Does damn Jews.....
Interested in learning more about why jews are persecuted, and I do not mean the conspiracy nut version, but seriously? I love using Jews and other Ethnic groups as a term-joke, always understood to be a joke (ie. does damn jews), but why would I care if you ae a jew, muslim or christian? As long s you do not hurt me.
Now, if we look back, WAY BACK, then we have soley RELIGIOUS reasons, but what is the real reason for more contemporary hatred, say in the U.S/Canada and Europe? Why do we have this specific aim for the group of jews? Ignoring specific people like Hitler, the REASON he could do what he did was because of the CULTURAL hatred for jews, we had it in Germany, France, britain and of course the U.S (but less noticeable), the people let it happen.
Now, we could blame Christianity and its ilk, but that is to easy, yes, they have a christian HISTORY, but is that really the reason? Is it THAT sad? Is it like Dawkins says about the two groups in Northern Irland, would the problems "go away" if they where not Memed into the hatred, be it direct or indirect, towards Jews?
it is also an interesting point that most Christians, especially Fundamentalist, claim "love" to jews even when THEY, as a group, are the one responsible for the historic persecution of the jews... do they really not know that? I mean, READ THE NEW TESTTAMENT....
Anyway, is it really that sad and simple? Is it just that sad that there is the religious history, or IS IT something else? A negative cultural Meme we have that somehow create/created this weird anger/dislike?