a lesson in modern antisemitism

[chopchica]

In general, I don't do that much antisemitism or Judaism 101 - I figure there's enough of that out there already and most of the time I'm way too fed up. Usually I just rant. But this is such a strong and stunning example of why this education is *needed* that I just couldn't let it go.

A couple of articles came out yesterday about a recent

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[ladycat777]

Because you thought I should add this:

To show how insidious some of the Jews+Banking Industries ties go, there are some theories (admitted conspiracy-laden, but not unreasonable) that one of the reasons Lehman Brothers was allowed to fail was because it was known for a very long time as the Jewish Bank. It was one of the last to bear that stigma, despite the fact that at the time of its folding, there wasn't one person named Lehman on the board/in charge, and I'll take bets how few were actually Jewish who replaced them.

Some, sure. Absolutely. Is this a conspiracy theory? Absolutely. Without question.

But there is no rational reason why Lehman Brothers was allowed to collapse, when the thought of AIG folding had people scrambling in the middle of the night, trying to shore up funds. AIG is big, yes, but the parts of it that were in danger (not the whole thing was, not at that point) was no bigger and, frankly, far less interwoven in the financial market than Lehman.

There are other irrational reasons as to why it was Lehman, but this is one I've heard from non-Jews in the industry as well.

[chopchica]

I think it helps provide some important context, yes.