I've had Jewish friends, bosses and coworkers. Other than their understandable tribalism, I've found them to be honest, patriotic, hardworking and overall decent people.
I can say the same, albeit to a lesser extent, to Muslim and Indians.
I judge people as individuals and not by their group affiliation, unless they represent themselves by their group.
But I think it's fair to say that Jews collectively have a serious problem that's only going to get worse, and only they can solve it. You don't have to be a neo-Nazi to start noticing how many people who are not of good character and often objectively evil, actively identify as Jews. For whatever reason, these people tend to be in positions of power and influence. I can understand the impulse, but it appears that the generalized tendency of Jews as a whole is to tribalize these people, insulating them from criticism, rather than calling them out voiciferously as not representing the group. I think this is a serious mistake.
Maybe there are "not in our name" type groups out there whose message just isn't resonating, but I haven't seen them. History would indicate that the end result of the trend is not going to bode well for individual Jews even if they don't support the bad actors. I don't think it's right or justified, but it's the likely outcome, and one Jews themselves should be keenly aware of.
I wish it weren't so, but that's the situation as I see it. Groups like the ADL are only fanning the flames. I fear history is going to repeat itself if righteous Jews don't distance themselves from the minority bad actors that are flying the same banner.
I've had Jewish friends, bosses and coworkers. Other than their understandable tribalism, I've found them to be honest, patriotic, hardworking and overall decent people.
I can say the same, albeit to a lesser extent, to Muslim and Indians.
I judge people as individuals and not by their group affiliation, unless they represent themselves by their group.
But I think it's fair to say that Jews collectively have a serious problem that's only going to get worse, and only they can solve it. You don't have to be a neo-Nazi to start noticing how many people who are not of good character and often objectively evil, actively identify as Jews. For whatever reason, these people tend to be in positions of power and influence. I can understand the impulse, but it appears that the generalized tendency of Jews as a whole is to tribalize these people, insulating them from criticism, rather than calling them out voiciferously as not representing the group. I think this is a serious mistake.
Maybe there are "not in our name" type groups out there whose message just isn't resonating, but I haven't seen them. History would indicate that the end result of the trend is not going to bode well for individual Jews even if they don't support the bad actors. I don't think it's right or justified, but it's the likely outcome, and one Jews themselves should be keenly aware of.
I wish it weren't so, but that's the situation as I see it. Groups like the ADL are only fanning the flames. I fear history is going to repeat itself if righteous Jews don't distance themselves from the minority bad actors that are flying the same banner.