tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795619329331863089.post7213662035727573813..comments2023-06-30T07:51:38.940-04:00Comments on Contemporary Psychoanalytic Musings: Dr. Edward Kissi and Clinicians on Black Survivors of the HolocaustUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795619329331863089.post-27915209449867422892010-02-15T14:59:07.206-05:002010-02-15T14:59:07.206-05:00The following entry is part of a chain of correspo...The following entry is part of a chain of correspondence between film series discussants Michael Poff MA, MSW and Edward Kissi Ph.D and is included here by permission.<br /><br /><br />"The question and tentative objection following Black Survivors were just as specific as those for "Paragraph 175." There is at least one dominant socio-political militarized movement in the world today with the ideology, globalist intentions, and magnitude resembling the pre-WWII Nazi social movement whose various leadership explicitly acknowledges sentiments equivalent to Hitler’s in Mein Kampf and who have been repeatedly showing all around the globe that they are not just bluffing when they say they are willing to wage war, execute, terrorize and generally subjugate others who do not submit to their religious-political worldview. The non-centralized minority but radicalized, extremist and politicized versions of fundamentalist Islam and corresponding fundamentalist leaders - state or otherwise - such as M. Ahmadinejad, Bin Laden, etc. meet these criteria. These are among the most explicitly ideological and violent of many forms of dehumanization in our dangerous world today and to discuss them should not exclude discussion of others. Even if you disagree with what I have just written I hope you would grant that to raise the proposition in scholarly debate is sound and justified given recent history. Yet, in our discussions the only target of accusation of trends equivalent to Nazi policies raised have been those that pertain to US immigration law, US marriage law, and existing and absurd US anti-sodomy laws. Crimes rationalized under these banners are inexcusable in 2009. But I can only surmise that it would be humanity’s compulsion to ignore and repeat history if the West and communities of all colors, religious faiths, gender or sexual orientation were unwilling to discuss other more recently destructive varieties of hate, particularly politicized Islamic extremism for fear of being accused of stereotyping or for fear of offending our brothers and sisters of the Muslim faith, who have the most to loose from our silence, in any case. As a historian I hope you might agree that such silence is dangerous. Yet, not one word has been raised during discussion of the persecution/execution of homosexuals, religious converts and so-called sexual ‘criminals’ (particularly women) in Iran and by other radicalized Islamist governments. The most public and recently-documented cases of persecution/execution of brave Muslims and non-Muslims who speak out against extremism within the Muslim world have not even been mentioned. Even the historical alliance for the very purpose of the Final Solution between Hitler and Islamic leaders such as Hassan al-Banna and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem or Islamist groups (still very active today) such as the Muslim Brotherhood has not been discussed. Can you help me understand this? <br /><br /><br />I believe that as discussants we can engage without fear over such questions and with the trust that subjects of controversy will be taken up openly and on their face. And I believe that where stereotyping or evidence of minimization is suspected or where denial of current dangers is perceived then this can be explored honestly and directly. From your thoughtful comments and feedback I believe that you agree."<br /><br />“Correspondence from Michael Poff to Edward Kissi.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com