As a black American member of the Christian community, I have to say that this is a problem that I’ve encountered among many of my peers. I am not surprised that antisemitism has become so common among us as a society, and personally I find it problematic, for the main reason being that Jewish people fought alongside our people for civil rights, and our history has been intertwined since the beginning of civilization. I stand with all my Jewish neighbors as a brother in Abrahamic origin and I can relate to my people being abused, victimized, and exploited as a people by persecutor propaganda. This is truly a prophetic mark of the times that we live in today and the New Testament speaks to a lot of what we’re seeing here.
Thank you, David! What I found most intriguing in your article was your input of how unhappy, smartphone-addicted /dopamine-addicted young people couldn‘t concentrate in school and therefore couldn’t get a higher education. What I find very helpful for regaining control of my life is what is called Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT or simply “Tapping“). This self-help technique is easy and free of charge. Too much dopamine-inducing activity as a force to lessen our ability to concentrate is briefly mentioned in the Youtube video by Alex Ortner called “How to Get Yourself to Take Action Despite the Fear“ (Channel: The Tapping Solution Podcast). I recommend tapping because it has the ability to get you through various emotions. This video is just one example of what to do with tapping (EFT). I hope it‘s ok to have recommended it. I just wanted to contribute something concrete and helpful for those who would look into this. Thanks.
Great read, thank you. The myth of Arthur Koestler’s fable in his work ‘The 13th Tribe’ has added greatly to the antisemitism, I am seeing. Especially within the christian community. I read pop ups, substacks, influencers all saying the same thing. The theory presented that today’s Jews are not ‘really’ Jews but are a converted Turkish people called Kazhars. There is zero linguistic, archaeological or historical evidence for this ‘conversion’ at all. But it appears Jews can be hated now if that ‘fake Jew’ myth is touted.
Thank you for reading and for your encouragement. You’re right - the Kazhars conspiracy theory has done a lot of damage. I see it recirculating among the antisemites regularly today. It’s definitely become part of their mythology.
JEWS REPRESENT TRUTH. PEOPLE AND THEY ARE THE CHOSEN. FEW CAN HANDLE THE JEALOUSY THAT THEY FEEL TOWARD US SO THEY TRY TO KILL US. THEY TRY TO COME CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE HOLOCAUST. I HOPE THAT MEANS WE ARE COMING VERY VERY CLOSE TO THE REDEMPTION SO THAT THE WORLD WILL BE SAFE.
"Social" media (esp. TikTok), and the mentally ill that use it, is a major contributor to violence, including anti-Semitism (which often leads to violence). These younger people have a high percentage of mental illness, exasperated by the wide spread use of "psych meds". This is confirmed by recent mass murders. The overwhelming majority of the perpetrators are young people who are on, or recently took, these so-called anti-depressive drugs. We live in a sick, violent world where Jews are the universal scapegoat.
The other associated problems is that Jewish organizations, the state of Israel and Jews themselves have done a very inadequate job of countering the false propaganda disseminated on the web. Young, poorly educated young people are especially susceptible to the false propaganda widely spread on the internet.
Jewish people and organizations must be more vocal (louder and more frequent) in combatting this dangerous situation. Remember: Silence is consent. If you don't stand in opposition you are contributing to the problem.
I'm sorry, but I don't see any evidence for a relationship between mental illness and the use of psych meds and antisemitism. I don't think there's any data to show that people who are diagnosed as depressed are inherently more likely to embrace antisemitic ideology. As someone who has PTSD and relies on all sorts of meds to treat it, I don't appreciate people suggesting that mental illness and psych meds are a key factor in the rise of antisemitism. We know that young people are generally more anxious and depressed and that this appears to be a contributing factor to the rise, but that's not the same thing as a mental health diagnosis meaning a greater chance of being an antisemite. This is a very complex problem and we need to be fact-focused in it. Please do not oversimplify. We need to go where the data takes us, not where our feelings and ideology lead us to want to go.
In fact, you know what? It's probably the exact opposite. Those who have mental health problems who are being properly treated by a professional and who have found the right medication to help themselves are probably much less likely to become an antisemite because they are taking responsibility for their life situation, working to get better, and choosing not to blame the Jews for their problems.
Interesting article. I find it difficult to believe that education level is a clear determinant factor. It is possible that the research cited did not factor age into the education level variable. Any study of antisemitism needs to include an analysis of what is taught at Universities and colleges. Clearly in the United States these institutions have an agenda that embraces antisemitism. Perhaps it is just the pursuit of money, perhaps it is the oppressor vs. the oppressed, perhaps something else entirely. Seeing all the campus protests and the willingness of young adults to spew antisemitic hate links directly back to our educational system including higher education.
You should look at the data and studies regarding education level and antisemitism. Here's one: https://fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/07/antisemitism-study-education-does-not-necessarily-increase-tolerance "The researchers examined whether each country sponsored a UN resolution in 2007 that condemned Holocaust denial and joined a statement made at the UN in 2015 condemning antisemitism. The authors use these actions as proxies for country-level opposition to antisemitism in education and politics.
In their analysis, the researchers found that the relationship between education and endorsement of antisemitic stereotypes varied between countries. In countries that declined to endorse the U.N. statements, educated respondents were more likely to endorse antisemitic stereotypes. This trend was observed most clearly in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. For countries whose elites supported one or both of the U.N. statements, education level was associated with greater favorability toward Jews."
Bottom line: education only appears to reduce antisemitism in countries that are not already very antisemitic. The broader culture plays an important role, and the broader culture in America is not antisemitic.
I've spent years covering campus antisemitism. I don't think it's the biggest driver of antisemitism broadly in the United States because the data itself doesn't appear to show that. If it did then I would have included it in the article.
And why? Because most colleges are not Columbia. I've interviewed Jewish and Zionist students about what's going on on their campuses. And a lot of them report to me that their campuses are fine or the anti-Israel presence is moderate. The situation on campuses overall really is not as terrible as many people think. I know many pro-Israel conservative people don't want to hear this, but it's simply what I've seen from my years of reporting about it. Most of the campuses are largely fine and safe and not out to indoctrinate kids into being communists.
I’m certain you would have included the analysis if you found it. The research you cite doesn’t seem to look at the top down effects. Or even bottom up starting in grade school. I was an undergraduate in the 1970’s, law school in the early 80’s and went back to graduate school in the early 2000’s and antisemitism had greatly increased among the professors. I know this doesn’t constitute a cohort but something is missing in the current studies. Education regardless of level is a commonality that goes well beyond any UN resolution which I am pretty sure is not on most people’s radar. Thanks for reading.
Thank you. Interesting and tedious article unless one is into stats and data However if one just skips to the last stat-less and data-less paragraphs you get to call out "Bingo". A pre-geek pleasure. The 'actual' 'truth' issue is stated tidily in the last few paragraphs between you and Rushkoff. Back to "data" earlier in your article you wrote: "The data are clear about this. The lower the level of education one achieves, the higher the likelihood of the individual embracing antisemitism. Those untrained to think critically are more susceptible to antisemitic propaganda.". Guess what. I think that is a false narrative. None the less your illusory statemen.t has a place IF it were the tail to the coin that had heads of the coin presenting the opposite i.e. locating the history of methodical antisemitism formulated in USA and Germany and Soviet academic institutions and related professions. Stats and Data were just recently used to misguide the Western 'civilized' nations being openly, blatantly misguided by WHO, WEF, CDC, FDA, NIH, AMA, and their equivalents in virtually every Western democracy. The You-Know-Who's i.e. der schvanz drek used 'science' i.e. stats and data to instigate the hollow cast of the Shoah. And... it looks like you would be a fine writer if you left your abundant knowledge and archive of stats and data in the filing cabinet where they belong.
I'm sorry. I'm an investigative journalist trained in political science. Stats and data are the way I make sense of the world and make a living. Without stats and data how could we know for sure if antisemitism is going up or down and then what we should then do as a result? The fact that the rate of antisemitism in the United States and around the world have shot up so absurdly high so quickly matters. And I don't think I deserve to be insulted for working hard to raise the alarm about this big problem.
You're right statistically speaking. The data shows that you are 50% right. In fact, I'll raise you 1 and give you 51% right and me 49%. I appreciate your right to earn a living. 100%. It's a relative 100% clear that WHO WEF FDA CDC NIH etc. misled the Western World. That is a metaphor for how misleading stats and data can be. Another metaphor I am prone to use repeatedly is regarding 'curing' a 'flu' in about 4 minutes. A practice which the stats and data obsessed 'science' of medicine LOVES to ignore. I've used the 25 cents cure for 25 years and have taught to about 200 or so people in that span of 25 years. I taught to another fellow old man at the laps pool this morning. It would be my wish that your expertise in stats and data would have a direct effect on the jihad, the drive towards a caliphate, on the percentage of the Jewish Left who actively partake in thoroughly antisemitic communications and actions. I wish you the best of luck. And, I also suspect that given your intellectual ability and experience with stats and data you may well be able to channel that, without emphasizing the overwhelming majority of your facts at hand and better to focus on your apparent talent as a Writer.
You’re right that facts are only part of the story here. The heart and the spirit matter too. Check out my publishing company’s Substack and the imprints we’ve created. I also write/publish novels, poetry, satire, podcasts, and religious reflections too.
A recent study indicates that antisemitism levels are notably high among Italian undergraduate students. Notably, the increase in support for negative stereotypes and statements about Jews and Israel, as well as the rise in positive statements about Muslims, occurred prior to Israel's military response. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12397-024-09615-0
What about the uoing girls being raped in the UK. 250k. By the people you support. Then a Hamas terrorist and leader opening his new retruant at cost of $2 million. Whilst the people in Gaza are starving and in shelters.
One tragic consequence of the intensive use of screens is less available time to study . And when you see the emphasis of chinese parents and chinese schools on education, we won’t stand a chance in the world competition.
I do think we stand a huge chance in competition still. America will ultimately triumph because freedom attracts more talented people than slavery does. The best people will want to work for American companies because they compensate better and offer more freedom. Our education system sucks but that ultimately doesn’t matter in this competition, IMHO.
You might be right , there is still hope. But it’s a question of proportion between the mass of the population, (which is becoming increasingly ignorant in. America) and a small, high-performing minority. In comparaison, . China produces a very large number of scientists and engineers every year, and they are clearly very good.” When I see the speed at which China is progressing. And with the AI revolution, many menial jobs will disappear and I am not sure what will be the proportion of people able to jump of the new fast train. This problematic is not new . But in the past, the train was not going so fast.
I’m just generally skeptical that China is as huge of a threat as many people are worried about. Don’t get me wrong, they’re terrible, but they don’t seem as threatening to me in a sense that they really have a chance or overtaking us as the dominant power in the world.
With China , the problem is that people in the West do not understand that China has a culture very different from theirs and they do not think the same way we do. Their culture is a very old one based essentially on Confusianim, even now with not so communist China.
Versus African cultures or South American cultures, Indian cultures, I totally agree with you . I do not believe that these cultures are equal like a misunderstanding of Levi Strauss might have suggested. But as Chinese culture is concerned, the little I know of it , and again , I do not at all pretend to be an expert, I am hesitant. Our Western criteria of comparaison might not be the only valid points of view. But like you, I am an admirer of Western civilization, though being aware of going againstthe tide of prevailing orthodoxy
As a black American member of the Christian community, I have to say that this is a problem that I’ve encountered among many of my peers. I am not surprised that antisemitism has become so common among us as a society, and personally I find it problematic, for the main reason being that Jewish people fought alongside our people for civil rights, and our history has been intertwined since the beginning of civilization. I stand with all my Jewish neighbors as a brother in Abrahamic origin and I can relate to my people being abused, victimized, and exploited as a people by persecutor propaganda. This is truly a prophetic mark of the times that we live in today and the New Testament speaks to a lot of what we’re seeing here.
Thank you, David! What I found most intriguing in your article was your input of how unhappy, smartphone-addicted /dopamine-addicted young people couldn‘t concentrate in school and therefore couldn’t get a higher education. What I find very helpful for regaining control of my life is what is called Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT or simply “Tapping“). This self-help technique is easy and free of charge. Too much dopamine-inducing activity as a force to lessen our ability to concentrate is briefly mentioned in the Youtube video by Alex Ortner called “How to Get Yourself to Take Action Despite the Fear“ (Channel: The Tapping Solution Podcast). I recommend tapping because it has the ability to get you through various emotions. This video is just one example of what to do with tapping (EFT). I hope it‘s ok to have recommended it. I just wanted to contribute something concrete and helpful for those who would look into this. Thanks.
Thanks. I’ve heard about tapping and need to look into more. I appreciate the reminder.
Yowza. Tough crowd. Great article appreciate your data and analysis here.
Jeez. And here I was thinking being old was tough.
Great read, thank you. The myth of Arthur Koestler’s fable in his work ‘The 13th Tribe’ has added greatly to the antisemitism, I am seeing. Especially within the christian community. I read pop ups, substacks, influencers all saying the same thing. The theory presented that today’s Jews are not ‘really’ Jews but are a converted Turkish people called Kazhars. There is zero linguistic, archaeological or historical evidence for this ‘conversion’ at all. But it appears Jews can be hated now if that ‘fake Jew’ myth is touted.
Thank you for reading and for your encouragement. You’re right - the Kazhars conspiracy theory has done a lot of damage. I see it recirculating among the antisemites regularly today. It’s definitely become part of their mythology.
JEWS REPRESENT TRUTH. PEOPLE AND THEY ARE THE CHOSEN. FEW CAN HANDLE THE JEALOUSY THAT THEY FEEL TOWARD US SO THEY TRY TO KILL US. THEY TRY TO COME CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE HOLOCAUST. I HOPE THAT MEANS WE ARE COMING VERY VERY CLOSE TO THE REDEMPTION SO THAT THE WORLD WILL BE SAFE.
Nice to see another Jew hating Muslim Nazi supporting pope
"Social" media (esp. TikTok), and the mentally ill that use it, is a major contributor to violence, including anti-Semitism (which often leads to violence). These younger people have a high percentage of mental illness, exasperated by the wide spread use of "psych meds". This is confirmed by recent mass murders. The overwhelming majority of the perpetrators are young people who are on, or recently took, these so-called anti-depressive drugs. We live in a sick, violent world where Jews are the universal scapegoat.
The other associated problems is that Jewish organizations, the state of Israel and Jews themselves have done a very inadequate job of countering the false propaganda disseminated on the web. Young, poorly educated young people are especially susceptible to the false propaganda widely spread on the internet.
Jewish people and organizations must be more vocal (louder and more frequent) in combatting this dangerous situation. Remember: Silence is consent. If you don't stand in opposition you are contributing to the problem.
I'm sorry, but I don't see any evidence for a relationship between mental illness and the use of psych meds and antisemitism. I don't think there's any data to show that people who are diagnosed as depressed are inherently more likely to embrace antisemitic ideology. As someone who has PTSD and relies on all sorts of meds to treat it, I don't appreciate people suggesting that mental illness and psych meds are a key factor in the rise of antisemitism. We know that young people are generally more anxious and depressed and that this appears to be a contributing factor to the rise, but that's not the same thing as a mental health diagnosis meaning a greater chance of being an antisemite. This is a very complex problem and we need to be fact-focused in it. Please do not oversimplify. We need to go where the data takes us, not where our feelings and ideology lead us to want to go.
In fact, you know what? It's probably the exact opposite. Those who have mental health problems who are being properly treated by a professional and who have found the right medication to help themselves are probably much less likely to become an antisemite because they are taking responsibility for their life situation, working to get better, and choosing not to blame the Jews for their problems.
Amen to both the psychotropic use by youth and we do not counter the lies often in our daily lives.
Interesting article. I find it difficult to believe that education level is a clear determinant factor. It is possible that the research cited did not factor age into the education level variable. Any study of antisemitism needs to include an analysis of what is taught at Universities and colleges. Clearly in the United States these institutions have an agenda that embraces antisemitism. Perhaps it is just the pursuit of money, perhaps it is the oppressor vs. the oppressed, perhaps something else entirely. Seeing all the campus protests and the willingness of young adults to spew antisemitic hate links directly back to our educational system including higher education.
You should look at the data and studies regarding education level and antisemitism. Here's one: https://fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/07/antisemitism-study-education-does-not-necessarily-increase-tolerance "The researchers examined whether each country sponsored a UN resolution in 2007 that condemned Holocaust denial and joined a statement made at the UN in 2015 condemning antisemitism. The authors use these actions as proxies for country-level opposition to antisemitism in education and politics.
In their analysis, the researchers found that the relationship between education and endorsement of antisemitic stereotypes varied between countries. In countries that declined to endorse the U.N. statements, educated respondents were more likely to endorse antisemitic stereotypes. This trend was observed most clearly in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. For countries whose elites supported one or both of the U.N. statements, education level was associated with greater favorability toward Jews."
Bottom line: education only appears to reduce antisemitism in countries that are not already very antisemitic. The broader culture plays an important role, and the broader culture in America is not antisemitic.
I've spent years covering campus antisemitism. I don't think it's the biggest driver of antisemitism broadly in the United States because the data itself doesn't appear to show that. If it did then I would have included it in the article.
And why? Because most colleges are not Columbia. I've interviewed Jewish and Zionist students about what's going on on their campuses. And a lot of them report to me that their campuses are fine or the anti-Israel presence is moderate. The situation on campuses overall really is not as terrible as many people think. I know many pro-Israel conservative people don't want to hear this, but it's simply what I've seen from my years of reporting about it. Most of the campuses are largely fine and safe and not out to indoctrinate kids into being communists.
I’m certain you would have included the analysis if you found it. The research you cite doesn’t seem to look at the top down effects. Or even bottom up starting in grade school. I was an undergraduate in the 1970’s, law school in the early 80’s and went back to graduate school in the early 2000’s and antisemitism had greatly increased among the professors. I know this doesn’t constitute a cohort but something is missing in the current studies. Education regardless of level is a commonality that goes well beyond any UN resolution which I am pretty sure is not on most people’s radar. Thanks for reading.
Thank you. Interesting and tedious article unless one is into stats and data However if one just skips to the last stat-less and data-less paragraphs you get to call out "Bingo". A pre-geek pleasure. The 'actual' 'truth' issue is stated tidily in the last few paragraphs between you and Rushkoff. Back to "data" earlier in your article you wrote: "The data are clear about this. The lower the level of education one achieves, the higher the likelihood of the individual embracing antisemitism. Those untrained to think critically are more susceptible to antisemitic propaganda.". Guess what. I think that is a false narrative. None the less your illusory statemen.t has a place IF it were the tail to the coin that had heads of the coin presenting the opposite i.e. locating the history of methodical antisemitism formulated in USA and Germany and Soviet academic institutions and related professions. Stats and Data were just recently used to misguide the Western 'civilized' nations being openly, blatantly misguided by WHO, WEF, CDC, FDA, NIH, AMA, and their equivalents in virtually every Western democracy. The You-Know-Who's i.e. der schvanz drek used 'science' i.e. stats and data to instigate the hollow cast of the Shoah. And... it looks like you would be a fine writer if you left your abundant knowledge and archive of stats and data in the filing cabinet where they belong.
I'm sorry. I'm an investigative journalist trained in political science. Stats and data are the way I make sense of the world and make a living. Without stats and data how could we know for sure if antisemitism is going up or down and then what we should then do as a result? The fact that the rate of antisemitism in the United States and around the world have shot up so absurdly high so quickly matters. And I don't think I deserve to be insulted for working hard to raise the alarm about this big problem.
You're right statistically speaking. The data shows that you are 50% right. In fact, I'll raise you 1 and give you 51% right and me 49%. I appreciate your right to earn a living. 100%. It's a relative 100% clear that WHO WEF FDA CDC NIH etc. misled the Western World. That is a metaphor for how misleading stats and data can be. Another metaphor I am prone to use repeatedly is regarding 'curing' a 'flu' in about 4 minutes. A practice which the stats and data obsessed 'science' of medicine LOVES to ignore. I've used the 25 cents cure for 25 years and have taught to about 200 or so people in that span of 25 years. I taught to another fellow old man at the laps pool this morning. It would be my wish that your expertise in stats and data would have a direct effect on the jihad, the drive towards a caliphate, on the percentage of the Jewish Left who actively partake in thoroughly antisemitic communications and actions. I wish you the best of luck. And, I also suspect that given your intellectual ability and experience with stats and data you may well be able to channel that, without emphasizing the overwhelming majority of your facts at hand and better to focus on your apparent talent as a Writer.
You’re right that facts are only part of the story here. The heart and the spirit matter too. Check out my publishing company’s Substack and the imprints we’ve created. I also write/publish novels, poetry, satire, podcasts, and religious reflections too.
A recent study indicates that antisemitism levels are notably high among Italian undergraduate students. Notably, the increase in support for negative stereotypes and statements about Jews and Israel, as well as the rise in positive statements about Muslims, occurred prior to Israel's military response. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12397-024-09615-0
What about the uoing girls being raped in the UK. 250k. By the people you support. Then a Hamas terrorist and leader opening his new retruant at cost of $2 million. Whilst the people in Gaza are starving and in shelters.
One tragic consequence of the intensive use of screens is less available time to study . And when you see the emphasis of chinese parents and chinese schools on education, we won’t stand a chance in the world competition.
I do think we stand a huge chance in competition still. America will ultimately triumph because freedom attracts more talented people than slavery does. The best people will want to work for American companies because they compensate better and offer more freedom. Our education system sucks but that ultimately doesn’t matter in this competition, IMHO.
You might be right , there is still hope. But it’s a question of proportion between the mass of the population, (which is becoming increasingly ignorant in. America) and a small, high-performing minority. In comparaison, . China produces a very large number of scientists and engineers every year, and they are clearly very good.” When I see the speed at which China is progressing. And with the AI revolution, many menial jobs will disappear and I am not sure what will be the proportion of people able to jump of the new fast train. This problematic is not new . But in the past, the train was not going so fast.
I’m just generally skeptical that China is as huge of a threat as many people are worried about. Don’t get me wrong, they’re terrible, but they don’t seem as threatening to me in a sense that they really have a chance or overtaking us as the dominant power in the world.
With China , the problem is that people in the West do not understand that China has a culture very different from theirs and they do not think the same way we do. Their culture is a very old one based essentially on Confusianim, even now with not so communist China.
I guess I just see Western cultures as generally better and stronger.
Versus African cultures or South American cultures, Indian cultures, I totally agree with you . I do not believe that these cultures are equal like a misunderstanding of Levi Strauss might have suggested. But as Chinese culture is concerned, the little I know of it , and again , I do not at all pretend to be an expert, I am hesitant. Our Western criteria of comparaison might not be the only valid points of view. But like you, I am an admirer of Western civilization, though being aware of going againstthe tide of prevailing orthodoxy
I agree with you. Their threat for us is an economic one. That’s all.
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