re: #304 Bob Levin

Being kind of old, I do know a thing or two about how the world has treated Jewish folk, as well as many other groups that are not part of the group in the position of power.

Could you clarify that sentence, please? Especially the part in italics.

Sure… I was reading a paper discussing why we have wars. Basically it all boiled down to tribalism. Humans instinctively group together. There is a natural distrust of anyone not part of the group. The group that is in power tends to dominate the lesser group. I guess we act like our closest animal relatives in that fashion.

Are you talking BCE, 70 CE, 1947? I’m not sure what you’re referring to.

Again, if you’d care to elaborate, that would be helpful.

I submit tribalism has and always will be part of our natural instinct. Sure we can choose to over come it, but it is against our nature.

I’m not exactly a youngster either. The idea is to see antisemitism with foresight, not hindsight. You’re looking at antisemitism.

Agreed, foresight with all potential conflicts. Understanding human nature is necessary as well as being able to transcend it.