From the Rubin Report
Sowell: “They (Jews) succeed in a way which is threat to other people’s egos.”
Interesting theory but doesn't account at all for the prejudice and hatred for impoverished, relatively "unsuccessful" people, simply because they are different.
As a black man, Thomas Sowell should know that.
True, envy is often a reason for hate, but that doesn’t nearly explain everything. Do people automatically hate the rich and famous (successful on steroids)? No, sometimes they are celebrated.
See who the Nazis discriminated against simply because they weren't Aryan: https://www.hmd.org.uk/learn-about-the.../nazi-persecution/
“Their devotion to what they believed was racial purity and their opposition to racial mixing partly explains their hatred towards Jews, Roma and Sinti people and black people. Slavic people, such as those from Poland and Russia, were considered inferior and were targeted because they lived in areas needed for German expansion.”
Arguably, Zionists, just like the Nazis, see themselves as superior to other people, believe they are entitled to Palestine as the "chosen people", take it by guile and force with the help of the British and the U.N., 1948, and are despised for that reason.
Glenn Greenwald explains why Americans are so uniquely provoked by Israel:
The Jews in Germany (1900-1933) were mostly humble shopkeepers and entrepreneurs, not exactly Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates. They weren't politically influential or in charge of the media. https://www.uni-trier.de/.../SOZ/APO/WindolfMS577June10.pdf
“The observed correlation between Jewish background and economic success cannot be explained by a higher level of education, a higher level of social capital, or a higher proportion of Jewish managers engaged in (private) banking.”
Are all Jews Zionists? Nope. https://www.annefrank.org/.../anti.../are-all-jews-zionists/
The way out is for everyone to treat everyone else as an equal. The Golden Rule applies: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". No one is superior to anyone else. Get over yourself and your particular identity. The geological planet isn’t divided into territories ruled by Royalty or States.
States exist because "Statism is the Opiate of the Elites." Statism:
The Opiate of the Elites - Imprimis (hillsdale.edu)
From the Golden Rule to Statist Rule
"But in our day, many of our leaders believe that the state—not the individual—is now the spiritual center of society. According to this view, known as “statism,” government assumes a moral importance that outweighs individual claims. Statists do not speak of government as a collection of bureaucrats, agencies, and limited constitutional powers but as the embodiment of the collective good—as community itself."
I’ve covered my personal feelings about envy in the link below.
Two of my good friends mentioned were Jews, Steve Abraham and Rand Schredder.
Steve Abraham’s dad owned a paint store. Steve worked at a Wilshire gas station.
Rand Schredder’s dad owned a car lot on La Brea. Rand worked at a local pharmacy. I once delivered a gift to Rand’s mom from my mom. The dear lady burst into tears when I presented it to her.
Jack Schredder sold me my first car, a 1955 Pontiac for $335 in 1960.
Perhaps that’s one reason, I don’t measure success or failure in economic terms. For me, economic status is one of the poorest measures of success or happiness. All the sadder, in my opinion, to stoke the flames of material envy for the cynical acquisition of political power.