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Originally posted by Mikey_219Inc
he he ... true ... well i dont hate myself but i like to be informed about the negative things that my ancestors did. Its a bit fucked up though when im part irish, french, prussian, cherokee, and god knows what else... i guess i can disapprove of what my white european ancestors did to my native american ancestors 
if you want the truth you gotta go out and find it yourself, school courses are rarely non-biased or accurate unless you have a good passionate teacher. For christ sake you want to complain about a national holiday, how about Columbus day? That guy was a fucking scumbag. Why do we celebrate that shit? ... answer=because a lot of italian americans would be pissed if we didnt. 90% of my best friends are guidomericans but Columbus Day is bullshit and i dont have a problem telling them that.
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I agree with most of what you've said. As much as some may like to forget their past that will only lead to history repeating itself.
When it comes to our ancestors, they may have done things which _THEY_ should be ashamed of, not me. Should I be ashamed because of my Jewish religion or maybe that my dad is from Portugal and my mom from morocco? I'm proud of who and what I am.
In short, Yes I am Jewish and no I don?t hold any German responsible for any of the crimes committed during world war 2 (unless they did have involvement in it), just as the black shouldn?t hold any one person responsible for enslaving their ancestors. It's only repeating the cycle. Hell, i even own a German car and helped to support their economy a little.
Point is, where is my Jewish History Month, Why doesn?t the government shutdown to celebrate my holidays?