I'm glad I only scored a "1"; I never have to hide being a cultural Catholic, but I am nervous in certain circles about wearing my dog tag and yellow ribbon pin. I wear them both, anyway. Fuck the new Nazis!
#3 is about identity. Well, I identify as a friend of Israel and Jews. When I enter public spaces I wear my Star of David earrings and necklace. The necklace is one of those made from Iron Dome debris. I have two windows ten feet from the street, one has an Israeli flag sticker, the other an Israeli flag that stating I'm a friend of Israel. And one on my entry door as well. People have commented to me; all appreciative. So far no hate towards me.
So I have Said before and I will say again... The same people who want us to check our racism are oblivious to their own anti-Semitism and resist examining it.Most of the world does not give a shit about dead Jews. In some way or another, they think we deserved what we got...on 10/7. And if they're going to be honest, they probably believe we got what we deserved and Nazi Germany as well.
I just saw this today after clicking over from the post about the Bishop, and I have a couple of thoughts about the quiz. First, its so necessary; thank you for doing it. That said, I'm not giving my wife (or anyone else) the demerit of not reading the Hamas charter. I doubt most of us Jews have.
I also read the whole series of email with Rev Potato Head. Arnie is fucking awesome! I just have a picture of the good reverend shitting a brick reading that email, and then another with the last reply at the end. Thanks for sharing that.
The best way to not appear antisemitic is to not BE antisemitic!
This is so much more than securing the security of Israel... its an existential issue for Jews worldwide. The world has shown over and over in the past year that it is unwilling to protect Jews. The only security we have is a Jewish homeland and there is no cost too dear to keep it!
The Methodists, Quakers, Unitarians, Episcopalians,and Presbyterians have long included antiIsrael/antisemitic rhetoric about the Israeli-Palestinian issue. You didn't mention which form of christianity this church was. Saying Jesus was a Palestinian is not new. Arafat started that decades ago.
I’m sorry that happened to you. All honestly I actually asked my very Christian friend what her church believes. She assured me that her church is pro Israel. I know it would heart my heart if it was different.
I'm sure my friend wouldn't define her church as "anti-Israel" (because she herself isn't). She just doesn't know why her pastor's statements were so problematic. Hence the goyim privilege.
The first time I witnessed JC described as a Palestinian was by Yasser Arafat in 1995 exiting Christmas Midnight Mass in Bethlehem (in JUDAH as written in the Christian NT) when he called JC the first Palestinian freedom fighter on BBC television. So, yes it would be perfectly reasonable to state that Palestinian and other Christian churches followed Yasser Arafat's exegesis of their own scripures.
Interesting history lesson, thanks. I think what makes today's mention of it unique, prompted by the current war, is the amount of Qatari money that's now going into making sure millions more people think this way.
Yes, I agree the Qatari influence is massive but what is most astonishing are the numbers of allegedly Bible-believing christian denominations that buy into Arafat’s nonsense. I mean, does the NT teach that JC was the “Palestinian Messiah” or that Pilate inscribed JC’s cross with the words, “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Palestinians” or that JC said words such as “Behold a Palestinian in whom there is no guile” and “Salvation is from the Palestinians”? And, Nazareth is not only firmly situated in Judah in the NT, it is also referred to as both the City of David and, David’s Royal City! This christian revisionism is just like Holocaust inversion in many ways, and the $64,000 dollar question is whether or not it creates antisemitic-antizionist attitudes, or does it merely reflect already existing Jew Hatred? Finally, talking of the Qataris, there also appear to be a lot of petro-dollars going into efforts to persaude christians that Islam believes in JC, “whom the Jews killed” blah, blah, blah.
I gave myself a 0.5 total, with the half point coming from question #3. I don't have a workplace anymore as I care for my mother full-time and I don't talk to random people much anymore either. That said, when I did have a workplace, I got into more arguments than I should have about my mixed race identity.
Certain people really, really still love that white supremacist, anti-science, "one-drop-rule". 😒
But I've always stood by the Jewish people. I have cousins who are half Jewish. The only grandfather-figure I got to have in my life was Jewish. I've mentioned on someone else's stack that I did some fundraising for the JNF and our donation table was attacked by a very angry Palestinian man. He spat on me and another girl at the table and the next day we had to have security. So believe me, I get it! And I ain't going ANYWHERE away from my allies!
Yes, since as you note, Israeli Jews actively working for the benefit of Palestinians, and trying to help them achieve statehood, were killed on October 7th.
When you're in a hurry to rape and kill unarmed people because you know an army is going to show up shortly to kick your arse, you can't stop to ask your victims their political views first, you have to get on with the beheading.
Agreed. I could be described as a liberal in the "classical" sense. But it's used as a synonym for Leftism, which I oppose. So I offer this qualified apology.
I disagree. I don't usually describe myself that way, but I am a Jew, and others would say my politics bend toward liberalism. I just call it common sense.
I'm glad I only scored a "1"; I never have to hide being a cultural Catholic, but I am nervous in certain circles about wearing my dog tag and yellow ribbon pin. I wear them both, anyway. Fuck the new Nazis!
I believe the proper term is goyische privilege points....
You're channeling our Yiddish-speaking ancestors with that one.
I'm a strict grammarian, no matter the language.
Goyim Privilege Points = 0
Goyische Privilege Points = 0
#3 is about identity. Well, I identify as a friend of Israel and Jews. When I enter public spaces I wear my Star of David earrings and necklace. The necklace is one of those made from Iron Dome debris. I have two windows ten feet from the street, one has an Israeli flag sticker, the other an Israeli flag that stating I'm a friend of Israel. And one on my entry door as well. People have commented to me; all appreciative. So far no hate towards me.
Thank you. The world needs wonderful people like you more now than ever!
So I have Said before and I will say again... The same people who want us to check our racism are oblivious to their own anti-Semitism and resist examining it.Most of the world does not give a shit about dead Jews. In some way or another, they think we deserved what we got...on 10/7. And if they're going to be honest, they probably believe we got what we deserved and Nazi Germany as well.
Doesn't give a shit about dead Jews? More like, they love it.
Just ask Rashida Tlaib.
Do you mean “in Nazi Germany”?
O points. I identify as a Zionist.
I love the quiz; thank you for another excellent article. Apparently, lack of critical thinking skills is not limited to the current generation.
Lack of critical thinking skills is a universal problem spanning all generations!
I just saw this today after clicking over from the post about the Bishop, and I have a couple of thoughts about the quiz. First, its so necessary; thank you for doing it. That said, I'm not giving my wife (or anyone else) the demerit of not reading the Hamas charter. I doubt most of us Jews have.
I also read the whole series of email with Rev Potato Head. Arnie is fucking awesome! I just have a picture of the good reverend shitting a brick reading that email, and then another with the last reply at the end. Thanks for sharing that.
The best way to not appear antisemitic is to not BE antisemitic!
This is so much more than securing the security of Israel... its an existential issue for Jews worldwide. The world has shown over and over in the past year that it is unwilling to protect Jews. The only security we have is a Jewish homeland and there is no cost too dear to keep it!
The Methodists, Quakers, Unitarians, Episcopalians,and Presbyterians have long included antiIsrael/antisemitic rhetoric about the Israeli-Palestinian issue. You didn't mention which form of christianity this church was. Saying Jesus was a Palestinian is not new. Arafat started that decades ago.
Watching it unfold at a friend's church (I don't remember the denomination) just made me feel like we had no allies, anywhere.
I’m sorry that happened to you. All honestly I actually asked my very Christian friend what her church believes. She assured me that her church is pro Israel. I know it would heart my heart if it was different.
I'm sure my friend wouldn't define her church as "anti-Israel" (because she herself isn't). She just doesn't know why her pastor's statements were so problematic. Hence the goyim privilege.
The first time I witnessed JC described as a Palestinian was by Yasser Arafat in 1995 exiting Christmas Midnight Mass in Bethlehem (in JUDAH as written in the Christian NT) when he called JC the first Palestinian freedom fighter on BBC television. So, yes it would be perfectly reasonable to state that Palestinian and other Christian churches followed Yasser Arafat's exegesis of their own scripures.
Interesting history lesson, thanks. I think what makes today's mention of it unique, prompted by the current war, is the amount of Qatari money that's now going into making sure millions more people think this way.
Yes, I agree the Qatari influence is massive but what is most astonishing are the numbers of allegedly Bible-believing christian denominations that buy into Arafat’s nonsense. I mean, does the NT teach that JC was the “Palestinian Messiah” or that Pilate inscribed JC’s cross with the words, “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Palestinians” or that JC said words such as “Behold a Palestinian in whom there is no guile” and “Salvation is from the Palestinians”? And, Nazareth is not only firmly situated in Judah in the NT, it is also referred to as both the City of David and, David’s Royal City! This christian revisionism is just like Holocaust inversion in many ways, and the $64,000 dollar question is whether or not it creates antisemitic-antizionist attitudes, or does it merely reflect already existing Jew Hatred? Finally, talking of the Qataris, there also appear to be a lot of petro-dollars going into efforts to persaude christians that Islam believes in JC, “whom the Jews killed” blah, blah, blah.
I gave myself a 0.5 total, with the half point coming from question #3. I don't have a workplace anymore as I care for my mother full-time and I don't talk to random people much anymore either. That said, when I did have a workplace, I got into more arguments than I should have about my mixed race identity.
Certain people really, really still love that white supremacist, anti-science, "one-drop-rule". 😒
But I've always stood by the Jewish people. I have cousins who are half Jewish. The only grandfather-figure I got to have in my life was Jewish. I've mentioned on someone else's stack that I did some fundraising for the JNF and our donation table was attacked by a very angry Palestinian man. He spat on me and another girl at the table and the next day we had to have security. So believe me, I get it! And I ain't going ANYWHERE away from my allies!
#1 is wrong to assume Jewish people can stop after the first question. JVP?
Nope. They would be shoved into the same box cars as all of us would be. So no privilege there.
Yes, since as you note, Israeli Jews actively working for the benefit of Palestinians, and trying to help them achieve statehood, were killed on October 7th.
When you're in a hurry to rape and kill unarmed people because you know an army is going to show up shortly to kick your arse, you can't stop to ask your victims their political views first, you have to get on with the beheading.
Yes but the tragedy of it is that army exactly didn’t show up shortly…
Liberal Jew is fast becoming an oxymoron.
It isn't if you embrace what "liberalism" actually meanas.
Agreed. I could be described as a liberal in the "classical" sense. But it's used as a synonym for Leftism, which I oppose. So I offer this qualified apology.
I disagree. I don't usually describe myself that way, but I am a Jew, and others would say my politics bend toward liberalism. I just call it common sense.