xhonzi said:
I may be stepping out of line here, but at what point in time will Germans be all offended at the portrayal of Nazi's in WWII films, and start this kind of shenanigans? (As I write this, I'm sure it's already started, but most people sort of ignore them) I don't hold any malice towards modern Germans, or even 1940s Germans who weren't Nazis.
Similarly, the people who were most responsible for the death of Christ, as far as the only records we have have to say, were Jews. The New Testament tells us that the Romans only crucified Christ because the Jews, their tenants, demanded it. However, it's not all bad... Christ himself was a Jew as well as all of his Apostles. They are portrayed to be pretty good guys. All of the followers of Christ at the time were Jews. We seem to like them alright, too.
So I have nothing against 30s AD Jews, unless they were personally involved or supported the killing of Christ. And I have nothing against modern Jews, unless they're sort of proud of what the 30s AD guys did.
And, while we're at it, I don't want anyone blaming me for slavery. Bad people did bad things in the past. Bad people today do bad things. If I'm not doing bad things, I'm not a bad person, right? That's what I offer to everyone else and what I expect them to offer to me.
OK Xhonzi. You're not a racist. You never had a slave. You love all men of good will. You're a great person. We all agree, so that's not an issue.
But let's take a look at this comparison. Are you comparing NAZI's potentially being upset about portrayals of real history vs JEWS being upset about the bits of the Gospels that has been responsible for 2000 years of persecution, murder and genocide?