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As late as the summer of 1941, the Atlantic Monthly, then a still respected magazine for literates and edited by White men, published a long article by Albert Jay Nock, in which he proved that the Jews are an Oriental race that is incompatible with ours. He was not punished and the magazine was not destroyed, strange and almost incredible as that seems today.

Revilo P. Oliver#23

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About this quote

What does it mean?
The author notes that a racist article was published without consequence in a past era.
In plain terms
A magazine published racist views long ago and faced no punishment.
What can you take from it?
Past tolerance for harmful ideas contrasts with current expectations.

Where it applies

  • analyzing media history
  • discussing censorship

Putting it to work

  • review historical media content
  • consider societal standards shifts

Questions to consider

  • How have media standards changed?
  • Should past speech be judged by today's rules?

Another view

Framing it as strange today may ignore the era's context.

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