ?AT DECADE1 AL?\< ,I HE>D TALK ( IT4 ,MY RELATIVES SPOKE ) A C]TA9 PRIDE ( ! EXI/5CE ( A ,/ATE ) ,JEWI% POLICEM51 A ,JEWI% >MY1 ,JEWI% JUDGES & FACTORY MANAG]S1 9 %ORT A ,/ATE TOTALLY UNLIKE ,NAZI ,G]MANY & JU/ LIKE ,AM]ICA1 MY RELATIVES1 :ATEV] !IR P]SONAL SITUATIONS1 ID5TIFI$ ) ! ,JEWI% POLICEM5 & NOT ) ! POLIC$1 ) ! FACTORY [N]S & NOT ! ,JEWI% WORK]S1 ) ! ,JEWI% HU/L]S & NOT ! SUCK]S1 AN ID5TIFICATION :I* WAS UND]/&ABLE AMONG PEOPLE :O WANT$ TO =GET !IR CLOSE 5C\NT] ) LABOR CAMPS4 ,BUT NONE ( !M WANT$ TO GO !RE2 !Y W]E ALREADY 9 ,AM]ICA4 

,MY RELATIVES GAVE GRUDG+LY TO ! ,ZIONI/ CAUSE & W]E BAFFL$ -- ALL EXCEPT MY RACI/ RELATIVE -- BY ! UNQUALIFI$ 5?USIASM ( SECOND TO N? G5]ATION ,AM]ICANS = A DI/ANT ,/ATE ) ,JEWI% POLICEM5 & TEA*]S & MANAG]S1 S9CE !SE PEOPLE W]E ALREADY POLICEM5 & TEA*]S & MANAG]S 9 ,AM]ICA1 MY RACI/ RELATIVE UND]/OOD :AT ! 5?USIASM WAS BAS$ ON3 RACIAL SOLID>ITY4 ,BUT ,I WASN'T AW>E ( ?IS AT ! TIME4 ,I WAS NOT AN OV]-BRI<T ,AM]ICAN HI<-S*OOL] & ,I ?\<T RACIAL SOLID>ITY WAS SOME?+ CONF9$ TO ,NAZIS1 ,AFRIKAAN]S & ,AM]ICAN ,S\!RN]S4 

,I WAS />T+ TO BE FAMILI> ) ! TRAITS ( ! ,NAZIS :O'D ALMO/ CAPTUR$ ME3 ! RACISM ?AT R$UC$ HUMAN BE+S TO !IR G5EALOGICAL CONNECTIONS OV] FIVE OR SIX G5]ATIONS1 ! CRUSAD+ NATIONALISM ?AT CONSID]$ ! RE/ ( HUMANITY AN OB/ACLE1 ! ,GLEI*S*ALTUNG ?AT CUT (F ! 9DIVIDUALS FRE$OM TO *OOSE1 ! TE*NOLOGICAL EFFICI5CY ?AT MADE SMALL HUMANS M]E FODD] = GREAT MA*9ES1 ! BULLY MILIT>ISM ?AT PITT$ WALLS ( TANKS AGA9/ A CAVALRY & EXACT$ A HUNDR$ TIMES ! LOSSES IT SU/A9$1 ! (FICIAL P>ANOIA ?AT PICTUR$ ! 5EMY1 POORLY >M$ T[NSPEOPLE & VILLAG]S1 AS A NE>LY OMNIPOT5T CONSPIRACY ( COSMIC SCOPE4 ,BUT ,I DIDN'T SEE ?AT !SE TRAITS HAD ANY?+ TO DO ) ,AM]ICA OR ,ISRAEL4 

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,IT WAS ONLY DUR+ MY NEXT DECADE1 AS 9 ,AM]ICAN COLLEGE /UD5T ) A MILD 9T]E/ 9 HI/ORY & PHILOSOPHY1 ?AT ,I BEGAN TO ACQUIRE A SMATT]+ ( KN[L$GE AB\T ,ISRAEL & ,ZIONISM1 NOT BECAUSE ,I WAS P>TICUL>LY 9T]E/$ 9 !SE SUBJECTS BUT BECAUSE !Y W]E 9CLUD$ 9 MY READ+S4 ,I WAS NEI!R HO/ILE NOR FRI5DLY2 ,I WAS 9DIFF]5T2 ,I /ILL HAD NO USE = MY EXP]I5CE AS A REFUGEE4 

,BUT ,I DIDN'T REMA9 9DIFF]5T TO ,ISRAEL OR ,ZIONISM4 ,?IS WAS ! DECADE ( ,ISRAEL'S SPECTACUL> CAPTURE & TRIAL ( ! ,GOOD ,G]MAN ,EI*MANN1 & ( ,ISRAEL'S SPECTACUL> 9VASION ( L>GE P>TS ( ,EGYPT1 ,SYRIA & ,JORDAN 9 A SIX-DAY ,BLITZKRIEG1 A DECADE :5 ,ISRAEL WAS NEWS = EV]YONE1 NOT JU/ = REFUGEES4 

,I DIDN'T HAVE ANY UNCONV5TIONAL ?\<TS AB\T ! OB$I5T ,EI*MANN EXCEPT ! ?\<T ?AT HE C\LDN'T BE SO EXCEPTIONAL S9CE ,I HAD ALREADY MET PEOPLE LIKE HIM 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,BUT SOME ( MY READ+S DID MAKE ME />T WOND]+ AB\T MY ,ZIONI/ RELATIVE'S RACISM4 

,I LE>N$ ?AT PEOPLE LIKE ! ANCI5T ,HEBREWS1 ,AKKADIANS1 ,>ABS1 ,PHO5ICIANS & ,E?IOPIANS HAD ALL COME FROM ! L& ( ,%EM 7! ,>ABIAN ,P59SULA7 & HAD ALL SPOK5 ! LANGUAGE ( ,%EM1 :I* WAS :AT MADE !M ,%EMITES OR ,SEMITES4 ,I LE>N$ ?AT ! ,JEWI% RELIGION HAD ORIG9AT$ AMONG ,SEMITES 9 ! ANCI5T ,LEVANT9E ,/ATE ,JUDAH1 ! ,*RI/IAN RELIGION AMONG ,SEMITES 9 ! ANCI5T ,LEVANT9E T[NS ,NAZ>E? & ,J]USALEM1 ! ,MOHAMM$AN RELIGION AMONG ,SEMITES 9 ! ANCI5T ,>ABIAN T[NS ,MECCA & ,M$9A1 & ?AT = ! PA/ #ac YE>S ! REGION CALL$ ,PALE/9E HAD BE5 A SACR$ PLACE TO ! ,ISLAMIC ,SEMITES :O LIV$ !RE & 9 SURR\ND+ REGIONS4 

,I ALSO LE>N$ ?AT ! RELIGIONS ( ,EUROPEAN & ,AM]ICAN ,JEWS1 LIKE ! RELIGIONS ( ,EUROPEAN & ,AM]ICAN ,*RI/IANS1 HAD BE5 ELABORAT$1 DUR+ ALMO/ TWO MILL5NIA1 BY ,EUROPEANS & MORE REC5TLY BY ,AM]ICANS4 

,IF ,EUROPEANS & ,AM]ICAN ,JEWS W]E ,SEMITES 9 T]MS ( !IR RELIGION1 !N ,EUROPEAN & ,AM]ICAN ,*RI/IANS W]E ALSO ,SEMITES1 A NOTION ?AT WAS G5]ALLY CONSID]$ ABSURD4 

,IF ,JEWS W]E ,SEMITES 9 T]MS ( ! LANGUAGE ( !IR ,SACR$ ,BOOK1 !N ALL ,EUROPEAN & ,AM]ICAN ,*RI/IANS W]E ,GREEKS OR ,ITALIANS1 A NOTION ALMO/ AS PAT5TLY ABSURD4 

,I />T$ TO SUSPECT ?AT MY ,ZIONI/ RELATIVE'S ONLY CONNECTION TO ! ,ZION 9 ! ,LEVANT WAS A G5EALOGICAL CONNECTION TRAC$1 NOT OV] SIX1 BUT OV] MORE ?AN SIXTY G5]ATIONS4 ,BUT ,I HAD COME TO CONSID] SU* RACIAL RECKON+ A PECULI>ITY ( ,NAZIS1 ,AFRIKAAN]S & ,AM]ICAN ,S\!RN]S4 

,I WAS UNEASY4 ,I ?\<T SURELY !RE WAS MORE TO IT ?AN ?AT2 SURELY ?OSE :O CLAIM$ TO DESC5D FROM ! VICTIMS ( ALL ?AT RACISM W]E NOT C>RI]S ( A RACISM T5 TIMES MORE ?OR\<4 

,I KNEW LITTLE ( ! ,ZIONI/ ,MOVEM5T1 BUT 5\< TO />T BE+ REPELL$4 ,I KNEW ! ,MOVEM5T HAD ORIG9ALLY HAD TWO W+S1 ONE ( :I*1 ! ,SOCIALI/ ONE1 ,I C\LD UND]/& BECAUSE ,I WAS />T+ TO EMPA?IZE ) VICTIMS ( OPPRESSION1 NOT FROM 9SI<TS ,I GA9$ FROM MY [N EXP]I5CE BUT FROM BOOKS EQUALLY ACCESSIBLE TO O!RS2 ! O!R W+ ( ,ZIONISM WAS 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO ME4 

,! EGALIT>IAN OR ,LEFT ,ZIONI/S1 AS ,I !N UND]/OOD !M1 DID NOT WANT TO BE ASSIMILAT$ 9TO ! ,EUROPEAN /ATES ?AT P]SECUT$ !M1 SOME BECAUSE !Y DIDN'T ?9K !Y EV] C\LD BE1 O!RS BECAUSE !Y W]E REPELL$ BY 9DU/RIALIZ+ ,EUROPE & ,AM]ICA4 ,! ,MESSIAH1 !IR ,MOVEM5T1 W\LD DELIV] ,ISRAEL FROM EXILE & GUIDE H] TO ,ZION1 TO SOME?+ ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T1 TO A ,P>ADISE )\T SUCK]S OR HU/L]S4 ,SOME ( !M1 EV5 MORE METAPHORICALLY1 HOP$ ! ,MESSIAH W\LD DELIV] ! OPPRESS$ FROM !IR OPPRESSORS1 IF NOT EV]Y:]E1 !N AT LEA/ 9 A MILL5NIAL EGALIT>IAN ,UTOPIA LOCAT$ 9 A PROV9CE ( ! ,OTTOMAN ,EMPIRE1 & !Y W]E READY TO JO9 ) ! ,ISLAMIC RESID5TS ( ,ZION AGA9/ ,OTTOMAN1 ,LEVANT9E & ,BRITI% OPPRESSORS4 ,!Y %>$ ?IS DREAM ) ,*RI/IAN MILL5>IANS :O HAD BE5 TRY+ = MORE ?AN A MILL5NIUM TO F\ND ,ZION 9 ONE OR ANO!R PROV9CE ( ,EUROPE2 BO? HAD ! SAME ROOTS1 BUT ,I SUSPECT$ ! LEFT ,ZIONI/S HAD 9H]IT$ !IR MILL5>IANISM FROM ! ,*RI/IANS4 

,! EGALIT>IAN ,ZIONI/S W]E >ROGANT 9 ?9K+ ! ,ISLAMIC RESID5TS ( ,ZION W\LD EMBRACE ,EUROPEAN LEFTI/S AS LIB]ATORS1 & !Y W]E AS NAIVE AS ! EGALIT>IANS :O HAD SEIZ$ /ATE P[] 9 ! C\NTRY ( MY BIR?1 ?9K+ ! MILL5NIUM W\LD BEG9 AS SOON AS !Y OCCUPI$ ,/ATE (FICES & BECAME POLICEM54 ,BUT AS F> AS ,I C\LD SEE1 !Y W]5'T RACI/S4 

,! O!R ,ZIONI/S1 ! ,RI<T1 :O BY ! TIME ,I REA*$ COLLEGE HAD ALL BUT SUPPLANT$ ! ,LEFT1 AT LEA/ 9 ,AM]ICA1 W]E EXPLICIT RACI/S >ID ASSIMILATIONI/S2 !Y WANT$ A ,/ATE DOM9AT$ BY A ,RACE EV] SO ?9LY DISGUIS$ AS A RELIGION1 A ,/ATE ?AT W\LD NOT BE SOME?+ ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T1 BUT EXACTLY ! SAME AS ,AM]ICA & ! O!R /ATES 9 ! ,FAMILY ( ,NATIONS4 ,I C\LDN'T UND]/& ?IS1 = IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT !SE ,ZIONI/S1 :O 9CLUD$ /ATI/S1 9DU/RIALIZ]S & TE*NOCRATS1 W]E NOT ONLY RACI/S BUT ALSO ,CONV]SOS4 

,E>LI] ,CONV]SOS W]E ,JEWS 9 FIFTE5? C5TURY ,SPA9 :O1 TO AVOID P]SECUTION1 DISCOV]$ ?AT ! LONG-AWAIT$ ,JEWI% ,MESSIAH HAD ALREADY >RIV$1 A MILL5NIUM & A HALF E>LI]1 9 ! P]SON ( ,JEWI% PROPHET ,JESSE1 ! ,CRUCIFI$4 ,SOME ( !SE ,CONV]SOS !N JO9$ ! ,9QUISITION & P]SECUT$ ,JEWS :O HAD NOT MADE ?IS DISCOV]Y4 

,! MOD]N ,CONV]SOS HADN'T BECOME ,CA?OLICS2 ,CA?OLICISM WAS NOT ! DOM9ANT CRE$ 9 ! TW5TIE? C5TURY2 ,SCI5CE & ,TE*NOLOGY W]E4 

,I ?\<T ,JESSE HAD AT LEA/ AFFIRM$1 IF ONLY AS RELICS1 SOME ( ! TRAITS ( ! ANCI5T HUMAN COMMUNITY1 :]EAS ,SCI5CE & ,TE*NOLOGY AFFIRM$ NO?+ HUMAN2 !Y DE/ROY$ CULTURE AS WELL AS NATURE AS WELL AS HUMAN COMMUNITY4 

,IT SEEM$ SAD ?AT ! LONG-PRES]V$ & C>EFULLY-GU>D$ SPECIFICITIES ( A CULTURAL M9ORITY ?AT HAD REFUS$ TO BE ABSORB$ W]E TO %ATT] ON ! DISCOV]Y ?AT ! TE*NOCRATIC ,/ATE WAS ! ,MESSIAH & ! ,9DU/RIAL ,PROCESS ! LONG-AWAIT$ MILL5NIUM4 ,?IS MADE ! :OLE TRAJECTORY MEAN+LESS4 ,! DREAM ( !SE RACI/ ,CONV]SOS WAS REPULSIVE TO ME4 

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,IT WASN'T UNTIL ! FOLL[+ DECADE1 :5 ,I WAS OV] ?IRTY1 ?AT MY NE>NESS TO ! ,NAZI ,POGROM BEGAN TO BE MEAN+FUL TO ME4 ,?IS TRANSVALUATION ( MY E>LY EXP]I5CE HAPP5$ SUDD5LY1 & WAS CAUS$ BY SOME?+ LIKE A *ANCE 5C\NT]1 AN 5C\NT] :I*1 ALSO BY *ANCE1 9CLUD$ AN ODD REF]5CE TO ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL4 

,?IS WAS ! DECADE :5 ,AM]ICA WAG$ ITS W> ( EXT]M9ATION AGA9/ A PEOPLE & AN ANCI5T CULTURE ( ! ,F> ,EA/4 

,IT HAPP5$ ?AT ,I WAS VISIT+ MY ,AM]ICANIZ$ RELATIVES AT ! SAME TIME ?AT MY ,&EAN AUNT WAS ) !M = ! FIR/ TIME S9CE !IR SEP>ATION4 ,?IS WAS ! AUNT :O HAD RESPECT$ ! ,QUE*UA-SPEAK+ PEOPLE1 AL?\< NOT 5\< TO LE>N !IR LANGUAGE1 & HAD /AY$ AMONG !M :5 ! O!RS LEFT4 

,! CONV]SATION AMONG ! RELATIVES TURN$ TO PI\S REFLECTIONS AB\T ! UNCLE :O HAD GONE TO ,ISRAEL & BE5 KILL$ BY A C> AFT] HAV+ SURVIV$ ! ,NAZI CONC5TRATION CAMPS4 

,MY ,&EAN AUNT C\LDN'T BELIEVE :AT %E HE>D4 ,%E ASK$ H] RELATIVES IF !Y HAD ALL GONE CRAZY4 ,! /ORY AB\T ! C> ACCID5T HAD BE5 TOLD TO ! *ILDR5 SO (T5 ?AT ! ADULTS HAD COME TO BELIEVE IT4 

,?AT MAN WASN'T KILL$ 9 AN ACCID5T1 %E %\T$4 ,HE COMMITT$ SUICIDE4 ,HE HAD SURVIV$ ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS BECAUSE HE HAD BE5 A TE*NICIAN EMPLOY$ 9 APPLY+ *EMICAL SCI5CE TO ! OP]ATION ( ! GAS *AMB]S4 ,HE HAD !N MADE ! MI/AKE ( EMIGRAT+ TO ,ISRAEL1 :]E HIS COLLABORATION HAD BE5 MADE PUBLIC KN[L$GE4 ,HE PROBABLY C\LDN'T FACE ! ACCUS+ EYES2 MAYBE HE FE>$ RETALIATION4 

,MY FIR/ RESPONSE TO ?IS REVELATION WAS REVULSION AGA9/ A HUMAN BE+ :O C\LD BE SO MORALLY DEGRAD$ AS TO GAS HIS [N K9 & FELL[-CAPTIVES4 ,BUT ! MORE ,I ?\<T AB\T HIM1 ! MORE ,I HAD TO ADMIT !RE HAD AT LEA/ BE5 A %R$ ( MORAL 9TEGRITY 9 HIS F9AL SELF-DE/RUCTIVE ACT2 ?AT ACT DIDN'T MAKE HIM A MORAL P>ADIGM1 BUT IT CONTRA/$ %>PLY ) ! ACTS ( PEOPLE :O LACK$ EV5 ?AT %R$ ( MORAL 9TEGRITY1 PEOPLE :O W]E RETURN+ FROM ! ,F> ,EA/ & AFFIRM+ !IR DE$S1 ACTUALLY BOA/+ ( ! UNNATURAL ATROCITIES !Y HAD 9FLICT$ ON !IR FELL[ HUMAN BE+S4 

,& ,I ASK$ MYSELF :O ! O!RS REALLY W]E1 ! PURE ONES :O HAD EXPOS$ & JUDG$ ,EI*MANN ! OB$I5T ,G]MAN4 

,I DIDN'T KN[ ANY?+ AB\T ! PEOPLE 9 ,ISRAEL & HAD NEV] MET AN ,ISRAELI1 BUT ,I WAS 9CREAS+LY AW>E ( ! L\D ,AM]ICAN *E]LEAD]S = ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL1 & NOT ! ,LEFT ,ZIONI/S AMONG !M BUT ! O!RS1 MY RACI/ RELATIVE'S FRI5DS4 ,! ,LEFTI/S HAD ALL BUT VANI%$ 9 A D>K SECT>IAN ,LIMBO NO \TSID] C\LD P5ETRATE1 A ,LIMBO ?AT /ANK ALMO/ AS /RONGLY AS ! ONE ?AT HELD ,MESSIAH ,L59'S & ,/AL9'S HEIRS1 ) SECTS TWI/$ \T ( %APE BY ! EXI/5CE ( ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL1 RANG+ FROM ?OSE :O CLAIM$ !IR SEIZURE ( P[] WAS ALL ?AT WAS NE$$ TO TURN ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL 9TO AN EGALIT>IAN COMMUNITY1 TO ?OSE :O CLAIM$ ! EXI/+ ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL WAS ALREADY ! EGALIT>IAN COMMUNITY4 

,BUT ! ,LEFT ,ZIONI/S %\T$ ONLY AT EA* O!R4 

,IT WAS ! O!RS :O MADE ALL ! D91 :O %\T$ AT EV]YONE ELSE4 ,& !SE W]E EXPLICIT AB\T :AT !Y ADMIR$ 9 ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL2 !Y AFFIRM$ IT1 !Y BOA/$ ( IT1 & IT HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ! AIL+ W+'S EGALIT>IANISM4 ,:AT !Y ADMIR$ WAS3 

! CRUSAD+ NATIONALISM ?AT CONSID]$ ! HUMANITY SURR\ND+ IT AS NO?+ BUT OB/ACLES TO ITS FL[]+2 

! 9DU/RIAL POT5CY ( ! ,RACE ?AT HAD SUCCE$$ 9 D5ATUR+ ! DES]T & MAK+ IT BLOOM2 

! EFFICI5CY ( ! HUMAN BE+S REMADE 9TO OP]ATORS ( BIG TANKS & 9CR$IBLY ACCURATE JETS2 

! TE*NOLOGICAL SOPHI/ICATION ( ! 9/RUM5TS ( DEA? !MSELVES1 9F9ITELY SUP]IOR TO ?AT ( ! ,NAZIS2 

! SPECTACUL>LY 5T]PRIS+ SECRET POLICE :OSE PR[ESS WAS SURELY NOT 9F]IOR1 = SU* A SMALL ,/ATE1 TO ?AT ( ! ,C,I,A1 ,K,G,B OR ,GE/APO2 

! BULLY MILIT>ISM ?AT PITT$ ! LATE/ 9V5TIONS ( LIFE-KILL+ ,SCI5CE AGA9/ A MOTLEY COLLECTION ( WEAPONS1 & EXACT$ A HUNDR$ OR A ?\S& TIMES ! LOSSES IT SU/A9$4 

,?IS LA/ BOA/1 :I* EXPRESS$ ! MORALITY ( EXACT+ HUNDR$S ( EYES = AN EYE & ?\S&S ( TEE? = A TOO?1 SEEM$ P>TICUL>LY REPULSIVE 9 ! M\? ( A *E]LEAD] = A !OCRATIC ,/ATE :]E AN E?ICAL ELITE CLAIM$ TO PROVIDE 9SPIR$ GUIDANCE ON MORAL QUE/IONS2 BUT ?IS WILL SURPRISE ONLY ?OSE UN9=M$ AB\T HI/ORY'S !OCRACIES4 

,DUR+ ?IS DECADE1 ! RACISM1 ! ANTI-,SEMITISM1 TO BE MORE PRECISE1 ( !SE ADMIR]S ( ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL BECAME VIRUL5T4 ,ZION'S EXPROPRIAT$ ,SEMITES W]E NO LONG] CONSID]$ HUMAN BE+S2 !Y W]E ,BACKW>D ,>ABS2 ONLY ?OSE AMONG !M :O HAD BE5 TURN$ 9TO GOOD ASSIMILAT$ ,ISRAELIS C\LD BE CALL$ HUMAN2 ! O!RS W]E DIRTY ,PRIMITIVES4 ,& ,PRIMITIVES1 9 ! DEF9ITION GIV5 A FEW C5TURIES E>LI] BY ,CONQUI/ADORES1 NOT ONLY HAD NO RI<T TO RESI/ HUMILIATION1 EXPROPRIATION & DESOLATION2 ,PRIMITIVES HAD NO RI<T TO EXI/2 !Y ONLY SQU&]$ NATURE'S RES\RCES1 !Y DIDN'T KN[ :AT TO DO ) ,GOD'S PRECI\S GIFTS6 ,ONLY ,GOD'S *OS5 KNEW H[ TO USE ! ,GREAT ,FA!R'S GIFTS1 & !Y KNEW EXACTLY :AT TO DO ) !M4 

,YET EV5 :ILE DWELL+ ON ! BACKW>DNESS ( ! EXPROPRIAT$1 ! *E]LEAD]S BECAME P>ANOID & PICTUR$ ! PA!TIC RESI/ANCE ( ! EXPROPRIAT$ AS A VA/ CONSPIRACY ( UNTOLD P[] & NE>LY COSMIC SCOPE4 

,S>TRE'S EXPRESSION MAUVAISE FOI .<,! USUAL ,5GLI% TRANSLATION IS ',BAD FAI?4'.> IS TOO WEAK TO *>ACT]IZE ! PO/URE *OS5 BY !SE PEOPLE1 BUT IT'S NOT MY CONC]N TO CO9 ANO!R EXPRESSION4 

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,I SURVIV$ 9TO MY =TIES1 ?ANKS P>TLY TO ! FACT ?AT ,AM]ICA /ILL HADN'T EXT]M9AT$ ITSELF & ! RE/ ( HUMANITY ) ! HI<-P[]$ 9C9]ANTS & POISONS ) :I* IT WAS M9+ .<,M9+ 9 ! S5SE ( SETT+ EXPLOSIVE M9ES1 MAK+ E>? LE?AL.>1 OR RA!R UND]M9+1 ITS [N AS WELL AS O!R PEOPLE'S L&S4 

,?IS DECADE COMB9$ :AT ,I HAD E>LI] ?\<T UNCOMB9ABLE2 IT COMB9$ A B>RAGE ( REVELATIONS AB\T ! ,HOLOCAU/1 9 ! =M ( MOVIES1 PLAYS1 BOOKS & >TICLES1 ) ! ,POGROM1 P]PETRAT$ ON ,LEVANT9E ,SEMITES 9 ,BEIRUT BY ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL4 .<,WRITT5 9 MID-,AUGU/1 ?IS /ATEM5T REF]R$ TO ,ISRAEL'S 9VASION & NOT YET TO ! ,POGROM 9 ! /RICT #a#i? C5TURY S5SE P]PETRAT$ 9 ,SEPTEMB]4 7,SEPT #a#f-#a#h1 #a#i#h#b1 TO BE EXACT7.> 

,! REVELATIONS T\*$ ! ,HOLOCAU/ 9 ,VIETNAM ONLY M>G9ALLY2 MAYBE TWO G5]ATIONS HAVE TO PASS BE=E SU* FIL? IS HUNG \T TO AIR4 ,! REVELATIONS W]E ALMO/ ALL AB\T ! ,HOLOCAU/ ,I HAD N>R[LY ESCAP$ AS A *ILD4 

,PEOPLE :O DON'T UND]/& HUMAN FRE$OM MI<T ?9K ! T]RIBLE REVELATIONS C\LD HAVE ONLY ONE EFFECT1 !Y C\LD ONLY TURN PEOPLE AGA9/ ! P]PETRATORS ( SU* ATROCITIES1 !Y C\LD ONLY MAKE PEOPLE EMPA?IZE ) ! VICTIMS1 !Y C\LD ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO A RESOLVE TO ABOLI% ! V]Y POSSIBILITY ( A REPEAT ( SU* DEHUMANIZ+ P]SECUTION & COLD-BLOOD$ MURD]4 ,BUT1 = BETT] OR WORSE1 SU* EXP]I5CES1 :E!R P]SONALLY LIV$ OR LE>N$ FROM REVELATIONS1 >E NO?+ BUT ! FIELD OV] :I* HUMAN FRE$OM SO>S LIKE A BIRD ( PREY4 ,! REVELATIONS AB\T ! =TY-YE>-OLD ,POGROM HAVE EV5 BE5 TURN+ UP AS JU/IFICATIONS = A PRES5T-DAY ,POGROM4 

,POGROM IS A ,RUSSIAN WORD ?AT US$ TO REF]1 9 PA/ YE>S ?AT N[ SEEM ALMO/ B5IGN1 TO A RIOT ( CUDGEL->M$ M5 AGA9/ POORLY >M$ VILLAG]S ) DIFF]5T CULTURAL TRAITS2 ! MORE HEAVILY ! ,/ATE WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ! RIOT1 ! MORE HE9\S WAS ! ,POGROM4 ,! OV]:ELM+LY /RONG] ATTACK]S PROJECT$ !IR [N *>ACT] AS BULLIES ONTO !IR WEAK] VICTIMS1 CONV9C+ !MSELVES ?AT !IR VICTIMS W]E RI*1 P[]FUL1 WELL->M$ & ALLI$ ) ! ,DEVIL4 ,! ATTACK]S ALSO PROJECT$ !IR [N VIOL5CE ONTO !IR VICTIMS1 CON/RUCT+ /ORIES ( ! VICTIMS' BRUTALITY \T ( DETAILS TAK5 FROM !IR [N REP]TORY ( DE$S4 ,9 N9ETE5? C5TURY ,RUSSIA1 A ,POGROM WAS CONSID]$ P>TICUL>LY VIOL5T IF FIFTY PEOPLE W]E KILL$4 

,! /ATI/ICS UND]W5T A COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS 9 ! TW5TIE? C5TURY1 :5 ! ,/ATE BECAME ! MA9 RIOT]4 ,! /ATI/ICS ( MOD]N ,G]MAN & ,RUSSIAN & ,TURKI% /ATE-RUN ,POGROMS >E KN[N2 ! /ATI/ICS FROM ,VIETNAM & ,BEIRUT >E NOT PUBLIC YET4 

,BEIRUT & ITS 9HABITANTS HAD ALREADY BE5 MADE DESOLATE BY ! PRES5CE ( ! VIOL5T RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T ( ! EXPROPRIAT$ REFUGEES \/$ FROM ,ZION2 IF ! CASUALTIES ( ?OSE CLA%ES W]E ADD$ TO ! NUMB] KILL$ BY ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL'S DIRECT 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! RIOT -- BUT ,I'LL /OP ?IS2 ,I DON'T WANT TO PLAY NUMB]S GAMES4 

,! TRICK ( DECL>+ W> AGA9/ ! >M$ RESI/ANCE & !N ATTACK+ ! RESI/]S' UN>M$ K9 AS WELL AS ! SURR\ND+ POPULATION ) ! MO/ GRUESOME PRODUCTS ( ,DEA?-,SCI5CE -- ?IS TRICK IS NOT NEW4 ,AM]ICAN ,PIONE]S W]E PIONE]S 9 ?IS TOO2 !Y MADE IT /&>D PRACTICE TO DECL>E W> ON 9DIG5\S W>RIORS & !N TO MURD] & BURN VILLAGES ) ONLY WOM5 & *ILDR5 9 !M4 ,?IS IS ALREADY MOD]N W>1 :AT WE KN[ AS W> AGA9/ CIVILIAN POPULATIONS2 IT HAS ALSO BE5 CALL$1 MORE C&IDLY1 MASS MURD] OR G5OCIDE4 

,MAYBE ,I %\LDN'T BE SURPRIS$ ?AT ! P]PETRATORS ( A ,POGROM PORTRAY !MSELVES AS ! VICTIMS1 9 ! PRES5T CASE AS VICTIMS ( ! ,HOLOCAU/4 

,H]MAN ,MELVILLE NOTIC$ OV] A C5TURY AGO1 9 HIS ANALYSIS ( ! METAPHYSICS ( ,9DIAN-HAT+1 ?AT ?OSE :O MADE A FULL-TIME PR(ESSION ( HUNT+ & MURD]+ 9DIG5\S PEOPLE ( ?IS CONT95T ALWAYS MADE !MSELVES APPE>1 EV5 9 !IR [N EYES1 AS ! VICTIMS ( MANHUNTS4 

,! USE ! ,NAZIS MADE ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,JEWI% ,CONSPIRACY IS BETT] KN[N3 DUR+ ALL ! YE>S ( ATROCITIES DEFY+ BELIEF1 ! ,NAZIS CONSID]$ !MSELVES ! VICTIMIZ$4 

,IT'S AS IF ! EXP]I5CE ( BE+ A VICTIM GAVE EXEMPTION FROM HUMAN SOLID>ITY1 AS IF IT GAVE SPECIAL P[]S1 AS IF IT GAVE A LIC5SE TO KILL4 

,MAYBE ,I %\LDN'T BE SURPRIS$1 BUT ,I CAN'T KEEP MYSELF FROM BE+ ANGRY1 BECAUSE SU* A PO/URE IS ! PO/URE ( A ,SALAUD1 ! PO/URE ( ONE :O D5IES HUMAN FRE$OM1 :O D5IES ?AT HE *OOSES HIMSELF AS KILL]4 ,! EXP]I5CE1 :E!R P]SONALLY LIV$ OR LE>N$ FROM REVELATIONS1 EXPLA9S & DET]M9ES NO?+2 IT IS NO?+ BUT A PHONY ALIBI4 

,MELVILLE ANALYZ$ ! MORAL 9TEGRITY ( ! ,9DIAN-HAT]4 

,I'M TALK+ AB\T MOD]N ,POGROMI/S1 & MORE N>R[LY AB\T *E]LEAD]S = ,POGROMS4 ,I'M TALK+ AB\T PEOPLE :O HAV5'T P]SONALLY KILL$ FIFTY OR FIVE OR EV5 ONE HUMAN BE+4 

,I'M TALK+ AB\T ,AM]ICA1 :]E ! QUE/ IS TO IMM]SE ONESELF 9 ,P>ADISE :ILE AVOID+ ANY CONTACT ) ITS DIRTY WORK1 :]E ONLY A M9ORITY IS /ILL 9VOLV$ 9 ! P]SONAL DO+ ( ! DIRTY WORK1 :]E ! VA/ MAJORITY >E FULL-TIME VOYEURS1 PEEP]S1 PR(ESSORS1 CALL !M :AT Y\ WILL4 

,AMONG ! VOYEURS1 ,I'M CONC5TRAT+ ON ! VOYEURS ( ,HOLOCAU/S & ,POGROMS4 ,I HAVE TO KEEP REF]R+ TO :AT'S ON ! SCRE5 BECAUSE ?AT'S :AT'S BE+ WAT*$4 ,BUT MY CONC]N IS ) ! WAT*]1 ) ONE :O *OOSES HIMSELF A VOYEUR1 SPECIFICALLY A VOYEUR ( ,HOLOCAU/S1 A *E]LEAD] = DEA? SQUADS4 

,M5TION ! WORDS ,BEIRUT & ,POGROM 9 ! SAME S5T5CE TO SU* A ONE1 & HE'LL VOMIT ALL ! MORALITY 9SIDE HIM3 HE WON'T VOMIT MU*4 

,! LIKELIE/ RESPONSE Y\'LL GET IS A MORONIC *UCKLE & A CYNICAL LAU<4 

,I'M REM9D$ ( MY UNCLE1 ! ONE :O WASN'T HIT BY A C>1 :O AT LEA/ HAD ! %R$ ( MORAL 9TEGRITY TO SEE :AT O!RS SAW & REJECT IT1 & ,I CONTRA/ MY UNCLE ) ?IS P]SON :O EI!R SEES NO?+ AT ALL1 OR :O CYNICALLY AFFIRMS :AT HE SEES1 CYNICALLY ACCEPTS HIMSELF4 

,IF HE'S AN 9TELLECTUAL1 A PR(ESSOR1 HE'LL RESPOND ) ! EXACT EQUIVAL5T ( ! MORONIC GR9 OR ! CYNICAL LAU< BUT ) WORDS2 HE'LL BOMB>D Y\ ) SOPHI/RIES1 HALF TRU?S & \TRI<T LIES :I* >E P]FECTLY TRANSP>5T TO HIM EV5 AS HE UTT]S !M4 

,?IS IS NOT AN AIRY1 WIDE-EY$ IDEALI/ BUT A GROSS1 D[N-TO-E>? PROP]TY-ORI5T$ MAT]IALI/ ) NO ILLUSIONS AB\T :AT CON/ITUTES EXPROPRIATION ( :AT HE CALLS ,REAL ,E/ATE4 ,YET ?IS REAL E/ATE MAN WILL />T TELL+ Y\ ?AT ! ,LEVANT9E ,ZION IS A ,JEWI% ,L& & HE'LL PO9T TO A TWO-?\S& YE> OLD ,TITLE4 

,HE CALLS ,HITL] A MADMAN = HAV+ CLAIM$ ! ,SUDET5L& WAS A ,G]MAN L& BECAUSE HE TOTALLY REJECTS ! RULES ?AT W\LD HAVE MADE IT A ,G]MAN L&1 9T]NATIONAL PEACE TREATIES >E 9CLUD$ 9 HIS RULES1 VIOL5T EXPROPRIATIONS >E NOT4 

,YET SUDD5LY HE PULLS \T A SET ( RULES :I*1 IF HE REALLY ACCEPT$ !M1 W\LD PULV]IZE ! 5TIRE $IFICE ( ,REAL ,PROP]TY4 ,IF HE REALLY ACCEPT$ SU* RULES1 HE W\LD BE SELL+ PLOTS 9 ,GDANSK TO ,KA%UBIANS RETURN+ FROM EXILE1 TRACTS 9 ,MI*IGAN1 ,WISCONS9 & ,M9NESOTA TO ,OJIBWAS REAPPROPRIAT+ !IR HOMEL&1 E/ATES 9 ,IRAN1 ,IRAQ & MU* ( ,TURKEY TO HOMEW>D B\ND ,9DIAN ,P>SEES1 & HE W\LD EV5 HAVE TO LEASE P>TS ( ,ZION ITSELF TO ,*9ESE DESC5DANTS ( ,NE/ORIAN ,*RI/IANS1 & TO MANY O!RS BESIDES4 

,SU* >GUM5TS HAVE MORE AFF9ITY ) ! MORONIC *UCKLE ?AN ) ! CYNICAL LAU<4 

,! CYNICAL LAU< TRANSLAT$ 9TO WORDS W\LD SAY3 ,WE 7!Y ALWAYS SAY ,WE7 ,WE CONQU]$ ! ,PRIMITIVES1 EXPROPRIAT$ !M & \/$ !M2 ! EXPROPRIAT$ >E /ILL RESI/+1 & 9 ! MEANTIME ,WE HAVE ACQUIR$ TWO G5]ATIONS :O HAVE NO O!R HOME BUT ,ZION2 BE+ ,REALI/S1 WE KN[ WE CAN 5D ! RESI/ANCE ONCE & = ALL BY EXT]M9AT+ ! EXPROPRIAT$1 

,SU* CYNICISM )\T A %R$ ( MORAL 9TEGRITY MI<T BE REALI/IC1 BUT IT MI<T ALSO TURN \T TO BE :AT ,C4,W4 ,MILLS CALL$ ,CRACKPOT ,REALISM1 BECAUSE ! RESI/ANCE MI<T SURVIVE & SPREAD & IT MI<T GO ON AS LONG AS ! ,IRI%4 

,!RE'S YET ANO!R RESPONSE1 ! RESPONSE ( ! CUDGEL->M$ ,DEF5SE ,LEAGUE BULLY :O ?9KS ! ABS5CE ( A BR[N %IRT MAKES HIM UNRECOGNIZABLE4 

,HE CL5*ES HIS FI/ OR TI<T5S HIS GRIP ON HIS CLUB & %\TS3 ,TRAITOR6 

,?IS RESPONSE IS ! MO/ OM9\S1 = IT CLAIMS ?AT ,WE >E A CLUB TO :I* ALL >E WELCOME1 BUT ! MEMB]%IP ( SOME IS M&ATORY4 

,9 ?IS USAGE1 ,TRAITOR DOES NOT MEAN ANTI-,SEMITE1 S9CE IT IS AIM$ AT PEOPLE :O EMPA?IZE ) ! PLI<T ( ! CURR5T ,SEMITES4 ,TRAITOR DOES NOT MEAN ,POGROMI/1 S9CE IT IS AIM$ AT PEOPLE :O /ILL EMPA?IZE ) ! VICTIMS ( ! ,POGROM4 ,?IS T]M IS ONE ( ! FEW COMPON5TS ( ! VOCABUL>Y ( A RACI/ ?R\< ! AGES2 IT MEANS3 ,TRAITOR TO ! ,RACE4 

,& H]E ,I REA* ! S+LE ELEM5T :I* ! NEW ANTI-,SEMITE HAD NOT YET %>$ ) ! OLD ANTI-,SEMITE3 ,GLEI*S*ALTUNG1 ! TOTALIT>IAN 'SYN*RONIZATION' ( ALL POLITICAL ACTIVITY & EXPRESSION4 ,! 5TIRE ,RACE MU/ M>* 9 /EP1 TO ! SAME DRUMBEAT2 ALL >E TO OBEY4 

,! UNIQU5ESS ( ! CONDEMN$ ,EI*MANN BECOMES R$UC$ TO A DIFF]5CE 9 HOLIDAY RITUAL4 

,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT SU* GOONS >E NOT PRES]V]S ( ! TRADITIONS ( A P]SECUT$ CULTURE4 ,!Y'RE ,CONV]SOS1 BUT NOT TO ! ,CA?OLICISM ( ,F]N&O Y ,ISABELA2 !Y'RE ,CONV]SOS TO ! POLITICAL PRACTICE ( ! ,FUEHR]4 

,! LONG EXILE IS OV]2 ! P]SECUT$ REFUGEE AT LONG LA/ RETURNS TO ,ZION1 BUT SO BADLY SC>R$ HE'S UNRECOGNIZABLE1 HE HAS COMPLETELY LO/ HIS SELF2 HE RETURNS AS ANTI-,SEMITE1 AS ,POGROMI/1 AS MASS MURD]]2 ! AGES ( EXILE & SUFF]+ >E /ILL 9CLUD$ 9 HIS MAKEUP1 BUT ONLY AS SELF-JU/IFICATIONS1 & AS A REP]TORY ( HORRORS TO IMPOSE ON ,PRIMITIVES & EV5 ON ,E>? H]SELF4 

,I ?9K ,I'VE N[ %[N ?AT ! EXP]I5CE ( ! ,HOLOCAU/1 :E!R LIV$ OR PEEP$1 DOES NOT 9 ITSELF MAKE AN 9DIVIDUAL A CRITIC ( ,POGROMS1 & ALSO ?AT IT DOES NOT CONF] SPECIAL P[]S OR GIVE ANYONE A LIC5SE TO KILL OR MAKE SOMEONE A MASS MURD]]4 

,BUT ,I HAV5'T EV5 T\*$ ! L>GE QUE/ION ?AT IS RAIS$ BY ALL ?IS3 ,CAN ,I BEG9 TO EXPLA9 :Y SOMEONE *OOSES HIMSELF A MASS MURD]]8 

,I ?9K ,I CAN BEG9 TO ANSW]4 ,AT ! RISK ( PLAGI>IZ+ ,S>TRE'S PORTRAIT ( ! OLD ANTI-,SEMITE1 ,I CAN AT LEA/ TRY TO PO9T TO ONE OR TWO ( ! ELEM5TS 9 ! FIELD ( *OICE ( ! NEW ANTI-,SEMITE4 

,I C\LD />T BY NOTIC+ ?AT ! NEW ANTI-,SEMITE IS NOT REALLY SO DIFF]5T FROM ANY O!R ,T,V-WAT*]1 & ?AT ,T,V-WAT*+ IS SOME:]E NE> ! CORE ( ! *OICE 7,I 9CLUDE NEWSPAP]S & MOVIES UND] ! ABBREVIATION = 'TELL-A-VISION'74 

,:AT ! WAT*] SEES ON ! SCRE5 >E SOME ( ! '9T]E/+' DE$S1 SIFT$ & C5SOR$1 ( ! MON/R\S 5SEMBLE 9 :I* HE PLAYS A TRIVIAL BUT DAILY ROLE4 ,! C5TRAL BUT NOT (T5 TELEVIS$ ACTIVITY ( ?IS VA/ 5SEMBLE IS 9DU/RIAL & CL]ICAL LABOR1 =C$ LABOR1 OR JU/ SIMPLY LABOR1 ! ,>BEIT :I* MA*T FREI4 .<',WORK ,LIB]ATES'3 A SLOGAN PO/$ AT ! 5TRANCE TO ,NAZI SLAVE LABOR CAMPS4.> 

,SOLZH5ITSYN1 9 HIS MULTI-VOLUM$ ,GULAG ,>*IPELAGO1 GAVE A PR(\ND ANALYSIS ( :AT SU* ,>BEIT DOES TO A HUMAN 9DIVIDUAL'S \T] & 9N] LIFE2 A COMP>ABLY PR(\ND ANALYSIS HAS YET TO BE MADE ( ! ADM9I/RATION ?AT 'SYN*RONIZES' ! ACTIVITY1 ! TRA9+ 9/ITUTIONS ?AT PRODUCE ! ,EI*MANNS & ,*EMI/S :O APPLY RATIONAL MEANS TO ! P]PETRATION ( ! IRRATIONAL 5DS ( !IR SUP]IORS4 

,I CAN'T SUMM>IZE ,SOLZH5ITSYN'S F9D+S2 HIS BOOKS HAVE TO BE READ4 ,9 A BRIEF SPACE ,I CAN ONLY SAY ?AT ! P>T ( LIFE SP5T 9 ,>BEIT1 ! TRIVIALITY ( EXI/5CE 9 A COMMODITY M>KET AS SELL] OR CU/OM]1 WORK] OR CLI5T1 LEAVES AN 9DIVIDUAL )\T K9%IP OR COMMUNITY OR MEAN+2 IT DEHUMANIZES HIM1 EVACUATES HIM2 IT LEAVES NO?+ 9SIDE BUT ! TRIVIA ?AT MAKE UP HIS \TSIDE4 ,HE NO LONG] HAS ! C5TRALITY1 ! SIGNIFICANCE1 ! SELF-P[]S GIV5 TO ALL !IR MEMB]S BY ANCI5T COMMUNITIES ?AT NO LONG] EXI/4 ,HE DOESN'T EV5 HAVE ! PHONY C5TRALITY GIV5 BY RELIGIONS :I* PRES]V$ A MEMORY ( ! ANCI5T QUALITIES :ILE RECONCIL+ PEOPLE TO WORLDS :]E ?OSE QUALITIES W]E ABS5T4 ,EV5 ! RELIGIONS HAVE BE5 EVACUAT$1 P>$ D[N TO EMPTY RITUALS :OSE MEAN+ HAS LONG BE5 LO/4 

,! GAP IS ALWAYS !RE2 IT'S LIKE HUNG]3 IT HURTS4 ,YET NO?+ SEEMS TO FILL IT4 

,AH1 BUT !RE'S SOME?+ ?AT DOES FILL IT OR AT LEA/ SEEMS TO2 IT MAY BE SAWDU/ & NOT GRAT$ *EESE1 BUT IT GIVES ! /OMA* ! ILLUSION ?AT IT'S BE5 F$2 IT MAY BE A TOTAL ABDICATION ( SELF-P[]S1 A SELF-ANNIHILATION1 BUT IT CREATES ! ILLUSION ( SELF-FULFILLM5T1 ( REAPPROPRIATION ( ! LO/ SELF-P[]S4 

,?IS SOME?+ IS ! ,TOLD ,VISION :I* CAN BE WAT*$ ON (F H\RS1 & PREF]ABLY ALL ! TIME4 

,BY *OOS+ HIMSELF A ,VOYEUR1 ! 9DIVIDUAL CAN WAT* EV]Y?+ HE NO LONG] IS4 

,ALL ! SELF-P[]S HE NO LONG] HAS1 ,IT HAS1 ,& ,IT HAS EV5 MORE P[]S2 ,IT HAS P[]S NO 9DIVIDUAL EV] HAD2 ,IT HAS ! P[] TO TURN DES]TS 9TO =E/S & =E/S 9TO DES]TS2 ,IT HAS ! P[] TO ANNIHILATE PEOPLES & CULTURES :O HAVE SURVIV$ S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( TIME & TO LEAVE NO TRACE ?AT !Y EV] EXI/$2 ,IT EV5 HAS ! P[] TO RESUSCITATE ! VANI%$ PEOPLES & CULTURES & 5D[ !M ) ET]NAL LIFE 9 ! CONDITION$ AIR ( MUSEUMS4 

,9 CASE ! READ] HASN'T ALREADY GUESS$1 ,IT IS ! TE*NOLOGICAL 5SEMBLE1 ! 9DU/RIAL PROCESS1 ! ,MESSIAH CALL$ ,PROGRESS4 ,IT IS ,AM]ICA4 

,! 9DIVIDUAL DEPRIV$ ( MEAN+ *OOSES TO TAKE ! F9AL LEAP 9TO MEAN+LESSNESS BY ID5TIFY+ ) ! V]Y PROCESS ?AT DEPRIVES HIM4 ,HE BECOMES ,WE ! EXPLOIT$ ID5TIFY+ ) ! EXPLOIT]4 ,H5CE=? HIS P[]S >E ,\R P[]S1 ! P[]S ( ! 5SEMBLE1 ! P[]S ( ! ALLIANCE ( WORK]S ) !IR [N BOSSES KN[N AS ! ,DEVELOP$ ,NATION4 ,! P[]LESS 9DIVIDUAL BECOMES AN ESS5TIAL SWIT* 9 ! ALL-P[]FUL1 ALL-KN[+1 ALL-SEE+ ,GOD1 ! C5TRAL COMPUT]2 HE BECOMES ONE ) ! MA*9E4 

,HIS IMM]SION BECOMES AN ORGY DUR+ ! CRUSADES AGA9/ ?OSE :O >E /ILL \TSIDE ! MA*9E3 UNT\*$ TREES1 WOLVES1 ,PRIMITIVES4 

,DUR+ SU* CRUSADES HE BECOMES ONE ( ! LA/ ,PIONE]S2 HE JO9S H&S ACROSS ! C5TURIES ) ! ,CONQUI/ADORES ( ! S\!RN P>T & ! ,PIONE]S ( ! NOR!RN P>T ( ?IS D\BLE CONT95T2 HE JO9S H&S ) ,9DIAN-HAT]S & ,DISCOV]]S & ,CRUSAD]S2 HE FEELS ,AM]ICA RUNN+ 9 HIS VE9S AT LA/1 ! ,AM]ICA ?AT WAS ALREADY BREW+ 9 ! CAULDRONS ( ,EUROPEAN ,AL*EMI/S LONG BE=E ,COLON 7! ,CONV]SO7 REA*$ ! ,C>IBS1 ,RALEI< ! ,ALGONQUIANS OR ,C>TI] ! ,IROQUOIANS2 HE GIVES ! C\P DE GRACE TO HIS REMA9+ HUMANITY BY ID5TIFY+ ) ! PROCESS EXT]M9AT+ CULTURE1 NATURE & HUMANITY4 

,IF ,I W5T ON ,I W\LD PROBABLY COME TO RESULTS ALREADY F\ND BY ,W4 ,REI* 9 HIS /UDY ( ! MASS PSY*OLOGY ( ,FASCISM4 ,IT GALLS ME ?AT A NEW ,FASCISM %\LD *OOSE TO USE ! EXP]I5CE ( ! VICTIMS ( ! E>LI] ,FASCISM AMONG ITS JU/IFICATIONS4 

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