Posted on 03/17/2019 4:46:13 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
In Germany this week, a regional court ruled that the 2014 firebombing of Bergisch Synagogue in Wuppertal, while a criminal act of arson, was not an anti-Semitic incident. The judge had upheld a lower court ruling deemed that the three Palestinian immigrants who had thrown Molotov cocktails at the synagogue were merely calling “attention to the Gaza conflict.” Because nothing shows concern for the Middle East peace process like trying to burn down a Jewish house of worship with homemade incendiary devices.
The three men, who had admitted to the authorities that they were motivated by hatred of Israel, were ultimately given suspended sentences, since “no anti-Semitic motivation could be identified.” Now, it’s doubtful that many, or any, of the congregants at the Bergisch Synagogue were Israelis. It’s unlikely the would-be arsonists took a poll of the congregants’ views on the Jewish state. It is unknown whether the bomb-throwers were merely critics of Likud’s policies, or whether they subscribed to Hamas’ view that “Jews”—not, “Israelis”—should be chased entirely from the ancestral homeland.
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Well, just...damn..
We kind of did.
It was called Dresden. I’ve been there.
The more I read and learn about Germany and they prevalent way of thinking, the less I care about the Dresden bombings.
I once felt a little bad.
Now I can see that Germans have never ceased to be power hungry and antisemitic.
Screw em.
Re: When this fact was brought up to Tor Aksel Busch, Norway’s director of public prosecutions, he explained that while the comments by the Muslim rapper “seems to be targeting Jews” they can also be looked at as a way to “express dissatisfaction with the policies of the State of Israel.”
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
Americans and Europeans can revile Muslims, and then claim they are expressing dissatisfaction with the policies of Iran, or Turkey, or the Gaza Strip, or Somalia, or Indonesia.
For sure the Russians did. They did it up close and personal.
No idea what the numbers are now.
And to understand the anti attitude on muslims coming to America, look at Europe.
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
Americans and Europeans can revile Muslims, and then claim they are expressing dissatisfaction with the policies of Iran, or Turkey, or the Gaza Strip, or Somalia, or Indonesia.
If true freedom of thought and expression still existed, that would be devastatingly effective.
They hate the Jews... can anyone tell me why? There has to be a why in this kind of growing hatred... and it can’t be a simple non-substance answer.
Methinks that two world wars ruptured the European character in ways which weren’t immediately apparent. They have lost all will to defend their countries and culture. Indeed, their leaders seem to be working for the other side. Socialism has also been very corrosive, making people subservient to Government.
The problem is that we are not all that far behind. Unlike Europe though, our people are less meek and better armed. Even so, if Trump loses in 2020 to someone like Kamala Harris, it may well be game over. Baring CW II that is.
Lots of lefties are anti-semitic but part of that is their resentment at being rank-and-file foot-soldiers, instead of LEADING leftist movements, which usually feature 50% or more Jews at the highest levels.
Another problem:
A lot of the anti-semitism of those not on the left is motivated by anger at losing control over reasonable immigration policies; people POUR in from all over the world with every intention of simply glomming onto welfare systems that aim to help people who are injured of have lost jobs.
The thinking is, “We can stay safe forever by becoming one of very many minority groups, we’ll open up the floodgates.” The religious energy real Jews harness to study torah, keep kosher, and go to Temple is something I will instead use to advance collectivism, commenmorate the Holocaust, build Heaven on earth, and lobby for open immigration.
If prominent Jews in Europe were seen in public forcefully arguing for Euro immigration policies similar to Israel, there would be much less anti-semitism.
But they don’t, and that’s because 75% of Jews are extremely secular, extremely political lefties, and the ones who are not are bullied, attacked, and are ostracized at family events, etc.
And the tragic thing is that the really observant Jews are more visible to non-Jews and get blamed for the sins of Jews who at a glance are much less recognizable but are working very hard to lobby, intimidate and wreck the country, usually by opening the immigration floodgates to criminal, parasites and modernity-haters.
Thanks... He’s right in what he said... he lumps in several things...
I understand the reasoning behind the muslims hating the Jews. I just can’t find a legit... actual basic why... the rest of the world hates the Jews. It could be copycat thinkng, but that’s no reason.
Going back to Abraham, his 2 sons, Isaac and Ishmael... Ishmael being the first born but not the chosen one and Ishmael’s lineage taking their false prophet’s writings that to destroy the Jews, is to show the world THEY are the chosen.
I believe that is the reason the left here in the US take the side of muslims.. [beheading doesn’t dissuade the left] ... it’s a spiritual war and the left has long gone over to the hard left following the path of ‘anti anything Christian’ and siding with the enemy. Most do not know they have a master... they blindly follow.
Take out the spiritual side and I find no answers as to the hate for the Jews. The Jews in the US are mostly Dems and that never made any sense to me... but I presume they are somewhat removed from the ancient Israel and spiritual beliefs.
I saw your 3-min video-clip:
The historian narrator is passionate and articulate, the video is extremely well-made.
In citing Jews important in world history, one of the very many visual effects in the video is to show images of Marx and thief liar anti-free speech Mark Zuckerberg.
THOSE insects are valuable to the world in the same way as, say, Dr. Salk or economist Milton Friedman? Are you f*cking kidding me..? And then Freud was a genius, sure, but did he help the world..? Meh, I’m not so sure. And then the image of Jesus: Hey, I don’t want to dwell on it, but I’m not so sure everyone in ancient Israel was wild about him. I mean, there was, uh, that whole getting nailed to a cross thing, you know..?
Sorry, but that video itself serves as a FACTORY of anti-semitism.
That’s a video made by a bright, energetic Jew clearly on the left.
Like 75% of them.
Marx and Zuckerberg SAME as Dr. Salk, WOW..!
It’s left over historical and religious/cultural artifact of the Middle Ages.
1. Religious\Cultural - They killed Christ, & they held (forced to!) themselves apart from society. They are “the other” - deep human psychological need to fear, be suspicious of those different. (New tribe in our water hold & hunting area kill them!)
2. Historical: Successful- Usually with money ergo banking/trade. Very mysterious & arcane almost magical to common folk way to make a living. Seems to be wealth with no effort, they must be stealing from us somehow!
They hate the Jews... can anyone tell me why?
Because they are successful.
Successful because they place a high value on family and education. And they work hard at it.
Also, note the Chinese follow a similar path.
I missed it the first time I saw your video.
Did you know the narrator also trundles out TROTSKY (nee Lev Bronstein) as a valuable addition to world history..!?
I have to believe that either you, like me, simply missed that or you don’t know very much about Trotsky.
You’re a freeper so it’s very unlikely you are unfamliar with Trotsky and it’s very unlikely you are a staunch lefty.
But that’s the problem:
Prominent Jews richly laud commies like Marx and Trotsky and your anti-semitism video shows lays that out very plainly.
I usually assume that Jewish commenters are liberal unless they make a point to let me know otherwise. From the perspective of understanding why anti-Semitism spans such a huge swath of our history, I thought his explanation was as good as any I’ve heard. He makes the argument that Jewish moral standards based on the belief in one god is to blame. Personally I’ve never discounted pure jealousy. The urge to destroy what seems more privileged has brought down governments and countries many times. The ability of the Jewish people to excel in music, science, art and to acquire wealth seems to me to be a powerful motivation.
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