We constantly hear conspiracy theorists, some of whom are less wacky than others, anti-Semites and often even quite normal people badmouthing American Jews, Jews, Israelis, Israel, and everyone ever connected to the so-called Jewish lobby, as if Jews represent some special threat.
Just to put this hateful crap in perspective, below is a little bit of what someone can do, when so inclined, when pulling a little of this and a little of that together to badmouth any other ethnic or religious American entity. In this case, for no reason in particular, the target, for edifying purposes only, turns out to be the Irish.
I think you’ll see how easy it is to collate calumny at will against any group. I wish, knowing my wishes are about as useful as peeing in the wind, that people would stop their anti-Jewish tirades. Rather than talk about Jews, here’s just a bit of what one can do when talking about another group of upstanding American citizens who have contributed much to our country and culture:
Beware the Irish Conspiracy?
by James Lewis
As every conspiracy theorist knows with certainty, hidden hands manipulate the innocents of the world. Jews have a commanding lead over all other groups as the target of suspicion in the vast literature of conspiracists. But this tradition, reinforced by the new book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, should not blind us to other dangers, more deeply hidden and cleverly disguised. (more…)
