What is so bizarre is that by acknowledging the antisemitism of the left, Foer would appear at least a little more honest and credible. Instead it looks like he is obviously hiding something, which undermines his position and and exposes himself as a polemicist, not a truth-teller. How does he not know this?
My guess is, if he were asked, he’d try to evade by saying his essay was about the right, and there’s already plenty of critics taking on the left, etc. etc. and maybe offer, at best, a token and coerced acknowledgment of left wing Jew-hatred.
I don't agree that American Jews cannot join a political movement as Shapiro and Yorzany have done. The Conservative movement has by and large been friendly to Jews and Israel for decades now. Of course the rise of hostility to Jews and Israel on the right changes things and these figures and others are attempting to fight it not accommodate it. Which is of course what figures on what used to be the mainstream left, including Jews like Foer, have been doing and are doing. Here we see Foer literally insisting its not really happening and the MAIN threat remains on the right. I see this echoed by Democrats everywhere.
What I do agree with is that Jews who care about our people cannot put other interests ahead of this one and must be prepared to leave any movement that becomes untenable. This is something few on the left seem able to do. Most act like Foer, unwilling to even admit the problem exists. He is especially pathetic.
Entrusting one's so-called thinking to a so-called "party" is always wrong, always misguided. "Parties" are fundamentally flawed, superfluous, dangerous, ideological, and suppress free thought and speech.
Anyone wanting to belong to a "school of thought" or a "party" and "criticizes" others, pointing out their mistakes—which inevitably arise as soon as one commits to a "party" or a "school of thought"—is necessarily lying.
"Parties" should be banned; they´re a waste of time.
"Opinions" should be banned in favor of a duty to think, engaging in comprehensive overall critical thinking.
Results will still vary, according to the differences in humans.
This is the only duty of every human being - to think independently instead of subscribing to a "school of thought" or a „party".
Any "party" inevitably hinders every human being in fulfilling this duty.
What a member of a "school of thought" or a "party" believes they can accuse of an "other school of thought" or "party" reflects back on themselves.
No one needs such endless, useless vicious cycles. But everyone should break out of it; however, the fear of "being alone" seems to be too great.
What is so bizarre is that by acknowledging the antisemitism of the left, Foer would appear at least a little more honest and credible. Instead it looks like he is obviously hiding something, which undermines his position and and exposes himself as a polemicist, not a truth-teller. How does he not know this?
My guess is, if he were asked, he’d try to evade by saying his essay was about the right, and there’s already plenty of critics taking on the left, etc. etc. and maybe offer, at best, a token and coerced acknowledgment of left wing Jew-hatred.
I agree. Ironically, had he taken on the left as well, he would have made a much more convincing argument.
I don't agree that American Jews cannot join a political movement as Shapiro and Yorzany have done. The Conservative movement has by and large been friendly to Jews and Israel for decades now. Of course the rise of hostility to Jews and Israel on the right changes things and these figures and others are attempting to fight it not accommodate it. Which is of course what figures on what used to be the mainstream left, including Jews like Foer, have been doing and are doing. Here we see Foer literally insisting its not really happening and the MAIN threat remains on the right. I see this echoed by Democrats everywhere.
What I do agree with is that Jews who care about our people cannot put other interests ahead of this one and must be prepared to leave any movement that becomes untenable. This is something few on the left seem able to do. Most act like Foer, unwilling to even admit the problem exists. He is especially pathetic.
Entrusting one's so-called thinking to a so-called "party" is always wrong, always misguided. "Parties" are fundamentally flawed, superfluous, dangerous, ideological, and suppress free thought and speech.
Anyone wanting to belong to a "school of thought" or a "party" and "criticizes" others, pointing out their mistakes—which inevitably arise as soon as one commits to a "party" or a "school of thought"—is necessarily lying.
"Parties" should be banned; they´re a waste of time.
"Opinions" should be banned in favor of a duty to think, engaging in comprehensive overall critical thinking.
Results will still vary, according to the differences in humans.
This is the only duty of every human being - to think independently instead of subscribing to a "school of thought" or a „party".
Any "party" inevitably hinders every human being in fulfilling this duty.
What a member of a "school of thought" or a "party" believes they can accuse of an "other school of thought" or "party" reflects back on themselves.
No one needs such endless, useless vicious cycles. But everyone should break out of it; however, the fear of "being alone" seems to be too great.
On your dying day remember, I told you so.