Benjamin Freedmans Controversial Speech - Essay Example

Benjamin Freedman’s controversial speech delivered “before a patriotic, Christian audience (NOT before Nazis as some have suggested) in 1961 on behalf of Conde McGinley's patriotic newspaper of that time, Common Sense” (Benjamin H. Freedman, par. 2) presented disturbing details that pinpointed the so-called Zionist Jews as instrumental in the instigation of World War I and for the holocaust. The speech contained a lengthy 5,102 words that traced historically the roots of World War I and the economic boycott published in The Daily Express of London on March 24, 1933, that encouraged Jews globally to boycott all products that are made in Germany. The purpose of the speech was to warn Americans about being led to the same trap and fate for primarily analogous reasons.

However, some people would still regard his arguments as merely preposterous due to the antithetical information, the validity of which should have set the records straight.

In sum, Freedman’s speech gained notoriety and controversy in terms of the delicate nature of the information he revealed.