I've recently come to a shocking realization about American society. Over the past few years, it has become increasingly clear that it's okay to hate Jews. I'm not talking about the abhorrent anti-Semitism of the “alt-right,” where wannabe politicians stoke the flames of bigotry just so that they can get the fleeting feeling of relevance. Thankfully, that sort of thing gets soundly condemned by people of goodwill from across the political and societal spectrums.
But it is apparently socially acceptable to be an open and unabashed anti-Semite — so long as the vitriol is directed at the right kind of Jew.
It certainly isn't okay to smear and defame “regular” Jews. But if the targets of one's ire are Orthodox Jews — especially Haredim — the very worst slurs and anti-Semitic tropes are suddenly considered reasonable dialogue and discourse.
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