[Lauren26091]

Racism, which is based on broad assumptions and irrational hatred, is not just the province of people who have power. There are blacks who hate whites, Arabs who hate Jews, Jews who hate Arabs, etc., ad nauseum. It is all racism. I would question some of the assertions of this group that has approached you. I wonder where they got the idea that Jews invented slavery when slavery is known to have existed long before monotheism, and Judaism was the first of the major monotheistic religions. And of course the book of Exodus is all about the Jews’ escape from a long period of being slaves to the Egyptians. If you look around with an unbiased mind, you will find Jews in all sorts of places. Communists in Europe looked around and saw Jews as the worst, most exploitative of the capitalists. Capitalists who hated communists pegged Jews as the leaders of communist and socialist groups. It’s called scapegoating. Black people should be familiar with this concept. How many times have black men been accused of crimes they didn’t commit, only because the accuser knew they were playing into the powers of prejudice? Do you know the story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man who was lynched in 1915 in Georgia, accused of raping and murdering a 13-year-old girl? In 1984 his name was finally cleared when a witness came forth to identify the true murderer – a white, Protestant man who had testified against Frank. Blacks and Jews have stood together in resistance against intolerance and racism. In 1964, three ‘Freedom Riders’ were murdered by the KKK – black activist James Chaney along with two young Jewish men. At a time when most Christian leaders had their heads in the sand, Jewish Rabbis stood up with Martin Luther King Jr. for equal rights. (Read ‘The Temple Bombing’). Blacks have helped out Jews, too. King disdained black anti-Semites, and was supportive of Israel and Soviet Jews trying to resettle in America. Please beware of the distinction between being against the way the Israeli government treats Palestinians and being anti-Jewish. This is a really frightening and destructive trend. Do you want to be associated with or blamed for every atrocious act your government commits? No racist can call himself an intelligent, civilized, compassionate person. Hate is never the right answer. May we all be brave enough to judge people as individuals – by their actions – not by their race or religious affiliation.

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Name : Lauren26091, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 34, City : Atlanta, State : GA, Country : United States, 

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