Gal Beckerman, The Forward, January 6:
"Acknowledging the Jewishness of neoconservatism has always triggered the red, flashing lights of antisemitism, especially since the start of the Iraq War (with extra points if it's Pat Buchanan doing the acknowledging). But there is some truth to the suspicion. If there is an intellectual movement in America to whose invention Jews can lay sole claim, neoconservatism is it. It's a thought one imagines most American Jews, overwhelmingly liberal, will find horrifying. And yet it is a fact that as a political philosophy, neoconservatism was born among the children of Jewish immigrants and is now largely the intellectual domain of those immigrants' grandchildren. Understanding what might be Jewish about this movement (or "persuasion" as its godfather, Irving Kristol, prefers it be called) should be possible without being accused of conspiracy theorizing about secret cabals pulling strings for Israel."
"Acknowledging the Jewishness of neoconservatism has always triggered the red, flashing lights of antisemitism, especially since the start of the Iraq War (with extra points if it's Pat Buchanan doing the acknowledging). But there is some truth to the suspicion. If there is an intellectual movement in America to whose invention Jews can lay sole claim, neoconservatism is it. It's a thought one imagines most American Jews, overwhelmingly liberal, will find horrifying. And yet it is a fact that as a political philosophy, neoconservatism was born among the children of Jewish immigrants and is now largely the intellectual domain of those immigrants' grandchildren. Understanding what might be Jewish about this movement (or "persuasion" as its godfather, Irving Kristol, prefers it be called) should be possible without being accused of conspiracy theorizing about secret cabals pulling strings for Israel."
12 Comments:
The forefront of most intelectual movements, and the 'neocon'is just one such, is usually Jewish.
Why? Not a subject up for debate at the moment. However, it does allow those ashamed of their heritage an opportunity to attack almost anything dealing with the intelect and have a Jew to punch.
Sounds racist? Good point? The subject is not up for debate on this forum as Loewenstein has not made it a topic.
Piss poor use of the term 'parasite', by the way.
A better use of the word might be as a definition of the entire Catholic church from the toilet cleaner to the Pope.
It had to do with your poor use of the word "parasite". You still use it poorly.
At least I write in english.
It certainly is a quandry. How do we stop these horrible practices yet allow freedom of religion?
Who are we to draw the line?
Edward Mariyani-Squire said...
InterestingViolet - esp. the sorts of comments on the Boker tov, Boulder! site
"Now I understand"
No, you don't.
Whatever it takes to get rid of the loose pieces of addamo.
As for a moral compass, he wouldn't know what one looks like.
Violet,
You're wasting your time. Eddie doesn't care about the Palestinians, violence against women, or anything else you've discussed.
He has a single agenda.
And some moron comparing Frontpage to Stormfront is someone pushing a lot of addamo.
No you're not. You're not curious at all.
TRhe enlightened ones are leaving orang alone. I'm sure he knows why.
As for our inhabitant of eddie's ass, what else needs to be said?
Yes, the Britsih were warned that there was a bomb and they decided to ignore the warning.
The organizers were wrong to bomb the building, the British were idiots to stay in the building.
A very simian thing to do.
Do so. They will ignore you as they have in the past.
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