[lit-ideas] Re: 21. century European anti-Semitism
- From: "BOROWIK LUCIENE" <luborowik@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 15:26:14 -0400
"One side of the equation is pious -- keep the faith, preserve the
culture -- and the other side is violent and destructive -- destroy the
outsider, homogenize the culture -- but isn't it the same feature of human
thinking with regard to group identity?"
The violent side of the question is more about hating whoever is different
from whatever people expect.
Why aren't pretty girls and boys usually abused by the other kids at school?
Why is it usually the girls and boys who are *different* that are constantly
attacked by their schoolmates?
The hostility shows up early in life and goes on through the adult life.
When humans reach adult life, the same hostility finds beautiful labels like
defending the faith, fighting for freedom, etc.
Luciene Borowik
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