jackpot city casino Elon Musk’s Downplaying of Germany’s Nazi Past

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To the Editor:

Re “On Auschwitz Anniversary, ‘Great Sorrow’ for Rising Nationalism” (front page, Jan. 28) and “Musk Urges End to Guilt for Nazi Past of Germany” (news article, Jan. 28):

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As we mark 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau and remember the unspeakable horrors that were perpetrated there against Jews, it is disconcerting that this significant and solemn anniversary is marred by a tsunami of antisemitism both in Germany and throughout the world.

When Holocaust survivors, who endured barbarism and torture, feel compelled to stand up eight decades later to sound the alarm of bigotry and rising Jew hatred, it is a stark reminder of the challenges we still face on a global scale. Efforts to normalize and legitimize the propagation of antisemitism are repugnant and have no place in a civilized society.

No one should be rolling out the red carpet for extremism,plusph casino xenophobia and hate-mongering. And attempts to minimize or move past the Nazis’ crimes against humanity are an affront to all of us. We cannot and should not wipe away the memory of the atrocities that occurred during the Holocaust, nor should we turn a blind eye to the tidal wave of antisemitism that is sweeping across the globe.

N. Aaron TroodlerBala Cynwyd, Pa.

To the Editor:

Elon Musk’s address to Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party is an insult to Holocaust victims and a threat to democracy. By dismissing Germany’s accountability for its Nazi history as “past guilt” that should be left behind, Mr. Musk trivializes the critical lessons of history and emboldens extremist forces.

Germany’s reckoning with its Nazi history is essential to its democratic identity and a safeguard against the resurgence of hate. Mr. Musk’s endorsement of the AfD, a party that downplays the Holocaust and promotes xenophobic nationalism, undermines these principles. His remarks, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation, only deepen the affront.

By supporting a party whose co-founder dismissed the Nazi era as “a speck of bird’s muck,” Mr. Musk lends credibility to dangerous ideologies.

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