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The "holocaust industry"? It may just be because I lost family in the holocaust, but this can't be an acceptable thing to say here.
by adrianm 10y ago
The "holocaust industry"? It may just be because I lost family in the holocaust, but this can't be an acceptable thing to say here.
- Animats 10y agoNorman Finkelstein, author of "The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering"[1] coined that phrase. He lost ancestors to the Nazis. [1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008GZ4J76/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008GZ4J76/
- fjdlwlv 10y agoA book arguing that the Holocaust has been exploited is not justification for denying the Holocaust happened, and it's insidious to insinuate such. Its disgusting to say that if Google is leading people to believe that the Holocaust didn't happen, the people who profit from it happening should just invest in better SEO.
- wutbrodo 10y agoI had never heard this term so I looked it up: the only usage of the term Google points to in the first couple pages are in specific reference to Norman Finkelstein's 2000 book of that name. The author himself lost family in the Holocaust. I don't have an opinion on whether or not it's acceptable to say here, but thought it might be relevant context given that I didn't know what precisely the term implied. EDIT: Whoops it looks like the parent commenter himself provided the context in between me starting and finishing this comment.