I still don’t understand hating Jews just for their religion. It makes no sense.
They hate them because medieval laws allowed Jews to loan money at interest. So the lords and kings would take out the loans to pay for their armies and then incite a pogrom when the loan payment came due.
I think I remember reading that similar laws placed Jews in other industries seemed as dirty, such as legal and medical fields. By happenstance those ended up being very desirable as society changed. Jews were often persecuted and blamed for a lot of social ills in that era, that, in addition to resisting cultural assimilation, meant they kept in fairly insulated communities, which made it easier to put them in the category of “outsider”.
Maybe two things. Have you spent significant time as an outsider in a way that you couldn’t change and wasn’t going to change ? Being on the incontrovertible receiving end can make it clearer that the motives are that of being human beings. This is what human beings do.
And religion, though not so important for lots, is still really important to other lots. I would see the blind spot in underestimating the power of religion in the 21st century.
Yeah… I’m an atheist. From my perspective, religion seems silly at best, and malignant at worst (when used to justify truly evil acts)
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Yeah, he’s a bigot. Everything he says, the way he snidely talks about underrepresented groups, the disrespect he shows his own family, all done with a glib goading smile that begs for outrage.
I’m not sure why the author felt the need to sanitize Trump’s antisemitism at the same time as illustrating Vance’s, especially when he pretty much describes them the same way. Vanity driven by fear of turning away supporters vs. political cravenness for fear of losing the base. Don’t see much difference when it comes out as hatred for minorities.
Trump has always struggled to denounce anti-Semitism, whether asked to comment on Kanye West or the tiki-torch carriers in Charlottesville. But that always seemed a product of his vanity; he couldn’t stand to speak ill of acolytes. Vance’s refusal or inability to denounce anti-Semitism is more craven—and therefore more disturbing. He’s clearly made the calculation that anti-Semites are part of the Republican Party’s base, and he can’t afford to shunt them to the side as he plots his own presidential bid.
Wow, I can’t believe the admin with deep ties to white supremacy and neo Nazis would support antisemites. Floored.
So when does “JD” “Vance” get deported, along with those he invited in? I thought being an antisemite was a deportable offense?
The Republican party has always been antisemitic.
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I think you misunderstood.
The antisemites referenced in the article are not the people falsely labeled as antisemites because they want Israel to stop committing genocide. He’s not suddenly pro Palestine. I’m sure Vance hates them too.
The antisemites that Vance is welcoming are real antisemites. Actual Nazis. People who want to murder your Jewish family, friends, and neighbors.
TBF the term is tossed around liberally these days. But you are correct, this is the type of antisemite that wants to start a genocide, not the kind that wants to end one.
Psst. You a replying to a well-known satirical poster…
I guess not as well known as some might think.
I wonder what Israel and AIPAC thinks of this?
I know it’s all a grift and optics don’t matter to these people but Israel and AIPAC have to show their fighting antisemitism, right? Isn’t that their whole schtick?
They’ve made their bed by pairing up with conservatives
