GR translation: Jews also carry an element of guilt
Mark Kohut
mark.kohut at gmail.com
Mon Aug 1 10:10:06 UTC 2022
There are the war stories of Nazi officers who protected some Jews for
whatever reasons.
Thought of, sometimes spoken of, as "my Jew"....
On Sun, Jul 31, 2022 at 11:48 PM Michael Bailey <
michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mike Jing wrote:
>
> V105.37-41, P107.39-108.2 But out here, down here among the people, the
> truer currencies come into being. So, Jews are negotiable. Every bit as
> negotiable as cigarettes, cunt, or Hershey bars. Jews also carry an element
> of guilt, of future blackmail, which operates, natch, in favor of the
> professionals.
>
> Does this mean guilt in the minds of people who have sold out Jews to the
> Nazis, or is it something else? Who is possibly getting blackmailed and
> how?
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> My simplistic breakdown - but it could be correct - is that when they sell
> out a Jew, they know they are doing something wrong.
>
> But also, the person might have an inkling, or a premonition, that history
> might shift (as readers and author of GR know) & some Jews (or future war
> crimes investigators) might later be in a position & of a mind, to pursue
> retribution.
>
> So their guilt could also become currency if anyone later wanted to sell
> the “turner-in” out.
>
> There’s an implied contempt for those (“ the professionals”) who offer the
> info to the highest bidder without regard for principle.
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