Comments on: Growing up in the shadow of intermarriage

By: Duscany

Duscany — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:47:07 +0000

You’re certainly right that the pernicious evengelical con man is a Hollywood staple. But it’s liberal Jews who run the show in Hollywood (and perpetuate the stereotypes), not conservative religious Jews.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:41:56 +0000

Are you sure they’re so comfortable? I wonder how many fake it, thinking the enemy of my enemey is my friend? The pernicious evangelical con man is a fixture in film history, especially
from Hollywood.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:45:44 +0000

Do those on the ends find anything at all of value in middle America? Perhaps the
physical beauty of the girls next door always found for Girls Gone Wild dvds?

By: Citizen

Citizen — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:42:11 +0000

V, you said a mouthful; I too agree with you.

By: Duscany

Duscany — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:04:20 +0000

In the Commentary Symposium, Michael Medved says Jewish liberalism is mainly a function of Jewish fear of and contempt for Christianity. Being a Hindu Jew or a Buddhist Jew or agnostic Jew doesn’t disqualify you from being a Jew, he points out. But try joining Jews For Jesus and you’ll be out of the tribe faster than knish on a hot tin roof. Deeply religious Jews, on the other hand, he says, are comfortable with the deeply religious Christian right and get along well with them.

By: Sin Nombre

Sin Nombre — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:48:32 +0000

Jack Ross wrote:

“But a while later I had to explain to him that my saying that wasn’t about being Jewish but about looking down my nose at middle America.”

Admirable honesty. One only wishes there could be more of same in the world without the name-callers piling in. Maybe people would then really talk to one another instead of seeing each other as demons.

By: MRW

MRW — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:51:41 +0000

Good points, v. I agree with you.

By: VR

VR — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:27:16 +0000

The mixture of Orthodox with Zionism is the deadly combination, any mixture of the brand with Zionism is deadly. Any mixture of most forms of theistic religion with Zionism is also poisonous, see Christian Fundamentalism. If indeed there is “religious sincerity” the very abandonment of the religious tenets of Judaism and a return waiting for some supposed Mashiach bears no resemblance to historic Judaism. What does this say to the rest of these ‘brands’ with Zionism? It becomes merely opportunism with a religious tint. That is why any “crisis” can bring a surge to Zionism, the perceived loss of something basic, in this current economic debacle can swell the ranks of the “faithful (as the Holocaust did, or more recently the economic reality of the fall of the former Soviet Union).” To be frank, none of the so-called “leaders” in Israel probably have even the slightest “religious” sincerity, but are no better than the common murderers and thieves of other aggressive nations. Sorry to disappoint some, but Israel bears all the markings of other developed countries of a tiny moneyed elite ruling the roost – it is a racist and ethnic state.

Perhaps at a certain time there was a modicum of “nobility” in the Zionist course, looking for a homeland for us because of the obvious prejudice and antisemitism that hurt advance in other countries – but not now. As a group we have risen to high and modest means, and there is no haunting ghost of antisemitism threatening anyone on any significant scale. For this specific reason these imbeciles bring us the “new” antisemitism, which is absolute nonsense – tailored to anyone who criticizes Israel. Indeed, it is the atrocious acts of Zionism and its siren song of being the proto-Jewish paradise and all who disagree either being antisemitic or self-haters that try to threaten the complete acceptance of our presence in any developed nation. Or the deadly influence inside of the bosom of the US power structure, giving the appearance that we control everything, that may threaten another diaspora. Other than that we should both dissent and resist these internal activities in the USA, and employ BDS on its (euro/American) warped child Israel.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:43:51 +0000

For those who have not seen it, and those who did and forget it, here’s a brief summary of About Schmidt–one key thing is that our middle class anti-hero thinks his daughter’s
financee is below par, not deserving. It’s hard to caputure the middle class gentile American, and that is why this movie is important. Note especially how Jack’s character
reacts to his daughter’s choice for marriage, and how her future hubby is presented.
link to avrev.com

By: Citizen

Citizen — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:09:25 +0000

PS: It’s really easy to look down one’s nose at middle America, no matter the ethnic/racial group comprising it at any given time, place, or occasion. Even more so if you’ve lived in Europe and watched Americans there–I discovered that at age 18. I’ve never
even worn a wedding ring. I did offer half-heartedly to wear a wooden one, but my wife didn’t really care either.