Why people dislike Jews?

Question

I've seen and heard of people who dislike Jews. I don't know the real reason.

Hey, just give me the answer. Don't preach your morality. My question is clear. Why do people dislike Jews?....

Answer 1

The Jews refused to integrate with other cultures, and outperformed them. This led to resentment and jealousy. As well, their independence made them great scapegoats.

Answer 2

Because a lot of Jews are very intelligent yet lack morals. Jews tend to be extremely cliquish and will give a job to a Jew over a non Jew even if they are not qualified. It goes back to world war 2 when everyone in Europe was broke yet the Jews controlled the banks and would only do business with other Jews but would rip off non Jews. This is the part of holocaust history you don't hear in school. Now that they have Israel (which was created unfairly) Jews pick on the palestinians because they are poor people and have nothing and can get away with it whereas if they tried that with Germany they would not get away with it and they know it. Jews have a reputation for being sneaky, dishonest, frugal, highly intelligent yet morally inept.

Answer 3

Yes, you do have a right to say what you feel because it is guaranteed under the 1st Amendment Right. However, people will view you as prejudiced because in order for you to dislike all Jews that means that you are basing your opinion off of stereotypes, because there is no way that you will meet all the Jews who ever lived or ever will live. It is similar to someone saying they hate all white people because of slavery/colonialism/wars/etc. Not all white people were involved in slavery/colonialism/wars/etc. You're giving an opinion of an entire group of people without any facts to substantiate why you feel that way.

Answer 4

the reason is surprisingly secular. The Jews have always been money-makers, and pinning all your problems on "those dastardly evil rich people!" has always been popular.

The Jews were scattered from their homeland following the Jewish War in the first century CE. This was a common practice by the Romans for a people or tribe that couldn't behave itself. From this point on, Jews could be found virtually anywhere in the Empire, from Hispania to Africa to Brittanica and Gaul.

After the Roman Empire fell, the Catholic church had edicts specifically forbidding usury among it's people. It was decried as evil and money-grubbing. Since usury is a crucial aspect of business, widespread commerce did not return to the levels it reached during the empire. The Jews, however, were never constrained by such edicts, thus during the middle ages, became the merchant and bourgeoisie class.

At an age when most Christians were subsistence farmers, the jews were running successful businesses. But without adequate representation in their Christian state, they were frequently subject to heavy taxation, deprevation, and outright theft by the state. It was during these periods of state sponsored theft that the smear campaign against the Jews started. They started calling Jews the killers of Jesus, and derided them for being greedy businessmen who would con their mother out of a buck. It was a sneaky campaign to whip their Christian population into a frenzy of hatred, and in the process of religious righteousness, take their money.

However, cannabalizing your money-making class has never been a wise move, and we see economic destitution follow any purge. The purge of Spain, for example, caused the country to become completely dependent on its American gold trade. When they lost the capacity to continue this industry (due to the defeat of their armada) Spain became a third rate country, too economically destitute to pose any threat to the big dogs of Europe.

In our rule of law society, where arbitrary taxation without representation and religion are not elements of our government, the smear campaigns against the Jews have died a quiet death. This was particularly accelerated by the horrors of the holocaust, in which the entire world witnessed hate in its purest form.

So most of the racism regarding Jews has died down. But we still see the rumblings of it from time to time. How many times have you heard the greedy Jews as controlling the banks, the media, etc. etc. As I said, it all stems from one source: the hatred of the money-makers.

Answer 5

The answer is too complicated for this forum, but let me give you two basic answers for the modern reason for hatred.

1) Israel, a jewish state, occupies a land considered holy by many modern religions. The conditions by which this country came to power is controversial, as well as the policies used by the government to this date.

2) Jews, historically, traveled across most of the world as part of commerce. They became the scapegoats in each period ( classical, dark ages, renaissance ect) and in each area they occupied. As with other minority persecution, there was no factual basis for it – minority populations are easy to pin social and political problems on. Many of these old contrived grievances still persist today as cultural norms

Answer 6

cause first Jews dislike people and they make a community that excludes the others.. So as a defense and a consequence people dislike them back!

Answer 7

I had a friend who had a Jewish grandparent.

He liked to think of himself as a Jew and sympathized with the Jewish plight in Israel.

He finally moved to Israel to live on a kibbutz.

In about 6 months he was back. I ask why and he said that he was horrified by the way that the Jews treated the Palestinians.

He never spoke about his Jewish heritage after that.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 8

Profound reflections on this particular cultural dynamic and related issues can be found in Rene Girard's book entitled "The Scapegoat."

Answer 9

Some people still need to learn a very practical lesson in life: Hate the game, not the player.

Good luck!

Answer 10

Heck if I know! They seem just like every one else to me too except maybe they're better at saving their money. People are probably jealous of them and express it as anger. Stupid! It's good that you question things like this. It makes the world a better place for those who follow.