For as long as I can remember, Jews have positioned themselves as the “canary in the coal mine.” If they come for us, we tell anyone who will listen, eventually they will come for you.
It was our way of universalizing the plague of anti-Semitism, and our insurance policy in case Jew-hatred alone didn’t suffice to move people.
It also was, and continues to be, largely true. Hate is a disease — it rarely stops with one group. Since the Jews have been history’s most enduring scapegoat, hate often starts with us before spreading its venom to other groups.
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