[ExI] the anti-Jews

MB mbb386 at main.nc.us
Sun May 17 13:07:47 UTC 2009


> Repeating
> Jewish jokes, on the other hand, run you the risk of
> being accused of being anti-Jewish.

Then a book such as "Asimov Laughs Last" is unusual?  Or is it ok because Asimov
was, himself, of Jewish background?

>
> In comparison, for Germany 1900-1940, I'd guess it
> was 90% envy and 10% resentment of clannishness,
> and the total envy was mostly the wicked kind.
>

This squares with my understanding, and stands as a strong warning to me against
that type of evil envy. It will eat the goodness out of your own life if you let it
run unchecked.

Regards,
MB




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