1. Open Letter to a victim of Ben Stein's lying propaganda

Comment #174467 by missmoo on May 2, 2008 at 1:16 pm

As a humanistic atheist jew, I must say I am appalled and shamed to see anyone taking advantage of such a horrific time in history (not only for the jewish history).

Half of my family was murdered in the holocaust, and my grand parents were saved by their teeth from that horrible time, so no one can say I am not "connected" to this tragedy. I am.

I didn't expect anyone to take advantage for their own benefit out of such a time in our world's history. Ben Stein's twisted lies and deceipts are one thing, but his twisting historical data and lies is even worse when it involves the holocaust.

Even before we discuss the merit of the movie itself, the fact Ben Stein used the holocaust in such a way - just to create more "drama" to his lie - should be enough to condemn the entire making of this movie. Right, wrong, true, false, it doesn't matter for this *SPECIFIC* point: the bottom line is that he took the suffering of millions of people and twisted it to make his lie dramatical, take advantage of the pain of survivors, and have his movie earn more money.

Ben Stein should be ashamed of himself.

For lying, and for taking advantage of people like my grandparents' suffering and loss just to make a lie dramatical.

I am appalled not only as a science-minded atheist, but as a HUMAN BEING.

~moo