Samuel Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber,” uploaded a YouTube video on Monday in which he attempted to link the Holocaust and Armenian genocides to gun control advocates.
In his video the Ohio Congressional candidate said:
“I’m just stating the fact that history is very important — people need to understand what happened. Different countries around the world have tried to disarm their citizens, and then have tried to exterminate their own now-unarmed citizens.”
Joe The Plumber then goes on to say:
“In 1911, Turkey established gun control … From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were exterminated. In 1939, Germany established gun control. From 1939 to 1945, six million Jews and seven million others, unable to defend themselves, were exterminated.”
While he may have offended millions of Jews, Armenians and countless others he did manage to end his video with a simple message “I love America.”
As expected Jewish Democrats quickly shot back with the National Jewish Democratic Coalition noting:
” “Using the memories of the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust to make a political point is never appropriate, under any circumstances.”
Speaking to Politico Wurzelbacher says he has no sympathy for people who are offended by his comment, telling the political news site:
“If people are looking to be offended by this video, they are probably serving a political agenda. Unfortunately there are a lot of whiners out there. The Second Amendment essentially allows us Americans to make sure that we keep our rights. It’s very important to make sure we sustain it.”
Here’s the full Joe the Plumber gun control video:
Where do you stand on the gun control holocaust debate?
Thank you, Inquisitr… For this awesome article about a guy who was a political strategy 4 years ago.
Joe the plumber got it all wrong. The Ottoman-Armenians were not disarmed at all. On the contrary, the Ottoman-Armenians were rich and they could afford to buy more weapons than the Ottoman-Muslims, mostly Turks. And the Armenians did exactly that, especially after the declaration of constitutional freedoms in 1908 (ikinci mesrutiyet). In fact, that is exactly why they revolted in Adana the following year, 1909, when they knew they were better armed than the Turks, underestimating/ignoring the Turks' right to defend themselves. Joe the plumber, not knowing history, is reduced to repeating baseless cliches spread by the Armenian lobby. The Jewish Holocaust is a court-proven indisputable fact, whereas the allegations of Armenian genocide are long discredited political claims, unsubstantiated by historical evidence, and as fake a s a three- dollar bill. If anyone tells you different, ask him/her this simple question: How many Muslims, mostly Turks, did Armenians kill during World War One? (Hint: take a look at this: http://www.ethocide.com ).
Joe the plumber got it all wrong. The Ottoman-Armenians were not disarmed at all. On the contrary, the Ottoman-Armenians were rich and they could afford to buy more weapons than the Ottoman-Muslims, mostly Turks. And the Armenians did exactly that, especially after the declaration of constitutional freedoms in 1908 (ikinci mesrutiyet). In fact, that is exactly why they revolted in Adana the following year, 1909, when they knew they were better armed than the Turks, underestimating/ignoring the Turks' right to defend themselves. Joe the plumber, not knowing history, is reduced to repeating baseless cliches spread by the Armenian lobby. The Jewish Holocaust is a court-proven indisputable fact, whereas the allegations of Armenian genocide are long discredited political claims, unsubstantiated by historical evidence, and as fake a s a three- dollar bill. If anyone tells you different, ask him/her this simple question: How many Muslims, mostly Turks, did Armenians kill during World War One? (Hint: take a look at this: http://www.ethocide.com ).
Until Jews honor their dead by recognizing other "Holocausts" they are not doing their dead justice. Ask the Ukrainians , Armenians, Cambodians, Rwandans and dozens of other nationalities who were wiped out about loss and pain. The fact remains that Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher.
is correct about the dangers of gun control. Those brave Jews in Warsaw just did not have enough firepower to save the day. They chose to die like men rather than be herded in cattle cars for extinction. Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) of Wisconsin is dedicated to the preservation of gun rights in the United States and "to encourage Americans to understand and defend all of the Bill of Rights for everyone" God Bless you "Joe the Plumber" your concern about gun control should be shared by Jews, Christians and all citizens!
Wurzelbacher is not saying anything that the organization "Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership" has not said for decades. This is controversial only in the minds of what JPFO founder Aaron Zelman called "Ghetto Jews".
As to whether Turks or Armenians were the bad guys back then, I'm a bit doubtful that 15% minorities attack 85% majorities. The wikipedia entry for "Hamidian massacres" seems to lay it out more believably.