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To: i-node who wrote (380727)	4/26/2008 7:44:35 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574214

" I'm trying to get you Jew-hating liberals to explain it" Who expressed hatred towards Jews?

To: i-node who wrote (380727)	4/26/2008 7:51:27 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574214

>I'm sorry, I thought this was sort of apparent from the premise of the question, which is that Jewish and Chinese civilizations are roughly the same age. They're not comparable. I don't understand how you can compare them. You could compare Judaism to Islam or Christianity, and then that would be much more valid. And the answer would be proselytization, which Judaism has traditionally shunned. >Why does it matter? I'm trying to get you Jew-hating liberals to explain it, that's all Huh? Me, Jew-hating? Do you understand that not only was I raised Jewish, but I direct a national Jewish organization for a living? >Why is it that while the populations of China and India have multiplied many times over, the number of Jews on Earth has not? It is a pretty damned strange occurrence, if you ask me. I just wondered if any of you had any explanation for it. If you don't, just say so. Let's hear your conservative Jew-loving explanation. -Z

To: i-node who wrote (380727)	4/28/2008 7:06:30 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574214

if any of you had any explanation for it. One explanation is that jewish identification is somewhat optional. There may well be as many descendants of Abraham as there are of the Han tribe, but almost all of the Han are still identified as Han while many jews are now morano, or forcably converted. Take for example Madeline Albright. Is she jewish because her parents were jewish, or is she not jewish because she identifies with a christian sect? Did all the Han stop being chinese if they identified with Mao's party? - That too was a big change of culture. In short, you compare apples and oranges. TP