Is there an undercurrent of antisemitism in the US?

Answer 1

I don't think so. Everywhere you go there are always going to be people who are (rac, antisemit, sex) -ists, but antisemitism is not a big problem here.

Answer 2

In the bad old days of the Klan and the John Birch Society there was real antagonism towards jews. I think the Holocaust did a lot to change peoples opinions. The irony is most of the racists had never met a jew, and infact worship Jesus who was born a Jew.

Today, the antisemitism is directed towards arabs, but this time for good reasons. The bigoted attitudes towards Jews in the past were not based on sound reasoning or good judgment. But the hostility felt by many Americans toward arabs is well founded and sound. Non-muslims must separate themselves from muslims or there will never be peace. The muslim, particularly the arab and Iranian brands, will never be at peace with their fellow man. They only will be satisfied if they can forcefully convert the whole world to whatever brand of Islam they adhere to. When they are not killing innocent non-muslims they killing each other. Look what Saddam's sons did during their years in power. That was not the aberation but rather the norm for muslims.

Now if you consider my comments racist then fine. But I have lived among them and I can tell you arabs are not even human. They are not a race, they are a separate species spawned from hell to plague the earth.

Answer 3

There are all forms of racism throughout the world. In instances of abuse, sometimes the victim becomes the perpetrator. Look at what the Israeli government is doing to catch Palestinian terrorists, by bombing a whole family house and killing women and children. It's a tit for tat sitation, very pathetic for a nation that enjoys America's blind devotion and financial/military support.

So Iran's president says and implies that the Jewish Holocaust never happened. I think there's something else being said there that gets little attention. As if Iran's prez were saying "We're tired of the Jews getting special treatment!"

When will we stop playing favorites? Why should we give special treatment to one group or ethnicity over another?

Answer 4

There's an undercurrent of racism in general all over the world. Jews have always been persecuted & hated for one reason or another. There's no difference in this country.

Answer 5

I would'nt say there's a general undercurrent of anti-semitism. Of course there's going to be ignorant bigots here, like everywhere; and against just about any social group one can think of. It may be that anti-semitism, like all racism gets more attention. Such people, I'm sad to say, are actually PROUD of their ignorance and flaunt it. We'll always hear the worst first. Tragedy's more popular with the media than triumph as it makes people feel better to see others worse off than they themselves are.

Answer 6

I don't think that the antisemitism in the US is any stronger than other sorts of bigotry. Of course, there are going to be ignorant people who want to lash out at people with different beliefs or different skin color or different gender. In my lifetime, I've heard bigoted remarks aimed at african americans, poor people, Mexicans and members other central and south american countries, Italians, Jewish people, you name it. People who are unhappy with some part of their lives or with some part of the way the world is will often unreasonably blame another ethnic/social/religious group. Especially if the unhappy individual has no clue and just likes to lump people based on stereotypes.

Answer 7

George Lincoln Rockwell lived and died attempting to awaken that "Undercurrent: in the 1960's.

Answer 8

No for it would be in the news-here and there but far in between one hears of swastikas drawn on Jewish graves and so on-probably kids but nothing of any concern. With Iraq,Higher and higher gas prices, Global warming, the heat wave throughout the United States, the lack of rain,unemployment...and so on. Does anyone really care if someones Jewish or not.

Answer 9

Not that I've seen. I personally think it is tragic that people would shun any group of people because of the color of their skin, their religion or for any reason. I've learned so many wonderful things from people of many origins and to think that I might have missed out on a single moment of it because I felt I was superior to them in any way is absolutely horrific to me.

Answer 10

There is an over-current of Jews worldwide accusing anyone and everyone of anti-semitism in order to somehow excuse their barbaric acts in Israel.