You know,
I've been thinking about this a lot. Before I was in Straight, I never thought one way or the other about Jews. To me, they were just another person out there. They didn't bother me and I didn't bother them, and that was fine by me. It was sad to learn about the holocaust in school, that people would open up 'killing factories' in Europe because they hated ALL Jews.
Then when I was in Straight, I always thought to myself, 'Christ, this is like being in some kind of Nazi torture/culture/prison place, like I learned about in school, like they did to them Jews'. At the time, it didn't matter to me that it was run by Jews, I thought it was run by a group of people that "loved" us and were 'dedicated' and HAD to do this to us nasty "druggies" to make us "drug free". No, for years I had no idea that it was run by Jews.
So knowing what I know now, I figure I have a choice, an important choice to make. Do I condemn ALL Jews for the actions of a couple of idiotic people that really need some serious prison time, or do I look at this with responsibility as an adult?
I choose the latter, like I once did when I was a child: "I never thought one way or the other about Jews. To me, they were just another person out there."
Why should I continue permitting Mel and Betty (some real sick people) to take up any more space in my mind than they already have? I will not condemn innocent people because of what Mel and Betty did to me. Why not just take them to court and punish THEM, and the others (Jewish and Non-Jewish alike) who were in on it WITH them?
No, I won't condemn a whole religion because of the actions of a few. I choose to heal just for today..
I am not telling anyone here what to think, this is strictly my view, you all have to decide for yourselves.
