How about compiling a list of the most hilarious misconceptions Jews have of non-Jews? Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories aren’t inherently most hilarious than Jewish anti-gentile theories.<\/p>\n
All in-groups have misconceptions of out-groups. Anti-Semites are not special.<\/p>\n
I come from Australia. Australians tend to have a low opinion of everyone who is not Australian and they have some ridiculous notions about America. So too many Americans have silly notions about Australia.<\/p>\n
I’m a convert to Orthodox Judaism. Many non-Jews I grew up with have ludicrous conceptions of Orthodox Judaism just as Orthodox Jews have many ludicrous conceptions of Christianity. <\/p>\n
Yair Rosenberg writes<\/a>: Last week, the British Labour party suspended Musabbir Ali, a former campaign official, for making anti-Semitic statements on social media. He joined an ignominious cast of characters punished for similar offenses, including a former mayor of London and a current parliament member. But Ali distinguished himself with his particularly creative brand of anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n On Twitter, among other bigoted bromides, he shared a link to a post claiming that the Jews had \u201cfinanced Oliver Cromwell\u2019s overthrowing and beheading of Stuart King Charles I after he refused them control of England\u2019s finances.\u201d This extraordinary assertion overlooked one minor detail: Jews were expelled from England in 1290 and could not legally return until 1657, years after Cromwell came to power.<\/p>\n Ali\u2019s ahistorical absurdity highlighted an underappreciated aspect of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories: In addition to being hateful and ignorant, they are often hilarious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How about compiling a list of the most hilarious misconceptions Jews have of non-Jews? Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories aren’t inherently most hilarious than Jewish anti-gentile theories. All in-groups have misconceptions of out-groups. Anti-Semites are not special. I come from Australia. Australians … Continue reading