Lawrence Leamer has a good piece on Huffpo about Bernard Madoff and other Jews breaking into Palm Beach, FL, society, and says this:
For the elite Jewish world, it [Madoff scandal] is a curse of almost biblical proportion.
The only error here is: this is an American elite scandal, and one that reveals Jewish presence in the elite. Leamer seems to think that Jews will agonize about this on their own. When actually it's about Jewish ascendancy and responsibility, and ties in to the Jewish presence in the Democratic Party, at Obama's elbow, in Congress, etc. The elite is very Jewish. Let's talk about it.
I'm going to reserve judgement until I see what happens to Madoff and the "ruined" Jewish elites. There is always the chance that the money is safe in Tel Aviv.
well, OK, Phil, since you ask, I shall nominate this pair of sentences as being of especial interest:
"I was at a dinner party last night and one of the guests called on his cell phone a man whose money Madoff had managed. I know the man and he is a generous, kind person who recently gave away over a hundred million dollars."
What I find interesting is that the writer indubitably knows that 'Jewish philanthropy' means 'philanthropy towards Jews,' not towards anyone else. This peculiar usage of the word 'philanthropy' (by the rest of the world's standards) is easy to establish when you look at the facts, but it is probably not apparent to the readers of the shmalzy HuffPost piece (I hate HuffPost – its use of girlie photos is insultingly obvious manipulation).
I put a piece on my blog with highlights to bring out the special Jewish meaning of 'philanthropy':
Madoff funded charities pushing anti-assimilation projects & those sending young American Jews to Israel to show them its wonders. The main one just folded upon Madoff's arrest. BTW considering what he told FBI, which appears in the criminal complaint filed against him, why is he out on bail? And why for so little bailbond, considering his wealth?
Is it a sign of things to come?
Rahm is also getting headlines connected to the Illinois Governor's fall.
And adelson fell somewhat.
While it might be bad for the image of the Jews. It might also be a blessing in disguise for a more humanist movement.
It totally ruins the Icon of the wealthy being respectable. Which has been the mainstay of our contemporary culture.
Hmm…
80% of voting Jews just voted for an obvious fraud. Much of the Jewish elite put their trust in Madoff.
Why are Jews so smart again?
PW-
pls write more about Madoff!
I put a comment on one of Shmarya Rosenberg's posts, in which I argued that it is misleading to call these people 'philanthropists' for the reason I explained, and he replied, "What ignorance you exhibit. Look at the lincoln center, for example… "
I once dated a Jewish gal from Philly. She was awesome as a twenty something fling-meister. I roomed with a Jewish guy in Sacramento. He liked to go for Cal. Avocado sandwiches. I played college B-ball with my last and 3rd Jew I knew for sure in life…
Now, in my 5th decade of life, I'm realizing I've been duped. My grandfather's ancient old country sentiments might now mean something, DNA-wise. The demeaning terms he used, MUST have come from somewhere. When 65% of my perfectly preserved, belief in country savings…, literally goes "poof"… , you all are busted. I re think the historical necessity of "tribal" genocide. It's not a pleasant place to be. Fix it, now, and fast, or I start loading up…