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MineralMan

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16. Fear of "Others" is a common part of populism.

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 11:03 AM

Oct 2018

Hitler used it. Most Populists use fear as a way to attract followers. It's scapegoating.

Trump is nothing, if not a Populist. I suspect he has studied Hitler, Mussolini and other populist leaders. He certainly follows their lead.

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Violence against Jewish People Makes No Sense at All. [View all] MineralMan Oct 2018 OP

2 thousand years edhopper Oct 2018 #1

Yes. That is certainly part of it. MineralMan Oct 2018 #4

Now the Lutherans pass divestment resolutions against Israel Mosby Oct 2018 #58

'Them's the people whut kilt r Christ!' Cirque du So-What Oct 2018 #2

That has been repeated again and again through MineralMan Oct 2018 #20

When I used that argument Cirque du So-What Oct 2018 #21

Yes. Arguing with religious believers rarely has a good outcome. MineralMan Oct 2018 #24

Jesus had to die in order for Christianity to have a basis The Genealogist Oct 2018 #57

You are seriously recommending Wikipedia as the place to learn about antisemitism? oberliner Oct 2018 #3

I am, yes, as a starting point. MineralMan Oct 2018 #5

Why have you not returned to answer my questions? MineralMan Oct 2018 #17

I'm still waiting for your response. MineralMan Oct 2018 #25

Still no response? Do you have nothing to say? MineralMan Oct 2018 #48

I guess you're not going to elaborate on what you implied. MineralMan Oct 2018 #63

Even though the world likes to pretend religion doesn't concern them blugbox Oct 2018 #6

Even more confusing is that it is such a small group. MineralMan Oct 2018 #7

I agree. I would venture to guess that most of these people don't even know any Jewish people. smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #50

I'm sure you're right, or they don't know that they know some. MineralMan Oct 2018 #51

That's what I think, too. CrispyQ Oct 2018 #30

"Our fight is with the races that represent money." dalton99a Oct 2018 #8

Adolf Hitler lied. He needed a scapegoat, and MineralMan Oct 2018 #9

It's always good to review what Hitler's Luftwaffe boss Goering said in his jail cell interviews DFW Oct 2018 #40

Sometimes I do wonder if hatred is endemic to the human species. That some/many need a target RKP5637 Oct 2018 #10

That's a good question. It's not one that has a simple answer, though. MineralMan Oct 2018 #12

The answer is easy. It's monsters like Hitler & Trump who inspire such violence mtnsnake Oct 2018 #11

Maybe Trump and the Republicans think a state of fear will benefit them on election day. jalan48 Oct 2018 #13

Fear of "Others" is a common part of populism. MineralMan Oct 2018 #16

True and from that standpoint violence against Jews makes sense in the lead-up to the election. jalan48 Oct 2018 #18

Yes, and we need to thwart it with a massive turnout that MineralMan Oct 2018 #19

Totally agree. Election day should be interesting. I think we will need watchers at the polls to jalan48 Oct 2018 #22

Everyone should report any intimidation to the authorities MineralMan Oct 2018 #26

Fortunately we have vote by mail here in Oregon so there are no polling places on election day. jalan48 Oct 2018 #29

That happens in every election, sadly. MineralMan Oct 2018 #31

It's similar here as Oregon is a blue state. It does occur every election but I'm wondering how jalan48 Oct 2018 #33

I don't know, to tell you the truth. MineralMan Oct 2018 #37

I have had to explain this to Chinese-born friends MaryMagdaline Oct 2018 #14

It is hard to explain to anyone who has a different philosophical MineralMan Oct 2018 #15

It does make sense to a pragmatically evil political group Jersey Devil Oct 2018 #23

I don't know. But it's getting worse, along with other attacks against The Other. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #27

Thanks for that link. It's an excellent editorial piece. MineralMan Oct 2018 #34

Most violence is irrational malaise Oct 2018 #28

I think all violence that is not defensive is senseless. MineralMan Oct 2018 #35

Early Christian history explains it. marylandblue Oct 2018 #32

Well, that's pretty true for early Christian Gentiles, anyhow. MineralMan Oct 2018 #36

The pagan Romans were relatively tolerant marylandblue Oct 2018 #42

I didn't grow up with anti-semitism. smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #54

Nor did I. MineralMan Oct 2018 #64

That was probably an initial cause, but in recent years The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #45

Hatreds remain even after the original reasons for them are forgotten. marylandblue Oct 2018 #49

Unfortunately, that's true. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #60

jews were considered a race Mosby Oct 2018 #59

Mel Gibson will tell you all about it with his friend Jesus Corvo Bianco Oct 2018 #38

Sure. There are all sorts of examples of people fomenting prejudice MineralMan Oct 2018 #39

Jesus was a rabbi. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2018 #41

My two cents worth lunatica Oct 2018 #43

Yes, small minorities make excellent scapegoats. MineralMan Oct 2018 #44

Correction. Jews are not 2% of the world population, we are .2%. Behind the Aegis Oct 2018 #46

Thank you for correcting that. I guess I was thinking about the US. MineralMan Oct 2018 #47

Antisemites believe that despite their low numbers, that Jews control... Caliman73 Oct 2018 #52

The looney idea that they are running everything treestar Oct 2018 #53

No, it makes no sense whatsover The Genealogist Oct 2018 #55

For the same reason it makes no sense to commit violence against any ethnicity. liberal N proud Oct 2018 #56

My late MIL was Viennese. She said it always baffled her that Jews were simultaneously accused ... Hekate Oct 2018 #61

I think the thing is that they are a small minority MineralMan Oct 2018 #62

Yep Hekate Oct 2018 #65

Christian antisemitism has deep roots. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2018 #66

Yes, and the assembly of the biblical canon solidified MineralMan Oct 2018 #67

Yep. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2018 #68