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ErikJ

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10. 3000 yr long history of persecution

Reply to 7962 (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 09:22 PM

Mar 2015

Starting with Babylonians 3000 yrs ago, then the Romans 2000 yrs ago who caused the diaspora to Europe.
Then periodic European "pogroms" of massacres of their settlements when they were blamed for anything bad happening whether they were the cause or not like the Black Death that killed half of Europe in the 1340's.
Then the Germans blamed them for loss of WW1, the rise of communism and various other things causing the Holocaust.

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Suspect declared 'Heil Hitler!' after Jewish site shootings [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2015 OP

Not a good thing to yell under any circumstances tularetom Mar 2015 #1

What a waste of skin. How does anyone manage to live to 74 being that wilfully stupid and hateful? merrily Mar 2015 #2

Probably by living among like-minded folks. n/t nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #4

I know shenmue Mar 2015 #6

The lowest of low have no one to look down upon legitimately, so they demonize one or more groups. merrily Mar 2015 #8

^ BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #19

Excuse me? merrily Mar 2015 #20

oh, geez, I DID NOT mean what that looks like!!! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #23

Even though we had few exchanges, I knew you were not calling me names, no matter what it looked merrily Mar 2015 #25

"waste of skin". Now thats a new one!! But sure is appropriate 7962 Mar 2015 #15

"and asked how many Jews he had killed after the attacks" nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #3

Registered Republican since 1986 when he ran for office. nt ErikJ Mar 2015 #5

So, he never even registered to vote before he was 45 and had to register in order to merrily Mar 2015 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #16

Good one! n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #17

Thanks, Judi, but it looks as though Name Removed begged to differ! merrily Mar 2015 #21

Still dont understand the anti-Jew nonsense. Jews never threaten to take over the world, 7962 Mar 2015 #7

3000 yr long history of persecution ErikJ Mar 2015 #10

It's justified by what they said in the Bible! /s Archae Mar 2015 #13

The Roman government was in charge and I don't think Pilates' handwashing holds water. merrily Mar 2015 #22

And yet the amount of casual anti-Semitism I encounter (as a non-Jew) is shocking. Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #12

It is as old as the hills. Behind the Aegis Mar 2015 #18

LOL! The fool fucked up what he intended to do, so his act retroactively becomes not anti-Semitic? merrily Mar 2015 #24

According to some. Behind the Aegis Mar 2015 #27

And that little "wave" he's giving in the photo is just because he's a friendly guy. merrily Mar 2015 #28

While I am of two minds on the death penalty MurrayDelph Mar 2015 #11

He made his bigotry and hate clear unlike the GOP who hides it in legislation. vkkv Mar 2015 #14

Well, he did run for office, so I'm guessing he would have done that, too, given a chance. merrily Mar 2015 #26

I hope he lives a long miserable life... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #29