For him it's a smack in the face when someone else is using a Christian reference when "writing about a Jewish event", that is he's forcing someone to use BCE/CE. It's not about him not having a choice, it's about someone else not having a choice.
Isolated case. Puuuhlease... someone on FR "suggested" something.. So? look at the history. If you want to talk about sentiments, I think I can find more on sentiments of people against Jews, then the other way around.
Well, that's an interesting topic, too vast to discuss within this thread. You can join in in the future when something relevant comes up.
Russia for example is historically anti-semetic. But I am not bringing it up till now, as to not to imply that I have pre judged you and that your sentiments were revealed to me because you are russian.
If you accept that Jews are historically anti-Russian or anti-Polish, then your statment may be just an observation of a reaction. If you don't accept that, than your statement is self-serving.
Scepticism? Where's my scepticism. I'll repeat for you again, because you appear to be slow. Most of the first americans were Christian. Yet, freedom of speech AND freedom of religion were the first american values. Going by your logic, this country is historically WASP, and you being Russian Orthodox... well, you get the drift.
Since you are being slow, let me explain. This country was founded by Christians and while it wasn't legislated, that was the character of the country. With Christians being the majority, that has always been prefered by the majority of the population. WASP is not a religious phenomenon, and WASPs have a lot in common with other Christians from Europe. But because this is not legislated, militant minorities take advantage of that to impose their will of removing Christian references to suit their religious preferences.
There are always many Jewish names on either side. Which allows people like you spin any issue in every each way. My grandmother's grandfather was killed by Petlurovzi. Some family on my father's side owned a factory prior to revolution and had to run to South America when communists took over. My mother's grandfather was a communist (with Kotovsky), he was killed by Stalin in 1939. A lot of my family was killed by the nazi's in WW2, etc. As you see, you can spin my family any way you like. Some ran from the communists, some ran with the communists, etc,etc,etc.
Just because a large fraction of Russian Jews didn't like the Communists, doesn't change the facts, that Bolshevism was sympathized with by a large fraction of Jewish population and they saw it as saving them from oppression.
Most families in russia, Jewish or not, had a communist in the family. In fact, if you listen to communists in Russia today, they will blame Jews for their failure... STILL TO THIS DAY.
Commies today in Russia reflect the changing character of Communism in the Soviet Union, with it migrating from being represented by Jewish Bolsheviks of the Bolshevik revolution period, to a more nationalistic one. It was inevitable given the minority status of the Soviet Jews, and given that Stalin removed so many of them from positions of power. I don't see any contradictions. Communism was, on average, favored by the Soviet Jews at one time, and then eventually when it wasn't benefitial to them anymore, they became refusniks and anti-Communists.
Tops capitalists were and are Jewish as well. What's your point?
When Communism was "good for the Jews", they were Commies.
This is a very intersting thread. A lone teacher burns new testament because someone tried to preach Christianity to his student. And rightly you are outraged because no one should be burning a holy book. You are not however outraged that someone is trying to convert Jews in a historically Jewish state of Israel. Yet, some Jew in USA doesnt' want to use a Christian date, and you are outraged, that he is living in a (according to you) historically Christian country and etc.. You see the parallel?
I see that you still haven't comprehended that it's not a Jew who doesn't want to use a Christian date, but a Jew who doesn't want someone else to use a Christian date, because it's a "smack in the face".
Not having a choice??? Forcing? The guy suggested to the other guy. Did he put a gun to his head or threaten him? You are imagining things.
Well, that's an interesting topic, too vast to discuss within this thread. You can join in in the future when something relevant comes up.
It already did. Somehow Jews are responsible for BC/ACE stuff... Did you even research how it came about before you pointed fingers?
If you accept that Jews are historically anti-Russian or anti-Polish, then your statment may be just an observation of a reaction. If you don't accept that, than your statement is self-serving.
Elaborate.
Europe. But because this is not legislated, militant minorities take advantage of that to impose their will of removing Christian references to suit their religious preferences.
To suit their religious preferences? You were just telling me that non religious Jews do this?? What religious preferences do they have? You keep contradicting yourself..
Just because a large fraction of Russian Jews didn't like the Communists, doesn't change the facts, that Bolshevism was sympathized with by a large fraction of Jewish population and they saw it as saving them from oppression.
Kind of like russian peasants/workers so it as saving them from oppression?
I don't see any contradictions. Communism was, on average, favored by the Soviet Jews at one time,
Now you are being plain silly. And by the average it was favored by Soviet russians, so what's your point?
...and then eventually when it wasn't benefitial to them anymore, they became refusniks and anti-Communists.
Interesting. Another Jewish plot? Jews somehow transformed from communists into refusniks? Cute.
When Communism was "good for the Jews", they were Commies.
Psychobabble. When communism was good for the russians, they were commies.. Putin was KGB, was he not?
I see that you still haven't comprehended that it's not a Jew who doesn't want to use a Christian date, but a Jew who doesn't want someone else to use a Christian date, because it's a "smack in the face".
And? As a republican I don't want democrats to do a lot of things to this country, what's your point? Him merely suggesting something to another Jew is just that.. a suggestion.. BC/AC and BCE/CE are currently two standards. USA is officially using BCE/CE... Now, this guy is writing stuff about Judaism to other Jews. What's wrong with the other guy suggesting that he doesn't use Christ, if he has an option not to? How does that offend you?