Posted on 08/15/2010 6:28:00 PM PDT by citizenredstater9271
Jewish liberals, like other liberals, believe that there are three positive traits that describe liberals far more accurately than they describe conservatives — compassionate, intellectual and open-minded.
Though I am a Jewish conservative, I don’t believe that either side has anything close to a monopoly on compassion. There are compassionate Jews who are conservative and compassionate Jews who are liberal. As regards being intellectual, I acknowledge that there are more Jewish intellectuals who are liberal — since there are a lot more Jewish liberals, there will be a lot more liberal Jewish intellectuals. But I doubt that the percentage of Jewish liberals who are intellectuals is greater than the percentage of Jewish conservatives who are intellectuals.
My area of disagreement concerns the third self-defining liberal trait — open-mindedness. Whether Jew or gentile, open-minded is not a trait one could fairly identify with contemporary liberals. As this is a Jewish newspaper, I will confine my comments to Jews.
Before proceeding, let me offer three thoughts to help the liberal reader not take offense.
First, I mean no offense. I want to challenge the Jewish liberal, not to offend him (or her).
Second, I am generalizing, and therefore I readily acknowledge that there are open-minded Jewish liberals.
Third, if you, dear reader, are a Jewish liberal who prides him- or herself on being open-minded, one way to demonstrate this is to read what follows.
How would a Jewish liberal describe a fellow Jew who was raised in an Orthodox home, went to Orthodox Jewish schools from kindergarten through college and attended Orthodox summer camps, who socializes overwhelmingly with fellow Orthodox Jews and confines his reading largely to religious texts? A Jewish liberal would probably describe such a person as almost brainwashed, at worst, and unlikely...
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‘Open-minded’ and ‘liberal’ in the same sentence! LOL!
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‘Open-minded’ and ‘liberal’ in the same sentence! LOL!
Hahahaha .... that would be cause for a tabloid frontpage bigfoot-type sighting!
“How Open-Minded Are Jewish Liberals?”
My experience has been that “Open” has a different meaning than “allowing passage and/or being unrestrictive”.
I’m not so sure that Jewish has anything to do with it, but “Liberal” definitely does!
LOL!
Too many socalled Jewish intellectuals have drunk way too much Koolaid for far too long.
They no longer recognize deceit and betrayal when it is staring them in the face, when it bites them on the ass they choose to ignore it.
They have become like blacks in many ways. Just another group of liberals who will stand by and watch the dems destroy them whether it is through abortion or the destruction of the state of Israel through another Holocaust. The dems count on these same useful idiots remaining just another group of zombie sheep, believing all their lies and promises even while they are seeking their destruction.
ML/NJ
There is nothing compassionate about being a liberal.
Open minded liberal. An oxymoron to be sure with the accent on moron!
Historically they seem to display a lemming trait
It is hard to be open mined with your head up your butt.
Dennis, does the expression “their brains leaked out” ring any bells?
About as open minded as every other liberal.
What is that? Like an ‘Honest Democrat’?? Jewish liberals need to be committed!
You and some other Freepers are so freaking obsessed with the Jewish-Liberal thing that you should start a weekly Caucus dedicated to it. Truly amazing.
I was raised in an uber-liberal Reform Jewish household. My parents still ask why, when, and where I turned to the dark side. They swear by the Washington Post and WTOP. As for my views, my blog says it all and little if any could be considered liberal.
Open-minded liberal is an oxymoron.
Uh Yeah, and maybe our FRiends need to start looking at the World Council of Churches and their views...and clean up the poop in their own yard first.
To be a political “liberal” means first and foremost, a hypocrit. Jewish or not.
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