The Holocaust has proven to be an indispensable ideological weapon. Through its deployment, one of the world's most formidable military powers, with a horrendous human rights record, has cast itself as a "victim" state, and the most successful ethnic group in the US has likewise acquired victim status.
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering (ed. Verso, 2003) - ISBN: 9781859844885