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From: jenn@hmplc.com
In article ,
usenet@mantra.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj) wrote:
> In article ,
> Jenn posted:
>
> > In article <2263164b.0402241123.3f24921@posting.google.com>,
> > ergundel@yahoo.com (Ernest Gundel) wrote:
> >
> > > Jews are becoming their own worst enemy when they try to suppress this
> > > film. It's like Palestinians complaining about Holocaust films,
> > > because it generates support for Israel at their expense.
> > > Understanding is not created from censorship but by discussing every
> > > point-of-view.
> > >
> > > Michael Medved is one of many Jews who is opposed to this censorship
> > > drive, saying it causes exactly the sort of anti-Jewish sentiments is
> > > hopes to avoid:
>
> > what a joke -- this 'denunciation' 'attempted censorship' meme has been
> > carefully orchestrated by Gibson who knows that Christians will flock to
> > see it because of this -- they love to feel persecuted although they
> > make up 80 per cent of this country
> >
> > no one thinks the film should be made illegal -- many think that a film
> > that focuses on pain and misery is designed for two purposes to thrill
> > masochists and to encourage hatred
> >
> > because one has a right to do something destructive doesn't make it a
> > good idea
>
> Films portraying hate and extreme violence in an already
> hate-filled and violent society are likely to succeed at
> the box office.
>
> Jai Maharaj
> http://www.mantra.com/jai
> Om Shanti
no doubt -- but tying it to religious zealotry is dangerous -- and
zealots are rarely thoughtful people --
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