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A pamphlet rather than a book, this is well worth reading in order to clarify thinking, to avoid being trapped in some false dichotomy between “pomo” (bad) and “objectivity” (illusory). I cannot but agree with his summary definition of multiculturalism:
Part of being postmodern is being aware that, as a result of the colonial and post-colonial history of the world, the cultures we inhabit are multicultures. Multicultural societies are not those where different cultures are assimilated into a single culture (although wonderful things come from creative mixing of cultures). Rather, it is a culture of respect and negotiation between different traditions. As I have argued, Holocaust deniers hate this multiculture. [David] Irving certainly does… Part of what we, who live and share in this multiculture, have a duty to do is fight this hatred wherever and whenever we find it. Holocaust denial is one of the many fronts in this. In order to fight it, it is important that we understand Holocaust denial clearly for what it is: not bad history, not history at all, but anti-Semitic race hate thinly camouflaged…
As I say at the head of this blog, whatever the question was, hate is not the answer.
