Daily Archives: September 29, 2015

Jewish Intensity As A Weapon For Defending Jewish Interests

Karin Friedman is Jewish but not a Zionist. I have mixed feelings about what she writes. Narrowed vision and emotional intensity can be helpful in war and Jews have good reasons for thinking they are constantly at war. Seeing both … Continue reading

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Stefan Molyneaux on Israel and the Nature of Judaism

I am not sure why Stefan Molyneaux puts so much reliance on strongly anti-Judaic sources. Judaism has a complex relationship to free speech. Jewish texts such as the Talmud often contain many different points of view, including unpopular minority views. … Continue reading

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Jews & Putin

Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin seems Jew-friendly to me (particularly to Chabad), but it is interesting that most of his enemies in Russia are Jewish. I doubt that most Jews in Russia oppose him. I am not exactly sure why so … Continue reading

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I’m Glad Jews Are Powerful

The more powerful you are, the more people fear you and the better they treat you. When I’ve had more power, people have treated me better. When I’ve been weak, they’ve often treated me with contempt. We never know what … Continue reading

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The Ordeal Of Civility

I asked a friend who operates a Jewish store in Los Angeles who the most polite Jews were. He said English Jews followed by Jews whose families have lived in other Anglo countries for many years. Who were the rudest … Continue reading

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