This is completely spot-on. It makes my heart hurt to see such growing hatred. I'm not Jewish but I'm a lifelong supporter of Israel and the remarkable resilience of Jews in the face of the most hateful circumstances.
Steve, I hope you are wrong, but I fear you are correct. I am a Christian, but have worked with many Jewish physicians in surgery. When I was a young nurse, I worked with two whom I was initially afraid of. Their way of relating to coworkers was similar, as have been most of the others in my 45-year career. They were very direct, demanding, and scrupulously honest. If you did something that they felt wasn't up to the mark, it was stated in a matter-of-fact manner, with a clear expectation of improved performance. There was no beating around the bush or talking behind your back. I learned most of what I know, including life lessons, from my Jewish physician coworkers. Thomas Sowell has said that Jews are hated because of their successes, and to be more accepted, they would need to fail. It strikes me as true. Count me as a very strong supporter of Israel and her wonderful people.
Steve, I grew up in neighborhood which was the worst section of the city and in which Jews lived. I interacted with them then and now. We have Jewish friends we go out with and we visit each other. They are smart, well educated, very funny. But the OT and NT teaches not to be closely intertwined ( like married) with non believers in OT times and now, Jews do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah. I do. None of my Jewish friends are “ religious. “ They are simply cultural Jews. Most are atheists. And they always vote Democrat as if that is the party of freedom for all. The Jewish vote is as solid Democrat as the black vote has been traditionally. That party has now voted for Momdani who is a Jew hater and Islamists are taking over our country and the Western hemisphere. Religiously speaking, many Christians are also just cultural Christians. Both are oxymorons since the OT and NT defines what it means to be a genuine Jew or Christian. You have so many theological views about what it means to be God’s chosen people and you cannot be persuaded by anyone that you could be wrong. God chose Abraham from Babylonian paganism and established a theocracy in Israel ( long gone), rooted in the religion God himself handed down. But Abraham’s descendants are not all Jews. Jews who are believers came from Abraham’s son Isaac’s line through faith. God chose a people to hand down his law and to bring the Messiah to the world. Full stop. I believe in Israel’s right to exist and in the American Constitution but most all of the Jews in Israel are atheists, many from Brooklyn. Christians, in fact, are the most persecuted people in the world right now. Being slaughtered in Nigeria, mid east, etc. No prominent Jewish person has been a voice against this except David Horowitz and Donald Trump. Both fight for both Jews and Christians. So it is more nuanced than you even know. So while most of what you said is true and I am very distressed by the persecution of Jews, I do not subscribe to non biblical theology. I do have a MTS but have also studied the Bible all my life. So bottom line we are mostly in agreement about the important things you have addressed. Thank you for sharing this.
God’s promises are “yes” and “amen”. For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable (Romans 11:29). It doesn’t matter if Jews are atheists or believe in Hinduism or Zeus. God promised them the land and blessings. Now individually if they do not choose the way to heaven then they do not gain forgiveness and therefore they are condemned. But that doesn’t invalidate God’s promise to His people, or the commitments Paul wrote of in Romans 10 and 11. We do not get to pick and choose most things like birth, skin color, sex, or ethnicity. Jews are Jews because they are the Children of Israel.
I read your remarks Steve and was inclined to let them slide. Most often when trying to engage, you ignore me. I make no pretense of being as smart as you, so my goal is never a battle of wits. You'd win.
With that out of the way, i found your remarks today a bit over the top. Not about how Jews have been treated/persecuted (they clearly have), but more by whom. You make allegations about the numbers of democrats out there beating the drum; twice as many as the far right?
Really? Name me one American pod-caster in the ilk (and notoriety) of Owen's et al on the left. While there are some politicians who are clearly antisemitic, here's an interesting statistic that blows your theory out of the water: "As of the 119th Congress (2025-2027), Jews make up approximately 6% of Congress (35 total members), significantly higher than their 2% share of the U.S. population. Jews constitute 10% of the Senate and roughly 6% of the House, with the overwhelming majority (over 90%) being Democrats."
To your point, Jews are targeted, no question. To an even bigger concern should be what Bibi and trump are doing in driving an even bigger wedge. I have never been anti-Jewish. On the other hand, it wasn't Satan's podcast that killed those 170 girls in Iran.
I was talking about reach. The far-right ecosystem does not have the reach of the left. It doesn’t. I’m not going to engage in tit for tat. There are plenty of anti-Semitic leftists out there and most are hiding behind the fig leaf of social justice that somehow demands Israel must lose to people who will not be satisfied by anything less than its total destruction.
No interest in tit for tat either Steve. Where i take exception is when you write stuff that is patently not true (which is seldom). However today, you went above and beyond when you posted this: "Every month, 50 to 100 million right-wing Americans do; and on the left, it’s 100-200 million." Twice as many monthly, if my math is right.
It's why i called you out in hopes you could explain or justify those numbers. After all these years, you still fall back on the old "whataboutism" shtick.
I get it, it helps soften the edges of bemoaning trump et all. I know you are familiar with The Bulwark and the most often cried lament be the lefty commentators is how so many of those conservatives have clung to their party's values. I applaud them for being true to their principles while divorcing themselves from the trump craziness.
That aside, if your data (100-200 million lefties are poisoned by the endless antisemitic noise) how do you explain so many Jewish candidates elected with 90% being democrats? Maybe i'm wrong, but as JVL pointed out in today's column, we are at that tipping point in the country where we either fall off the edge or we start pushing back against the lies shoved in our faces day in and day out.
I wonder if the foundation for all of this irrational hatred is self-hatred. Good, accomplished, well-adjusted people don’t normally sit around and hate other people. People who feel crappy about their lives hate other people. I actually feel sorry for them.
This is completely spot-on. It makes my heart hurt to see such growing hatred. I'm not Jewish but I'm a lifelong supporter of Israel and the remarkable resilience of Jews in the face of the most hateful circumstances.
Steve, I hope you are wrong, but I fear you are correct. I am a Christian, but have worked with many Jewish physicians in surgery. When I was a young nurse, I worked with two whom I was initially afraid of. Their way of relating to coworkers was similar, as have been most of the others in my 45-year career. They were very direct, demanding, and scrupulously honest. If you did something that they felt wasn't up to the mark, it was stated in a matter-of-fact manner, with a clear expectation of improved performance. There was no beating around the bush or talking behind your back. I learned most of what I know, including life lessons, from my Jewish physician coworkers. Thomas Sowell has said that Jews are hated because of their successes, and to be more accepted, they would need to fail. It strikes me as true. Count me as a very strong supporter of Israel and her wonderful people.
Steve, I grew up in neighborhood which was the worst section of the city and in which Jews lived. I interacted with them then and now. We have Jewish friends we go out with and we visit each other. They are smart, well educated, very funny. But the OT and NT teaches not to be closely intertwined ( like married) with non believers in OT times and now, Jews do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah. I do. None of my Jewish friends are “ religious. “ They are simply cultural Jews. Most are atheists. And they always vote Democrat as if that is the party of freedom for all. The Jewish vote is as solid Democrat as the black vote has been traditionally. That party has now voted for Momdani who is a Jew hater and Islamists are taking over our country and the Western hemisphere. Religiously speaking, many Christians are also just cultural Christians. Both are oxymorons since the OT and NT defines what it means to be a genuine Jew or Christian. You have so many theological views about what it means to be God’s chosen people and you cannot be persuaded by anyone that you could be wrong. God chose Abraham from Babylonian paganism and established a theocracy in Israel ( long gone), rooted in the religion God himself handed down. But Abraham’s descendants are not all Jews. Jews who are believers came from Abraham’s son Isaac’s line through faith. God chose a people to hand down his law and to bring the Messiah to the world. Full stop. I believe in Israel’s right to exist and in the American Constitution but most all of the Jews in Israel are atheists, many from Brooklyn. Christians, in fact, are the most persecuted people in the world right now. Being slaughtered in Nigeria, mid east, etc. No prominent Jewish person has been a voice against this except David Horowitz and Donald Trump. Both fight for both Jews and Christians. So it is more nuanced than you even know. So while most of what you said is true and I am very distressed by the persecution of Jews, I do not subscribe to non biblical theology. I do have a MTS but have also studied the Bible all my life. So bottom line we are mostly in agreement about the important things you have addressed. Thank you for sharing this.
God’s promises are “yes” and “amen”. For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable (Romans 11:29). It doesn’t matter if Jews are atheists or believe in Hinduism or Zeus. God promised them the land and blessings. Now individually if they do not choose the way to heaven then they do not gain forgiveness and therefore they are condemned. But that doesn’t invalidate God’s promise to His people, or the commitments Paul wrote of in Romans 10 and 11. We do not get to pick and choose most things like birth, skin color, sex, or ethnicity. Jews are Jews because they are the Children of Israel.
I read your remarks Steve and was inclined to let them slide. Most often when trying to engage, you ignore me. I make no pretense of being as smart as you, so my goal is never a battle of wits. You'd win.
With that out of the way, i found your remarks today a bit over the top. Not about how Jews have been treated/persecuted (they clearly have), but more by whom. You make allegations about the numbers of democrats out there beating the drum; twice as many as the far right?
Really? Name me one American pod-caster in the ilk (and notoriety) of Owen's et al on the left. While there are some politicians who are clearly antisemitic, here's an interesting statistic that blows your theory out of the water: "As of the 119th Congress (2025-2027), Jews make up approximately 6% of Congress (35 total members), significantly higher than their 2% share of the U.S. population. Jews constitute 10% of the Senate and roughly 6% of the House, with the overwhelming majority (over 90%) being Democrats."
To your point, Jews are targeted, no question. To an even bigger concern should be what Bibi and trump are doing in driving an even bigger wedge. I have never been anti-Jewish. On the other hand, it wasn't Satan's podcast that killed those 170 girls in Iran.
I was talking about reach. The far-right ecosystem does not have the reach of the left. It doesn’t. I’m not going to engage in tit for tat. There are plenty of anti-Semitic leftists out there and most are hiding behind the fig leaf of social justice that somehow demands Israel must lose to people who will not be satisfied by anything less than its total destruction.
No interest in tit for tat either Steve. Where i take exception is when you write stuff that is patently not true (which is seldom). However today, you went above and beyond when you posted this: "Every month, 50 to 100 million right-wing Americans do; and on the left, it’s 100-200 million." Twice as many monthly, if my math is right.
It's why i called you out in hopes you could explain or justify those numbers. After all these years, you still fall back on the old "whataboutism" shtick.
I get it, it helps soften the edges of bemoaning trump et all. I know you are familiar with The Bulwark and the most often cried lament be the lefty commentators is how so many of those conservatives have clung to their party's values. I applaud them for being true to their principles while divorcing themselves from the trump craziness.
That aside, if your data (100-200 million lefties are poisoned by the endless antisemitic noise) how do you explain so many Jewish candidates elected with 90% being democrats? Maybe i'm wrong, but as JVL pointed out in today's column, we are at that tipping point in the country where we either fall off the edge or we start pushing back against the lies shoved in our faces day in and day out.
I wonder if the foundation for all of this irrational hatred is self-hatred. Good, accomplished, well-adjusted people don’t normally sit around and hate other people. People who feel crappy about their lives hate other people. I actually feel sorry for them.
That and envy.