Why are people silent as old hatreds rise again?

Glenn Beck:

According to the Jerusalem Post, a group of political activists have ‘announced plans to set up a local version of the Nazi party.’ One would think that this story, the latest evidence that the Arab Spring is rife with anti-semitic sentiment, would turn some heads here in America. After all, we claim to be the biggest supporter and ally of Israel, despite recent comments made by The President. Why are we ignoring old hatreds?

“The founding member of the new Egyptian Nazi party is Emad Abdel Sattar. He says the party would bring together prominent figures from the Egyptian society. The party’s founding deputy is a former military official. The party believes investing all powers in the president after selecting him or her carefully, adding that the preparations are underway to choose the most competent person to represent the new Egyptian Nazi party,” Glenn said.

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“How did we go from a nation that understood good versus evil just a few years ago to now when you hear hundreds of thousands of people in many countries chanting ‘Kill the Jews’ that we don’t even recognize it; it’s not even a blip on the radar? How is that happening? Just as it happened in Europe at the turn of the century bit by bit, slowly, slowly. And you learn to dismiss it.”

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