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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,302 posts)
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 12:30 PM Dec 2022

'When was it too late?' Some U.S. Jews wonder about their place in America.

Anxiety over antisemitism in the U.S. is partly behind a recent surge in the number of applications for citizenship in other countries.

washingtonpost.com
‘When was it too late?’ Some U.S. Jews wonder about their place in America.
Anxiety over antisemitism in the U.S. is partly behind a recent surge in the number of applications for citizenship in other countries.


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'When was it too late?' Some U.S. Jews wonder about their place in America. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 OP
Be prepared. That said, I think Americans will kick Joinfortmill Dec 2022 #1
I tend to agree with you. I see a lot of push back in social media. Demanchor Dec 2022 #2
I don't think we are near a tipping point...yet. Behind the Aegis Dec 2022 #3

Demanchor

(138 posts)
2. I tend to agree with you. I see a lot of push back in social media.
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 02:06 PM
Dec 2022

Quite a few of us won’t put up with it. The hatred of Jews has to stop. I’m hoping it stops in my lifetime. I’m a dreamer! I have wonderful dreams!

Behind the Aegis

(54,901 posts)
3. I don't think we are near a tipping point...yet.
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 02:39 PM
Dec 2022

The last administration, well, let's just say as a gay Jew, I was hunting for other countries. I don't have as positive a feeling as others do about opposition to anti-Semitism. I see many cases, too many, of anti-Semitism being dismissed in a variety of ways, including gaslighting, as well as an on-going attempt at the intellectualization of anti-Semitism. The latter is becoming more prevalent in more mainstream stays, and that scares me, especially given the number of Jews who participate in this bullshit.

If I were to be brutally honest, if most Jews just up and left, I don't think many would give a shit. The far-right would expect us to go to Israel, or any non-White country. The far-left wouldn't care where we went as long as it wasn't Israel.

So, we aren't there just yet...

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