the limits of my understanding
Various political and personal events over the past five years have made me feel that it is necessary for me to write this post, at least for myself even if no one else gets anything out of it. This is a post I've been meaning to write for a long time, although some of it is stuff I've mentioned before. If the topic seems somewhat random, deal
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I think it grows from xenophobia and the need to scapegoat others to avoid responsibility for ones actions. Maybe it's just religious bigotry.
It can't just be religious bigotry because I'm fairly certain anti-Semites also feel the way they do about non-religious Jews like myself.
I mean, yeah, I am slightly bigotted against Christians. But I recognize it, and I know too many Christians to have stereotypes about them.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but your issue with Christians has more to do with the social and political beliefs that some of them have. Which isn't the same thing as being bigoted against all Christians, or even most of them. And you don't use the term "Christian" as a slur.
Do you think anti-Semitism is increasing in NYC? Maybe I just haven't had to deal with it much, but I see about as much now as I did a dozen years ago.
I've written about this intolerance of intolerance paradox. It doesn't make me intolerant, it makes me consciencious.
That's how I'm trying to think of it, but I know people who don't feel the same way about this as I do and I wouldn't say that they're not conscientious. I know Jews who are fine with being friends of friends of anti-Semites, including being friends with the same people I can't deal with anymore. They're aware, they just don't see it as as big an issue as I do.
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