I’ve noticed an epidemic of collectivist hatred among too many people who otherwise appear to lean toward liberty. It’s their obsessive hatred of Jews. I'm running into this in places where it has no bearing on the topic; where it seems some ignorant people just feel the need to insert it everywhere, just so you'll see their opinion. Some openly advocate the discredited socialist swastika cult.
It’s wise to hate countries and governments, but not to nurture a blanket hatred of people who share nothing in common about their behavior. I hate behaviors, not generic people. Individuals' behaviors.
I dislike the Somalis who move to America and become politicians, not because they are from Somalia, but because I dislike politicians. Everywhere, no matter who they are or where they were born. Politicians aren't good people because they seek power over others. I am not anti-Somalic; I am pro-liberty.
It's the same with Jewish people. I dislike the ones who seek to rule others, whether as part of an Israeli government or as a US politician. Not because they are Jews, but because they are archators. Jewish people who aren't archators are perfectly fine by me. And that's the vast majority of them- the political element is a small minority of any group (other than the self-selected group comprised of politicians, bureaucrats, and other political parasites). They are the bad apples.
It's smart to be biased against individuals who violate others, and against individuals who choose to join a group based on violating others, but not based on their genes or accidents of birth. Actions are all that matter.
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Elegantly written! Anti-Jewish hatred and bigotry is more prevalent today than I've ever seen it, or expected to see. I think it springs mostly from envy; Jews are "different" from the local tribal herd because they have a sense of cross-national identity, and despite prejudice they typically do better, in whatever profession they choose to pursue.
ReplyDeleteThere was some in pre-war Germany, of course, but no more than in the US, England, etc. The 1890s Dreyfus scandal took place in France. And the infamous Kristallnacht in 1938 was not a popular spontaneous riot but an attack orchestrated by the government.