Before anyone objects that this sounds anti-Semitic, let me just say that I have known many Reform Jews and they were literally all delightful people, every single one. But these ultra-orthodox/Hasids seem to be racist, misogynist, and now rioting against masks? FFS
And as I understand it, over in Israel they are not required to work for a living or join the military, but they are happy to be the spearfront of the settler movement and thereby gin up military oppression of Palestinians. Just an awful, poisonous ideology all around.
To be honest, I wouldn’t know without looking farther into it. However, it seems like if they aren’t required to work, those who do not work of their own free will (which who would, if it’s a choice) may not be contributing good things to the economy. Not that they never do any good thing, just that it may be true that they don’t take action to make big, bold statements that improve the society rather than tear it down. However, there are always people like this, and whether they are ultra-orthodox Jews or not probably doesn’t make a difference. For instance, rioters can certainly be seen as not contributing positively to society. They create and/or enhance the atmosphere of chaos and fear by making people feel unsafe. It’s true that what they are rioting for is a good thing, but riots are the least effective way to get a point across. There are so many other ways to say things and make a statement, but riots are not that.
Hey, two outta three ain’t bad. If what you say is true, you should get along just fine with them.
Oh, no. This small group of Jews is by far the greatest threat to health and safety in America right now. Way bigger than that fascist in the White House.
I think we can make judgements about them as a group based on their actions and beliefs without turning them into an existential threat to American society.
I tend to believe that people don’t just randomly pick one particular subsection of society to criticize, among all the other people doing basically the same thing.
Well, the OP does have a history of interest in Jewish culture as whole. So I’m not entirely surprised to see him post this. I don’t have any reason to call him an anti-semite for calling out this group in particular.
Maybe, but that’s obviously not super nice, even if it is true. And if OP is asking a question (harmless or not) the goal is to answer the question, not insult OP.
Indeed, I did. It was actually for my synesthesia, which is super cool by the way.
*whispers * just because it’s tradition doesn’t make it okay ;D
just kidding
Definitely not, or I wouldn’t be eleven years into marriage with a feminist sociologist atheist who brings home the bacon, never wears skirts or dresses, etc.
There was a thread recently with flavors of ATMB, but we put a stop to that posthaste.
Again. I didn’t call you an anti-semite. I called you a racist and a misogynist. If that’s OT, I apologize to all the posters who came here for a good, clean thread, started in the pit, by a racist who wants to trash a minor Jewish sect, and totally doesn’t mean to be anti-semitic.
Still wrong. I have been, in my entire tenure here, an unwavering proponent of policies and politicians overwhelmingly supported by Black people and feminists, other than a small radical fringe.
