Synagogue shooting and antisemitism

fool

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I think anyone who shows up to a protest organized by a white supremacist as a participant is suspect.
Or, maybe they just know what the rally is about and don't know who organized it or their background.

Have you dealt with CBP in the US? If they're not Nazis, they do a pretty good impression of it, to the extent that you can in a post like that. Is guarding the border inherently like that? No. But the way it's done in this country tends to be.
The Canadian and Mexican check points I've crossed have been pretty much identical. No matter which way you were going.
It's a border crossing, what's is supposed to be like?
 

fool

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I must have missed the news stories where they've been gassing Jews and invading neighboring countries

They wear sunglasses and bullet proof vests.
I guess Rex would prefer a more Wal-Mart Door Greeter type of Border experience.
 

SabathMoon

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In the context of the murders at a Pittsburgh synagogue a few days ago, I am wondering what TOL'ers think about antisemitism in the US. Do you think is is common? Is it different than other types of hate or general xenophobia?

I am a little surprised that nobody mentioned this shooting here until now. Not even in the context of gun control (unless I missed a post somewhere).

Chair

Violent anti-Semitism is a very rare form of racism.
 

ok doser

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meanwhile, nobody's talking about the shootings in Chicago from the same weekend - all 43 of them, in which five died.

because they're black and nobody cares
 

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Historically, that is categorically untrue.
Today, world-wide, not true
Today, only in the US- I suggest you check some facts. Not as rare as you make it out to be:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Antisemitic_attacks_and_incidents_in_the_United_States
https://www.theatlantic.com/politic...history-anti-semitic-violence-america/574228/


Chair
100% agree. And, even if it were true, that it is 'rare;' that's still not a good enough reason to infringe the inalienable right of Jewish people to keep and bear arms.
 

ok doser

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Certainly more rare than other forms of racism, in the us

nowhere near the epidemic of racist police officers shooting defenseless, peaceful law-abiding young black men like trayvon martin and michael brown
 
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SabathMoon

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Doesn't Hamas regularly launch missiles into Israel?

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Since I wasn't specific, I meant the United States. It seems non-sensical to blame a synagogue for liberalism and socialist conspiracy. A better scapegoat would be Barry Lynn of Americans United. But alas, it would only amusing for so long as he is replaced. I am more an anti-Barry. With anti-Semitism, I don't get it why a conservative Christian or Unitarians should want to go shooting in a synagogue.
 

chair

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Certainly more rare than other forms of racism, in the us

nowhere near the epidemic of racist police officers shooting defenseless, peaceful law-abiding young black men like trayvon martin and michael brown

1. So not "very rare"
2. If you consider the number of Jews in the US, compared to the numbers of other minorities, you'll see that it is far too common.
 

Traditio

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Several thoughts:

1. The fact that Trump may or may not have said things that you don't agree with doesn't make Trump responsible. Incitement has a definition.

2. Why does the left never mention Emanuel Samson? Is BLM, the left wing media, etc. responsible for him? They've certainly helped to perpetuate a culture of anti-white racism.

3. The alt-right is a reaction to left wing identity politics.

4. Hate speech is a constitutionally protected right. People are allowed to have hateful thoughts and engage in hateful speech.

5. The number of people who commit violent, heinous acts is a tiny minority in any given ideological or demographic group (Antifa might be a possible exception).

Why is the Left so eager to scream about ORANGE MAN BAD and about how the alt-right is responsible for the actions of this individual, but they are so reticent to criticize Islam or the far left?
 

chair

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Antisemitism is an ancient, widespread, cross-cultural phenomenon.

Do you have any thoughts on why that might be the case?

It is partly theological (why didn't the Jews accept our Truth?) I will point out that until recent times Muslims were much more tolerant of Jews than Christians were.

What are your thoughts on the topic?
 
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