[rmlew]

Jews are insular. We traditionally live in tight nit communities and have strict religious restrictions meant to curb interaction with non-Jews.
This creates distrust and fear.
Jews commonly traded across national boundaries and set up some of the first international banking systems based on the trust between Jewish communities. Isolationists adn anti-capitalists thus dislike Jews.
Finally there are very real anti-Jewish strains in both Christianity and Islam. Both religions are meant to supplant Judaism and include anti-Jewish texts and traditions.

[TaZ]

"Jews are insular. We traditionally live in tight nit communities and have strict religious restrictions meant to curb interaction with non-Jews."

Hmmm, seemed there were a lot of Jews in 1930s Europe who held Joe Stalin as their picture boy due to their socialistic politics. I don't see how they could be considered "insular", though I must agree that Jews do, for the most part, keep to themselves, as do most common oridinary people.

There is always a small minority group of vocal extremist from every culture, and whacko Islam with their 1 billion plus certainly provides the greatest numbers of idiots far exceeding Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, etc., etc., ad infinitum.

Of course, one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist.

Case in point; The French Resistance and Socialist Jews who became part of it due to Joe Stalin's admonishment to resist the Nazis...before that they had little or no interest in fighting Hitler's JBTs.

An interesting French documentary about the Socialist Jews in the French Resistance called "Terrorists in retirement" was made for French TV, quickly banned, and re-released a couple of years ago (not to be shown on French TV though..lol).

It seems that de Gaulle threw these poor freedom fighters to the wolves to appease Gestapo/SS investigations, when it was clear that the battle had been won and that the Jews were no longer needed.

Needless to say, anyone who has any REAL experience with non-Judaic Europeans knows that, outside of England, antisemitism is a cultural norm.

[weikel]

Jews are insular. We traditionally live in tight nit communities and have strict religious restrictions meant to curb interaction with non-Jews. This creates distrust and fear

Im not jewish but generally I get along very well with them( the guys anyway).

[rmvh]

Re your # 66....Jews are insular. We traditionally live in tight nit communities and have strict religious restrictions meant to curb interaction with non-Jews. This creates distrust and fear.

Yes....I think this is straight perspective and fits. Mormons seem to have a similar but much less problematic situation.

Thanks

[sneakypete]

Isolationists adn anti-capitalists thus dislike Jews.

Let's not forget to include one of the most powerful political organizations in with these groups,the Catholic Church. Before all you Catholics get your panties all in a bunch over this,I am refering to the historic Catholic Church,not the one of today.