tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23301331.post8750600337353956526..comments2023-10-28T05:02:10.442-04:00Comments on Americans For Bosnia: "To Kill A Nation" by Michael Parenti [1]Kirk Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06879908614214050994noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23301331.post-56919714287547127892007-06-20T10:55:00.000-04:002007-06-20T10:55:00.000-04:00Daniel, thanks as always for your kind comments. ...Daniel, thanks as always for your kind comments. Please know that I am a regular reader of your work, even when I don't post comments. Often, I don't feel that I have much of substance to add to the very excellent discussions you often provoke. Keep up the good work.Kirk Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879908614214050994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23301331.post-56585975428084736682007-06-12T00:24:00.000-04:002007-06-12T00:24:00.000-04:00Dear Kirk,Before going into further discussioin, I...Dear Kirk,<BR/><BR/>Before going into further discussioin, I would like to point to the readers of your blog that SREBRENICA GENOCIDE IS NOT AN OPINION, IT'S A FACT, IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL RULING (sorry for caps, I am not yelling, I just want the statement prominently displayed.)<BR/><BR/>I have dealt with this "business" of revisionism and genocide denial extensively. One of survivors told me how hurt he gets every time he stumbles upon Srebrenica genocide denial material on the internet. One time he got extremely high panic attack which forced him to the ER. The point being that Srebrenica genocide denial is a tool that revisionist activist use to hurt those who survived genocide.<BR/><BR/>Historical revisionism is a well-accepted part of the study of history; it is the reexamination of historical facts, with an eye towards updating histories with newly discovered, more accurate, or less biased information (e.g. DNA evidence points to 8,000 victims and we did not have this information 10 years ago). The implication is that history as it has been traditionally told may not be entirely accurate. The term historical revisionism has a second meaning, the illegitimate manipulation of history for political purposes (as is the case with Srebrenica genocide deniers). For example, Srebrenica Genocide deniers (or Srebrenica Genocide revisionists as they like to be called) typically willfully misuse or ignore historical records in order to attempt to prove their conclusions. While historical revisionism is the re-examination of accepted history, with an eye towards updating it with newly discovered, more accurate, and less-biased information, Srebrenica Genocide deniers/revisionists have been using it to seek evidence in support of their own preconceived theory, omitting substantial facts.<BR/><BR/>I have spoken about Srebrenica Genocide denial, and attempted to define it, here (please read and add your comments):<BR/><BR/>http://srebrenica-genocide.blogspot.com/2006/02/srebrenica-genocide-denial-revisionism.html<BR/><BR/>Your opinion is, as always, highly appreciated and highly respected.<BR/><BR/>I thank you wholeheartedly for your hard work and for your strong condemnation of genocide denial. God Bless you Kirk.<BR/><BR/>DanielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com