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As long as systems of oppression require a scapegoat to sustain themselves in times of crisis, appeals to anti-Semitism will come in handy. Old habits die hard. On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Einde O'Callaghan <eind...@freenet.de>wrote: > ==============================**==============================**========== > Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > ==============================**==============================**========== > > > On 01.07.2013 20:12, Louis Proyect wrote: > >> >> Anti-Semitism poses absolutely no danger anywhere in the world to Jews. >> > > I'm sorry to contradict you, Louis. the reports coming out of Hungary are > quite worrying. People are being beaten up in the streets for participating > in protests against desecrations of Jewish graves. While it's true that in > most of Western and Central Europe anti-Muslim politics and activities are > a greater threat the traditional fascist anti-Semitism is still a living > force. And even though most attacks by Golden Dawn in Greece are directed > against Muslim refugees and immigrants they also indulge in old-fashioned > anti-semitism too. I wouldn't be so sure that traditional anti-Semitism is > a spent force. > > Here in Germany the desecration of Jewish cemeteries and buildings is at > least as common as desecrations aimed at Muslim institutions and buildings. > Here in Chemnitz, where I live, a popular Jewsih restaurant was forced to > close because it became increasingly difficult to get insurance coverage > because it was damaged so regularly by drunken (and not so drunken) Nazis. > An Arab restaurant in the same street had far fewer problems. > > Einde O'Callaghan > > > ______________________________**__________________ > Send list submissions to: > Marxism@greenhouse.economics.**utah.edu<Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu> > Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.** > utah.edu/mailman/options/**marxism/sranz18%40gmail.com<http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/sranz18%40gmail.com> > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
