You’re right, though frankly I find his indictment of the Arab-NAZI connection in spite of his lefty koom-by-ya background even more powerful. The book is well researched and very interesting, and if there are a few leaps of faith toward the end, they are fairly logical extensions given the history that is so well laid out in previous chapters. I think it’s definately worth the read, and it’s a very quick read. We may not like Rothmann, but he doesn’t like the NAZI, and he doesn’t like the Islamists. At the end of the day, the enemy of your enemy is your friend, no?
Funny, I kind of think his expose of the Arab-Nazi connection against the background of all his other lib views works exactly the opposite as you do. I appreciate your view, though, I’m not claiming I’m right & you’re wrong.
To me...if I just take the book as it is, on a stand alone basis, then I guess it’s just a book. Meticulously researched, footnoted, etc; On that, there’s likely no possible disagreement.
But if I contexturalize (is that a word?) the book against all his other kooky views....then it’s just another kooky view.
In other words, I am thinking about either the “mind-changing power” or the “provide concrete evidence power” of the book. If the reader is conservative, said conservative is probably already inclined in a pro-Israel direction; which is not that easy to do if you consider yourself open-minded, because the volume of propaganada on the Arab/Pali side is simply overwhelming. OTOH, if you’re a lib, you don’t read books with footnotes, you slough over historical reference, that was then and this is now, and you’re so used to comparing “the other side” with Nazis that it doesn’t even register any more!
Can you see it both ways?