Re: Why did they do that to the Jews?

Eliyahu <lrooff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Jan 30, 1:30 am, real-not-anti-spam-addr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (D.M.
Procida) wrote:

The separateness and apartness of the Jews from their host populations
(or the separateness of Balkan populations from each other) is what I
suggested might be responsible for the *perpetuation* of injustice
against them (or conflict between them). It's what makes it possible for
it to go on so long, outliving governments, nations, empires and
populations.

Are you claiming that the only way to prevent persecution is for
people to do everything they can to assimilate and be just like the
majority population?

No, certainly not. Just because it makes bad things possible doesn't
mean that it's a bad thing in itself. Just because having long pig-tails
makes it easy to pull a girl's hair doesn't mean that girls shouldn't
wear them.

I think that diverse cultures are rich and healthy, and that healthy
societies can accomodate and recognise difference without fearing it.

On the other hand, I do think tribalism - which doesn't just assert
difference, but apartness, clannishness and strongly partisan loyalties
- is a bad thing.

I would argue to the contrary, that what it needed is for majority
populations to accept that minorities can be different than they without
it being a reason to persecute them.

Indeed.

Daniele
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