I’ve just started listening to this talk and as he recites Jewish woes, I’m wondering if he asks — compared to whom?<\/p>\n
Spoiler alert — no he doesn’t. <\/p>\n
Over the past 800 years, Jews have consistently enjoyed more prosperous lives than the non-Jews around them.<\/p>\n
Compared to the state of the working class, the state of Jewry is blessed.<\/p>\n
I suspect there’s not much of a demand in ethnic life for speakers to come in to tell them how they have it good. <\/p>\n
Jews currently enjoy more prosperous, higher quality lives than the non-Jews around them.<\/p>\n
Would Jews pay for a speaker to tell them, “Let’s develop the attitude of thank you America!”?<\/p>\n
Would Jews pay for a speaker to tell them, “Please consider the effect of your words and actions on the non-Jews around you”?<\/p>\n
Dan calls Douglas Murray a friend and quotes him saying that Jews “are prominent but weak.”<\/p>\n
Compared to whom? In many areas of life, Jews are strong. Nobody is strong everywhere. <\/p>\n
Dan’s approach reminds me of a story in the Torah. “The Israelites claimed that the Canaanites were giants, specifically the Anakim, primarily during the period when they were scouting the Promised Land and preparing for conquest. This claim is rooted in the Book of Numbers, where the spies sent to scout the land reported the existence of “men of great size” and “giants,” including the Anakim.” (Google)<\/p>\n
There’s zero sense of proportion in this Dan Senor speech.<\/p>\n
I listen to almost every episode of Dan’s podcast, Call Me Back<\/a>. <\/p>\n Dan extolls all the great things that German Jews did but shows no awareness that different groups have different interests. He displays zero understanding of those for whom Jewish power diminished their power. He decries anti-Jewish sentiments but doesn’t mention anti-Gentile sentiments. As Israel gets stronger, its neighbors get comparatively weaker. <\/p>\n Dan quotes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Dan loves quoting the glib. <\/p>\n