Ice,
Regarding Ulysses Grant's discriminatory policy against Jews, all I can suggest to you is to search for it over the Internet! Just type in 'Grant Jew Tennessee' in your favorite portal and pick out the academic links (the most reliable as they're often 'History class' material).
As to anti-Semitism's foray into mainstream politics, well the guy's provided us with statistics:
FBI statistics reveal how vulnerable American Jewry has become. In 1998 there were 8,049 US hate crimes, with 3,120 black victims and 1,087 Jews. However, of 270 million Americans, blacks make up about 13 per cent of the population and Jews just 2.2 per cent: Jews are twice as likely to experience hate crimes as blacks.
The fact of the matter is that racist/anti-Semite converts are seldom apathetic citizens when it comes to the poll.... The political fringes enjoy a higher mobilization rate than the mild-mannered mainstream.
Gustave. |
