Posted on 03/17/2016 9:21:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I think the basic premise of this article is misleading. I believe Israeli Jews are considered more conservative than their American counterparts because Israel as a whole has historically been a radically leftist country compared to the U.S.
Delusion and lots of agnostic Jews.
Orthodox ones are mostly conservative.
Because Israeli Jews have been mugged by reality.
American jews are largely diaspora from 19’th century Europe and brought their socialist views, which were in vogue at the time, with them. Isreali jews are largely diaspora from 20’th century Europe that were nearly wiped out under the fist of socialism.
Same reason whites in high percentage black areas tend to be more conservative and not emulate black culture as much as whites in homogeneous areas
The alternative is a clear and present threat
Not a noble naive stab at self righteousness borne at no cost
Funny about Israel though...it was founded largely by Ashkenazi socialists who brought their crap onto the existing Sephardic and Oriental Jews already there
Most Jews promote multiculturalism and open borders in white countries and the opposite in Israel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFE0qAiofMQ
“American jews are largely diaspora from 19’th century Europe and brought their socialist views, which were in vogue at the time, with them. Isreali jews are largely diaspora from 20’th century Europe that were nearly wiped out under the fist of socialism.”
Correct.
It also has to do with the simple fact of location of immigration. By happenstance, American Jews moved to the big cities of the NE when they came. They accordingly vote like others in the NE big cities.
I would note that, as a group, American Jewish people are demographically trending conservative as they get to more younger. This is like all immigrant groups, but affirmative action, in particular is a galling issue to young Jews.
Not all Israeli Jews are conservative...but thankfully, enough are for them to be able to continue to defend themselves.
And why?
Because they have to live with the truth staring them square in the face every day.
They are surrounded by people who want to annihilate them...on all sides. 24 hours a day. 7 Days a week, 365 day a year.
American leftists Jews live detached from the truth and the real world...pretty much like all libtards.
So they live a lie and try and spread those lies. And in as much as they can rech people who do not have the truth staring them in the face every single day, they are successful in spreading them to the ignorant.
Of course, there is a healthy does of enemies who do not care about the truth...who want to destroy Israeli...and American for that matter. They buy into the lie all the time because that is their mission.
Anyhow...one day, if those liberals ever have to face up to the truth...say from a crazed Syrian refugee who believes in Sharia Law and believe he has the right to decapitate them if they do not believe it...they may wake up.
More likely, the person facing the truth directly will simply die...and then some of their relatives may wake up.
But such is the state of affairs.
It is simple - Israeli Jews have been shot at blown up and seen freinds and family die because of leftist utopian thinking and actions. American Jews watch TV.
Being completely surrounded by people who greatly outnumber you, whose sole ambition in life is to kill you has a way of getting you to focus on reality, and looking to and hoping in God. On the other hand, living at ease, in comfort, with fullness of bread and many desires at your finger tips can nurture opposite tendencies.
Simple, because conservatism in Israel does not have the same meaning as it does here. In Israel, to be a conservative is to be what Americans call liberal, they support socialist doctrines. Just look at Israel’s cradle to grave welfare programs. Israel is also a nation where the land belongs to the state and the land is then leased for a period of 49 years, then that lease must be renewed in the 5oth year according to their twisted interpretation of the Biblical Jubilee.
American Jews, tend to be “Cultural Jews”, which means “Atheist.” They have no ties to the religion.
I’m an American Jew and I feel like a total misfit. I actually checked out a local temple a number of years ago and considered joining but I was cornered after the service by a temple official (not the Rabbi) who asked me if I was an Obama supporter. Well of course I’m not, and I very politely said so. This person told me I would never be accepted in the temple, which was fine because once they treated me that way I was never going back again anyway. But that’s how you’re treated when you are an American Jew who doesn’t conform with most of the pack.
I have members of my own family who stopped talking to me when I didn’t support Obama, but some of them wanted to “patch things up” when they needed a loan. I told them to get lost. Being a conservative American Jew means I’m not going to be included in most religious and family occasions, but I don’t want to be around those people anyway. I’d rather be alone for the right reasons. And to the people I’m speaking of, their God is their own selfish liberalism which means they can’t even get through the First Commandment without sin. Sorry for the long post that probably seems like a rant (it’s not) but it can be frustrating sometimes.
Wow..!!
The explanations in reply to this post make clear that people on freerepublic, Jew and non-Jew, understand. Here’s a story that illustrates the point: I was in Israel a few months ago and was explaining to a friend who lives there about the insanity going on on American college campuses. I described (and showed her a video of) the screaming Yalie. The woman laughed, and said “you people need a war on your borders.”
The sad part is that we HAVE a war on our borders (and inside our borders). But most Americans don’t know that yet.
You are correct. Israeli Jews are not conservative by American standards. They just have a physical safety situation that mitigates insanity a little. Israeli colleges are as filled with kooks as US ones.
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