There was a time when I asked the same question you ask.
When I was busy working and surviving.
Now that I have time to read and research, I see the answers are in plain view.
Especially in the information age.
Why Are People Anti-Semitic?
by minimus 88 Replies latest jw friends
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minimus
Just because they have been in control of money, that's not a good reason to hate. JB, there's a lot of misinformation out there.
There's still no good reason to hate Jews.
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BackseatDevil
Are you kidding? There are TONS of reasons to hate Jews. There are even MORE reasons to hate gays. Blacks and Mexicans? Geez, don't get me started. Of these four groups, I happen to be TWO of them and I can list a multitude of reasons why someone has, does, and will hate me. SOME of it is even my fault, I'm sure (I can be sort of an ass sometimes... LOL).
The reasons behind such are ALWAYS there because groups of like-minded people always get annoyed at other groups of like-minded people... whites against blacks, Catholics against Protestants, wealthy against poor, jocks against nerds, Hustler against Playboy, there is no end.
The more distinction a people place on each other, the more everyone is defined by their differences. It's always easy to start from the safe place of homogeneous comfort and mentally work your way out. But it's a LOT easier to just stay stagnate in that comfort.
Now, once interaction is at play, then that “safe place” is compromised and... if almost 80% of American made movies are correct... two people learn that they are not so different after all and become better people for it.
But in that is the key... education. The more you understand other people that walk the globe, the less the complaints about whatever group seems as important because the benefit of having said group far outweighs their absence of the face of the planet... and the more it makes sense to avoid the path of least resistance. It's harder, but it gives you access to other cultures and insight.
And let's face it, the Jews are bad... but they're not like the POLISH... you know?
Perspective.
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minimus
Back, nicely put.
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JeffT
Some people hate Jews.
Some people conflate disagreement with Israel with hatred of Jews.
Some people hate blacks.
Some people conflate disagreement with current President's policies with racism.
It's all part of an unwellingness to see individuals and engage individuals instead of groups. I think our current identity politics in the US, as practiced by all parties, contributes to the problem. I can't put my hands on the exact quote (it was in a library book I read recently) in a letter to his wife just before the civil war William Tecumseh Sherman complained about newspaper reporters inflaming local opinions and whipping up a frenzy to the point where no one could talk about the situation rationally.
Hustler against Playboy
Jerk. You guys always leave out Penthouse.
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BackseatDevil
Penthouse... the ITALIANS of porn.
LOL!
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factfinder
BackseatDevil-
"And lets face it , the Jews are bad...but they're not like the POLISH...you know?'
What is THAT supposed to mean? I'm a Jew and many of my relatives came here years ago from Poland.
James Brown-
thanks for letting me know I rule the world and all its wealth. I guess that's why I can't even afford medical insurance. Where did all my money go? Oh yea, gentiles stole it.
What you wrote about world history and Jews controling the world and all wealth is both ignorant and offensive.
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apostatethunder
When europeans didn't like jews for various reasons, muslim countries welcomed them and they enjoyed their hospitality for centuries. Maybe the jews are anti-everyone else.
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factfinder
I am beginning to see from the posts here that my sister is right.