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Letters They Wouldn't Publish
September 26, 2004
Letters to the Editor
New York Times
letters@nytimes
Dear editor:
Frank Rich (Sept.26), commenting on Philip Roth's novel about the imaginary election of Charles Lindbergh as president in 1940, notes that individuals such as U.S. Senator Ernest Hollings and television talk show host Pat Buchanan have accused Jewish members of the Bush administration of tricking America into war against Saddam Hussein.
It is unfortunate that those who have made accusations about "Jewish war-mongering," whether on the eve of World War II or in our own time, have not been forcefully denounced by our political leaders. The real Lindbergh, in a 1941 speech, accused "the Jews" of "pressing this country toward war." Such expressions of bigotry did not result him being treated as a pariah; far from it. President Truman chose Lindbergh for a mission to postwar Germany; Eisenhower named him a Brigadier-General; Kennedy and Johnson invited him to the White House, and Nixon appointed him to his environmental advisory committee. As for Hollings and Buchanan, they continue to be treated as legitimate participants in mainstream political culture. This is a mistake: it lowers the standard for civilized discourse and grants credibility where it is not deserved.
Sincerely,
Dr. Rafael Medoff
Director
The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies
Melrose Park, PA
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