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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"'model minorities' with positive stereotypes associated with them by the dominant white Christian culture."

Really? Did you have any elderly relatives with numbers tattooed on their arms? Imagine telling them the "dominant white Christian culture" had a positive view of them.

Interesting how the Jewish experience is often diminished and cannot be recognized specifically because it's somehow not worthy enough for the "Olympics of oppression."

Same with indigenous populations. [/quote]

PP from Indiana here - the one who'd never (knowingly) met a Jewish person until college.  (Never knowingly met a gay person until then either now that I think of it although at least 2 of my classmates have come out as gay since then, but I digress.

Jewish people were very much seen as 'model minorities' where I grew up.  [b]Although horrible things were done to Jewish people in Europe,[/b] Jewish people were seen as overcoming adversity, clever, educated, successful and cultured.  People in my community were/are big supporters of Israel - Israel is tough, scrappy and admirable.  Jews were/are the antithesis of Arabs and Blacks. No one would think twice about Jews moving into the community (what a great opportunity to help them accept Jesus as their savior) but Blacks.....well, the 'dominant white Christian culture' of my community didn't see Blacks as 'model minorities'.  [/quote]

Oy.

Are you a joke?? Do you honestly mean to describe GEONOCIDE as "although horrible things were done to Jewish people in Europe." How (truly) ignorant you are and you seriously need to learn more about the Holocaust as well as anti-Semitism centuries and centuries before that. Get yourself educated, please!

"Reich began by explaining that anti-Semitism is often considered [b]the world’s longest form of hatred; it has existed for over two millennia.[/b] He discussed how anti-Semitism was avoided in public during the decades following the Holocaust, but it still remained prominent in private. Recently, anti-Semitism is being expressed more overtly. He cited recent incidents in Europe, like the burning of synagogues, the desecration of Jewish cemeteries, and violent attacks targeting Jews to highlight the rise of global anti-Semitism."
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-rise-global-anti-semitism

Anti-Semitism Rising Even in Countries with No Jews at All, Secretary-General Tells Event on Power of Education to Counter Racism, Discrimination
https://www.un.org/press/en/2018/sgsm19252.doc.htm

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Yup.

It’s also one of the most widespread forms of hatred today. According to the ADL, 1.09 billion people harbor anti-Semitic viewpoints. Not in 1945 — today.

And that’s despite there only being about 15-18 million Jews in the world.

https://global100.adl.org/map[/quote]
NP.  So here’s an honest question to Jewish people here.  I’m not anti-Semitic and I highly respect Jewish people, Judaism, the culture, and the history (I know it’s not a monolith).  But in your opinion, why is there such consistent hatred toward Jewish people?  Is there one common thread running through it all?  I don’t want to cause an argument either because I suppose you each have different thoughts on the subject.  Why is it Jewish people that have endured such vitriol through the centuries?  I ask myself this and while I have thoughts (the way Christianity and Islam were/are framed, being a visible minority and when times are tough the majority direct their ire toward them, etc.), my viewpoint is as an outside observer.  I also really hope the trolls stay away (maybe too much to wish for on DCUM on a Friday night).  Thanks for any replies and if there are none I respect that as well because it’s a deep, personal topic.[/quote]

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