by guest blogger Jenni
According to CNN U.S. there has been a lot of anti-Semitic attacks in northern New Jersey recently. There was an attempt to murder a rabbi. There has also been incidences of vandalism and arson attacks against synagogues. There have also been smashed windows at five stores owned by Jewish merchants. There has been no arrests as of yet. There has been a $2,500 reward offered by the Anti-Defamation League for information to the arrest of the people or peoples involved in the attacks. Ken Jacobson the ADL's deputy national director was quoted as saying "economic insecurity and polarization create the kind of atmosphere where people act out." When I read that it made me think of what we talked about in class how when times are tough hate groups can enlist more people into their groups. People want to put the blame on others for their hardships. This is an example of what we talked about in class. The vandalism and arson, as well as the attempted murder are prime examples of people who hate others and who are willing to do anything to somehow feel that they made themselves feel better.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/us/new-jersey-jews-attacks/index.html
I wish I was shocked at this but I'm not. This country was founded on hate, ignorance and destruction, so the fact things like this still happen is not a shock. Change will only happen when genocide happens to the ignorant people who support hatred, ignorance, and destruction by others more ignorant than the ones who founded this country.
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