Don't take this the wrong way (I doubt you will - just want to make sure); why is it that so many in the Jewish community support the Left by continually voting for such destructive policies?
Seems like they're working against their own best interests and their "community".
I have many Jewish friends and they can't seem to answer that without mental gymnastics.
That’s a really good question. And he answers very complicated. Even though I grew up in a very observant conservative home I’ve been very reluctant to be involved in organized Judaism in the north east part of the United States near New York City because most of the congregations and families that I meet are liberal progressive types that have imbibe all of the stupid liberal tropes.
There is this erroneous historical Association of the political right with authoritarianism and antisemitism
There are still people out there who think that Nazis were “right wing“
When really Nazis were socialists and progressives
You’ll hear this phrase “right wing neo Nazi militia group” , and these groups are assumed to be white supremacists and antisemites
When really a lot of these people just want freedom and liberty and to be left alone
So it’s a really interesting and good question. I know a lot of religious and observant and even some not so observant Jewish people around here in northern New Jersey who are very politically conservative, libertarian minded people. I know a lot of Israeli Jews who are extremely conservative libertarian types.
So the community is not monolithic and a lot of the conservative libertarian mind of Jews don’t wear their beliefs on their sleeves because it’s so unpopular
I think Catholics and Jews have a lot in common. I am not surprised at that for all kinds of reasons, but I am surprised that our compatriots are so easily drunk on the koolaid.
the core difference is that Jews just dont accept that jesus was the messiah. The jewish faith doesnt deny that a messiah will come someday just that Jesus wasnt it.
One of my favorite radio people ever is Dennis Prager, a very serious Jewish man and radio commentator for at least 25 years now, and he puzzles over this question constantly. He's brilliant, but he can't figure it out either.
MiFly -
Don't take this the wrong way (I doubt you will - just want to make sure); why is it that so many in the Jewish community support the Left by continually voting for such destructive policies?
Seems like they're working against their own best interests and their "community".
I have many Jewish friends and they can't seem to answer that without mental gymnastics.
That’s a really good question. And he answers very complicated. Even though I grew up in a very observant conservative home I’ve been very reluctant to be involved in organized Judaism in the north east part of the United States near New York City because most of the congregations and families that I meet are liberal progressive types that have imbibe all of the stupid liberal tropes.
There is this erroneous historical Association of the political right with authoritarianism and antisemitism
There are still people out there who think that Nazis were “right wing“
When really Nazis were socialists and progressives
You’ll hear this phrase “right wing neo Nazi militia group” , and these groups are assumed to be white supremacists and antisemites
When really a lot of these people just want freedom and liberty and to be left alone
So it’s a really interesting and good question. I know a lot of religious and observant and even some not so observant Jewish people around here in northern New Jersey who are very politically conservative, libertarian minded people. I know a lot of Israeli Jews who are extremely conservative libertarian types.
So the community is not monolithic and a lot of the conservative libertarian mind of Jews don’t wear their beliefs on their sleeves because it’s so unpopular
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/jews-and-liberal-politics/amp/
I think Catholics and Jews have a lot in common. I am not surprised at that for all kinds of reasons, but I am surprised that our compatriots are so easily drunk on the koolaid.
the core difference is that Jews just dont accept that jesus was the messiah. The jewish faith doesnt deny that a messiah will come someday just that Jesus wasnt it.
Well said. Thx for the insight.
One of my favorite radio people ever is Dennis Prager, a very serious Jewish man and radio commentator for at least 25 years now, and he puzzles over this question constantly. He's brilliant, but he can't figure it out either.