Staring into the abyss
Holocaust denial and revisionism has a new set of exponents. This new generation of antisemites are not shy to broadcast their bigotry. They use podcasts to communicate their grinding prejudice and ignorance to audiences eager to bathe in the hate. The Fit and Fresh podcast is one such site. It knows what its audience wants, evidenced by its 1.5+ million YouTube subscribers.
In one episode, a panel tackled Hitler and his Final Solution. Unsurprisingly, given that the site is part of the manosphere and has always traded in misogyny and other bigotries, their take on the subject was ludicrous, unhistorical, and cruel. Although, I should note that on this issue, both men and women were willing to display their inhumanity.
Their takeaway from one of history’s greatest atrocities? That Jews were to blame — and that they deserved it. And that Jews today are causing the collapse of America’s healthcare system and government.
A clip of the episode starts with one of the eight panelists asking,
“What do you guys think about Hitler?”
Another replies by asking,
“What if the Jewish [sic] did something to the Germans that made them act a certain way but nobody wants to talk about it. The Jews don’t want to take accountability.”
This statement is greeted with nods of agreement and by a loud “awww”, “yes”, “OK”, and “I’m with you on that.” The respondent carries on (while others are guffawing):
“That’s like why … they were up to something, so the Germans wanted to take them out. They like, had to be something. like Germans wouldn’t take all of them out.”
The panel talks over themselves as the respondent continues:
“They started it.”
More guffawing, heads nodding, and someone saying, “they talk shit about it.” The respondent continues:
“The Holocaust was the only way he [Hitler] can take a huge population, like a huge amount of Jews, all in one setting. But I already know what is going on. I’m not dumb, like. I know like the Jews did something. That’s why they sent up … “
Here she points upward with a twirling finger, but doesn’t finish the thought. Space lasers, maybe? Also, let’s ask what the likely IQ of someone who insists they aren’t dumb is. She continues:
“They’re trying to take back, like they’re trying to take back and get repercussions [reparations?] especially from America, Americans. They’re taking over the government, stuff like that.
Some guy leaps in, and a Q & A ensues.
New guy: “I’m telling you, how do we take them down?”
Original respondent: “How do we take them down?”
New guy: “Yeah.”
Another panelist: “Why can’t the motherfuckers” … she trails off as others giggle.
Original respondent: ”Hitler, he had the plan. But his plan was too like … very like ... gruesome.”
Another panelist: “He had to do what he had to do. He was trying to save the world. It didn’t work out.”
Original respondent: ”I mean Jews, Jews are the reason why the healthcare system and everything around us, and the government, is collapsing. Because they’re sitting up, they’re stealing away from the American people.
I have witnessed a lot of bigotry in my life. But rarely has it saddened me this much — mainly because before it was the usual suspects. This is different. I need a shower.
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