Jews outside of Israel are minorities everywhere, often tiny ones, and as a result do not want to stick out and become the target of some popular passion. Being in the center of any conflict is the very last place we want to be in.
So if Putin lists Ukranians Tartars and Jews, picking Jews off the end of the list and calling a lot of attention to it, just sets us up to be targets. As nobody is picking Tartars out of that list and doing the same, this practice sticks out a lot, and it doesn’t look good on us.
We don’t want to be human shields in someone else’s fight, and the very last thing we need is to make Russia our enemy. There is no possible positive outcome from that course.
We’re totally capable of advocating our own interests on our own - a hell of a lot better than most, if I dare say so - and don’t need the help, however well-intended it may be. When non-Jewish conservatives talk about antisemitism, I cringe every time.
I respect your point of view on this, even if I disagree in some points.
If what you are saying is that people need to be thicker-skinned on some things like this, I agree.
Thanks for the civil response, thoughtomator.