It’s natural to want to solve problems. We see something wrong in the world and we want to fix it. Something seems misaligned, and we want to set it right. And the truth is, many things lend themselves to being solved; the appearance of insulin and the disappearance of bubonic plague come to mind. Here’s the thing, though: Anti-Semitism isn’t one of those things. And the first step to combating that is to acknowledge that fact.
One of the many awful things about anti-Semitism is that the only thing it has to do with Jews is the harm it does to them. It persists not because of anything Jews do or say, but because it is incredibly effective. It works, and it works for everyone, regardless of political orientation; anti-Semitism is itself a political orientation.
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