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Category Archives: Anti-Semitism
Israel calls on world nations to regulate social media anti-Semitism
Jewish elites used to fight for the maximum of free expression. That was important back in the 1950s when Jews were still fighting their way to the top. Now that Jews are America’s elite, organized Jewry often wants to limit … Continue reading
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Anti-Semitism Doesn’t Just Attach Itself To Nationalism, It’s A Feature, Not A Bug
Any time I read the phrase, “must repudiate it,” my BS alarm goes off. Charles Murray tweets: “This kind of thing has attached itself to Trumpism. Trump supporters need to take the lead in repudiating it.” He’s responding to these … Continue reading
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How Do I Reconcile My Affection For The Dark Enlightenment With Orthodox Judaism?
Dark Enlightenment tweets: “@lukeford good interview w @SOBL1 I applaud your honesty, how can you reconcile your conversion & Alt right views? You’re a goy to Haredi.” I tweet back: “Easy. Ethno-Nationalism for everyone, including Jews. I want nothing for … Continue reading
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Jewish man arrested ‘after posting swastikas on doors’
Daily Telegraph: A family business dispute drove David Haddad, 56, of Manhattan, who is Jewish, to make threatening phone calls to his mother, 80, and two other women, ages 87 and 78, a police source said. Both the 87-year-old woman … Continue reading
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Is The Phrase ‘New York Values’ Code For ‘Jewish Values’?
The New Republic: Ted Cruz confirms that “New York values” is code for “Jewish.”When Cruz accused Donald Trump of having New York values, there was a debate about whether this was an anti-Semitic dog whistle. Writing in The New Yorker, … Continue reading
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The Holocaust As White-On-White Crime
Are Jews white? It depends. All groups respond to incentives and more intelligent groups respond to incentives more quickly and adroitly. David Bernstein writes at the Washington Post: In a recent post, I alluded to a Facebook post by a … Continue reading
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If Israel can defend its culture, why can’t WASPs?
When Jews defend their group interests, it’s beautiful. When WASPs do it, it’s bigotry. Chaim Amalek: “A nation ruled by a WASP elite that keeps Jews in their proper place is apt to do better than one that is not/does … Continue reading
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Comedian Harmonists (1997 film)
I begin Friday reading this New York Times article: Israel, Mired in Ideological Battles, Fights on Cultural Fronts JERUSALEM — There have been fights over books, music, plays, funding for the arts and academic awards. This being Israel, they have … Continue reading
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The Casting By Julius Streicher
Did Western Civilization go off the rails when Julius Streicher, an anti-Jewish satirist, was put to death after WWII for incorrect opinions? Streicher never killed anyone. He simply made fun of Jews. From Tabletmag: While most Coen characters could be … Continue reading
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Inside Llewen Davis – A Goy Among The Yidden
Comments to Steve Sailer: * I was really struck by Inside Llewen Davis. The entire movie is about a goy desperately trying to make his way among Jews in the early 60′s New York folk scene, whether they are promoters, … Continue reading
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