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'''Antisemitism''' | '''Antisemitism''' is hostility toward or discrimination against [[Jews]] as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.<ref name="Webster_anti-Semitism">[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-semitism "anti-Semitism"], ''Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary'', referenced 2012-01-04.</ref> On 8 July 2013, 50 signatories submitted a "Petition to the [[United States Libertarian Party|Libertarian Party]] Regarding Anti-Semitism."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chelm.freeyellow.com/lppetition.html|date=8 July 2013|title=Petition to the Libertarian Party Regarding Anti-Semitism}}</ref> [[Radical libertarian]] [[Susan Hogarth]] responded:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/File:Susan_Hogarth_statement_concerning_Jews_and_Israel.png|title=Susan Hogarth statement concerning Jews and Israel|date=12 October 2013|author=Hogarth, Susan|publisher=Facebook}}</ref> | ||
{{cquote|I love Jewish culture and I can't think of any Jew offhand I've known and not liked (even the boss who fired me - totally my fault). I loathe the govt of [[Israel]] (along with every other govt). A big FUCK YOU to anyone who can't separate a people from a government - and that goes toward both idiots who DO jew-bash instead of Israel-bash and to people who call me an anti-semite because I despise the govt of Israel and don't mind saying it.}} | |||
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Aside from lingering resentment on the part some [[Christianity|Christians]] concerning Jewish involvement in [[Jesus Christ]]'s death,<ref>{{#bible: Matthew 27:24-26}}</ref><ref>{{#bible: John 11:47-54}}</ref><ref>{{#bible: John 19:11-16}}</ref> it is unclear why Jews have so often been the subject of such animosity. | |||
[[Thomas Sowell]], in ''[[Black Rednecks and White Liberals]]'', notes that Jews are one of many middleman minorities — i.e. minorities that serve as intermediaries between producers and consumers, whether in the role of retailers or money-lenders — that have been persecuted for economic motives. Other examples were Chinese minorities in various Southeast Asian countries, Armenians in the [[Ottoman Empire]], and Ibos in [[Nigeria]]. [[Ludwig von Mises]] wrote, "The [[Nazi]]s have an ally in every town or village where there is a man eager to get rid of a Jewish competitor. The secret weapon of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] is the anti‑Jewish inclinations of many millions of shopkeepers and grocers, of doctors and lawyers, professors and writers."<ref>{{cite book|url=http://mises.org/etexts/mises/og/chap8.asp|chapter=Anti-Semitism as a Factor in International Politics|title=Omnipotent Government|author=Mises, Ludwig von}}</ref> | |||
Compared to Christians, over the past two millennia Jews generally have not felt a great need to proselytize (although this has been described as "at least as much a function of historical circumstance as theological commitment");<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/brad_hirschfield/2010/03/should_jews_proselytize_should.html|publisher=Washington Post|title=Should Jews proselytize? Should anyone?|author=Hirschfield, Brad|date=14 March 2010}}</ref> indeed, it is relatively difficult to join the Jewish community. The perception of [[Judaism]] as being somewhat exclusive may partly account for the suspicion attached to it, much as people are also suspicious of Masonic and other secret societies. This is probably heightened by the fact that, as with the Masons, many Jews have become wealthy and powerful.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishFeatures/Article.aspx?id=175871|title=World's 50 most influential Jews|author=Linde, Steve|date=21 May 2010|publisher=Jerusalem Post}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:26, 12 October 2013
Antisemitism is hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.[1] On 8 July 2013, 50 signatories submitted a "Petition to the Libertarian Party Regarding Anti-Semitism."[2] Radical libertarian Susan Hogarth responded:[3]
| “ | I love Jewish culture and I can't think of any Jew offhand I've known and not liked (even the boss who fired me - totally my fault). I loathe the govt of Israel (along with every other govt). A big FUCK YOU to anyone who can't separate a people from a government - and that goes toward both idiots who DO jew-bash instead of Israel-bash and to people who call me an anti-semite because I despise the govt of Israel and don't mind saying it. | ” |
Views
Aside from lingering resentment on the part some Christians concerning Jewish involvement in Jesus Christ's death,[4][5][6] it is unclear why Jews have so often been the subject of such animosity.
Thomas Sowell, in Black Rednecks and White Liberals, notes that Jews are one of many middleman minorities — i.e. minorities that serve as intermediaries between producers and consumers, whether in the role of retailers or money-lenders — that have been persecuted for economic motives. Other examples were Chinese minorities in various Southeast Asian countries, Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, and Ibos in Nigeria. Ludwig von Mises wrote, "The Nazis have an ally in every town or village where there is a man eager to get rid of a Jewish competitor. The secret weapon of Hitler is the anti‑Jewish inclinations of many millions of shopkeepers and grocers, of doctors and lawyers, professors and writers."[7]
Compared to Christians, over the past two millennia Jews generally have not felt a great need to proselytize (although this has been described as "at least as much a function of historical circumstance as theological commitment");[8] indeed, it is relatively difficult to join the Jewish community. The perception of Judaism as being somewhat exclusive may partly account for the suspicion attached to it, much as people are also suspicious of Masonic and other secret societies. This is probably heightened by the fact that, as with the Masons, many Jews have become wealthy and powerful.[9]
References
- ↑ "anti-Semitism", Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary, referenced 2012-01-04.
- ↑ "Petition to the Libertarian Party Regarding Anti-Semitism". 8 July 2013. http://chelm.freeyellow.com/lppetition.html.
- ↑ Hogarth, Susan (12 October 2013). "Susan Hogarth statement concerning Jews and Israel". Facebook. http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/File:Susan_Hogarth_statement_concerning_Jews_and_Israel.png.
- ↑ {{#bible: Matthew 27:24-26}}
- ↑ {{#bible: John 11:47-54}}
- ↑ {{#bible: John 19:11-16}}
- ↑ Mises, Ludwig von. "Anti-Semitism as a Factor in International Politics". Omnipotent Government. http://mises.org/etexts/mises/og/chap8.asp.
- ↑ Hirschfield, Brad (14 March 2010). "Should Jews proselytize? Should anyone?". Washington Post. http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/brad_hirschfield/2010/03/should_jews_proselytize_should.html.
- ↑ Linde, Steve (21 May 2010). "World's 50 most influential Jews". Jerusalem Post.
