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EYESORE 9001

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5. No history lesson, but I have a root cause that I believe applies elsewhere

Reply to captain queeg (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2024, 12:46 AM

Jun 2024

It’s rooted in economics, from which sprang all the jealousy, suspicion, and xenophobia which followed. Religion is just used as an excuse.

Please bear in mind that I find the same root cause for practically any conflict - historical or contemporary.

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Can someone who is knowledgeable give me a brief history lesson of why the Jews are so hated. [View all] captain queeg Jun 2024 OP

Captain, I'm going check back here in an hour or two because this should good. MMBeilis Jun 2024 #1

They're claudette Jun 2024 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Beachnutt Jun 2024 #6

Wow. Just wow. PeaceWave Jun 2024 #12

They ARE hated more. This can be statistically proven. Beastly Boy Jun 2024 #13

Post removed Post removed Jun 2024 #21

Wow. Just wow. Happy Hoosier Jun 2024 #23

That's objectively untrue. In fact, your post is nonsense. yardwork Jun 2024 #29

Dear God ismnotwasm Jun 2024 #33

+1 Omnipresent Jun 2024 #37

Tripe. TheProle Jun 2024 #44

'Something.' Seems insufficient to me. elleng Jun 2024 #3

Thanks that's very enlightening. captain queeg Jun 2024 #7

Much of the historical persecution canetoad Jun 2024 #4

No history lesson, but I have a root cause that I believe applies elsewhere EYESORE 9001 Jun 2024 #5

This Beachnutt Jun 2024 #8

Depressing captain queeg Jun 2024 #9

A very short and incomplete summary: Beastly Boy Jun 2024 #10

That was good. Thanks. captain queeg Jun 2024 #15

Yes. This. Very accurate, IMO. Silver Gaia Jun 2024 #18

The Jews were widely despised before 33 AD. Igel Jun 2024 #19

Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" contributed to popularization of antisemitic tropes jmbar2 Jun 2024 #27

The jewish people are minorities. Antisemites applegrove Jun 2024 #11

The disparity in numbers is a real contributor. yardwork Jun 2024 #32

"why the Jews are so hated" Well, how's this for brief... Behind the Aegis Jun 2024 #14

There is a book I read in the Autumn Dorian Gray Jun 2024 #16

As far back as in the Bible, they were slaves that escaped. But how they became slaves patricia92243 Jun 2024 #17

The story of Moses and Egypt edhopper Jun 2024 #22

yeah, but... Bucky Jun 2024 #25

This is true edhopper Jun 2024 #30

Read the story of Joseph SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2024 #40

Pls see Beastly Boy's summary above. Also... OneGrassRoot Jun 2024 #20

Everybody needs someone to hate Bucky Jun 2024 #24

Simple answer atreides1 Jun 2024 #26

Scapegoated for the "murder" of jesus ExciteBike66 Jun 2024 #28

Thanks all. Learned quite a bit and went to some of the links captain queeg Jun 2024 #31

It's a good OP. yardwork Jun 2024 #34

Substituting the entire religion of Judaism for the current Israeli Administration is antisemetic Johnny2X2X Jun 2024 #35

Post removed Post removed Jun 2024 #36

A good resource to understanding this horror is the book, BigDemVoter Jun 2024 #38

Thousands of years SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2024 #39

Some videos...all are about 2 years old, but still, sadly relevant. Behind the Aegis Jun 2024 #41

Briefly: TheProle Jun 2024 #42

And then the past 200+ years TheProle Jun 2024 #43

This'll take awhile to wade thru but thanks captain queeg Jun 2024 #45