Catherine…”I believe the Holocaust could not happen here. I think that any kind of violent anti-semitic political movement would directly violate the American “civil religion,” which encompasses the belief that America defeated the Holocaust.” I *think* you are right, and fervently hope that you are right. However…..how many kids who have gone to school in the last 10-15 years have had any serious exposure to this American civil religion? I do not think we can assume that our understanding of WWII and its meaning is being propagated.