I lived in a Jewish community for 8 years. The sense of superiority was also thick in the air, and this was not in Israel. Support for Israel was 100% however. This was a very democrat or liberal leaning community. We were treated well mostly by the older generation, but for some it felt almost obligatory, like we were some kind of social experiment. They loved my Christmas lights, as it was the only house with it during December. Did they love it though? The younger families actively avoided us and especially kept their kids away from mine. Maybe they worried I’d infect them with my Jesusness? One time however the neighbors teenage girl asked me why I cut my own grass, as if I was breaking some cultural rule. I told her it was therapeutic for me. She asked, ‘why don’t you just let Miguel do it’, Miguel? I thought, who’s he?’ Then realized she was describing the landscapers, generally. So what’s this all mean? Are Jewish people all fascist racists posing as humanitarians to prove their liberal virtue to each other? Nah, I tend to think they are victims of the same American propaganda machine we all are afflicted with. I now live in a moderately Christian community, conservative leaning, but not Jesus freaks either. I’m lucky to get flipped off, let alone engaged in virtue boosting conversations with these neighbors. I miss my Jewish neighbors to be honest. At least they had a sense of humor.
Michael, Thank you for your interesting comment. Gideon Levy who writes for Haaretz in Israel says the Jews are three things: Superior to all others (God's chosen children), the eternal victims (no one else can be in that category... they kept out an Armenian Holocaust room from being included in the Holocaust Museum in D.C.), and think of the Palestinians (and I say other groups) as bugs beneath their feet, to be crushed underfoot since they are nothing. But you're are right, they have a sense of humor. However, those in the leadership of Israel today are exceptions to that, having no humor at all; humor implies some kind of sensitivity. They were thrilled that Hamas attacked. That gave them leave to exterminate the Palestinians.
I lived in a Jewish community for 8 years. The sense of superiority was also thick in the air, and this was not in Israel. Support for Israel was 100% however. This was a very democrat or liberal leaning community. We were treated well mostly by the older generation, but for some it felt almost obligatory, like we were some kind of social experiment. They loved my Christmas lights, as it was the only house with it during December. Did they love it though? The younger families actively avoided us and especially kept their kids away from mine. Maybe they worried I’d infect them with my Jesusness? One time however the neighbors teenage girl asked me why I cut my own grass, as if I was breaking some cultural rule. I told her it was therapeutic for me. She asked, ‘why don’t you just let Miguel do it’, Miguel? I thought, who’s he?’ Then realized she was describing the landscapers, generally. So what’s this all mean? Are Jewish people all fascist racists posing as humanitarians to prove their liberal virtue to each other? Nah, I tend to think they are victims of the same American propaganda machine we all are afflicted with. I now live in a moderately Christian community, conservative leaning, but not Jesus freaks either. I’m lucky to get flipped off, let alone engaged in virtue boosting conversations with these neighbors. I miss my Jewish neighbors to be honest. At least they had a sense of humor.
Michael, Thank you for your interesting comment. Gideon Levy who writes for Haaretz in Israel says the Jews are three things: Superior to all others (God's chosen children), the eternal victims (no one else can be in that category... they kept out an Armenian Holocaust room from being included in the Holocaust Museum in D.C.), and think of the Palestinians (and I say other groups) as bugs beneath their feet, to be crushed underfoot since they are nothing. But you're are right, they have a sense of humor. However, those in the leadership of Israel today are exceptions to that, having no humor at all; humor implies some kind of sensitivity. They were thrilled that Hamas attacked. That gave them leave to exterminate the Palestinians.