A Big Taboo

There are times when we remain quiet for reasons of discretion, politeness, tact, out of consideration for others. Or simply from boredom or indifference. And there are times when we stay silent out of fear. Out of fear for our career, our reputation, our friendships, our safety or that of others we love. When the topic of which we may be tempted to communicate is deemed dangerous, unsuitable, unacceptable, mainly for reasons of social, cultural, or religious conditioning. When the topic we may wish to discuss is not in the interests of those who like to make the rules to be discussed. This is what we call a taboo.

I was proud in my youth to play my own small part in the collective consciousness of the time, which strove to break down many taboos. Unfortunately, new taboos have since arisen to take the place of the old ones. Some of these new taboos are, ironically, supported most vigorously by those who were, in the 1960s and 1970s, my 'comrades'.

Here on Pale Green Vortex, we are happy to avoid topics due to matters of discretion, respect etc. Taboos, however, are a somewhat different thing. If we are indeed striving for some kind of 'spiritual illumination', then freedom of mind is a prerequisite. And for true freedom of mind, taboos have to go.

Of all the taboos of our present time, there is one, in the social and political world at least, above all others about which anyone in their right mind will not speak. To do so is likely to attract a torrent of abuse and false accusation, the end of friendship, reputation and career. It is the taboo on 'the Jewish question'.

The Jewish problem is one which has occupied philosophers, politicians, people of power and people of religion for centuries. Western 'liberal democracies' thought they had finally found the answer to the problem once and for all: make it a completely unacceptable topic for discussion; make it an imprisonable offence in some places. Fortunately, it has not been so simple: the courageous human spirit refuses to go away.

The Jewish question deserves a decent airing - for the good of reasonable Jews as well as everybody else. Maybe 'the Jewish problem' could turn out to be no problem at all: a storm in a teacup, or a figment of imagination. However, while it remains the taboo subject to end all taboos, we will never know.

Below is a link to an article, which I find to be clear, well-written, reasonable and reasoned. It mainly concerns Russia and Russian history, but a read by anybody unfamiliar with the Jewish question will help to see its import.      


The article is from 'Russia Insider'. By linking to this piece, Pale Green Vortex is not necessarily condoning everything else on this site. Having said that, there is some thought-provoking material there. And we agree with 'Russian Insider' that the western mainstream media is totally, madly, and irrationally hysterical in its anti-Putin propaganda. It needs a collective brain transplant.....

https://russia-insider.com/en/politics/its-time-drop-jew-taboo/ri22186