Hydrasaur
Hydrasaur t1_itpzpac wrote
Reply to comment by DrSmurfalicious in ELI5: Why exactly have Jewish people been discriminated against for so long throughout history? by DumpsterPuff
You're missing my point; that's how we're perceived by the rest of the world, not necessarily what we are.
Hydrasaur t1_itox5ly wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why exactly have Jewish people been discriminated against for so long throughout history? by DumpsterPuff
Because we're different. For starters, In a polytheistic world, we believed in just one G-d. In a Christian and Muslim dominated world, we still believe in the scriptures they consider "outdated".
That just scrapes the surface, but overall it's our ability to survive and resist attempts to destroy us as a people. Instead, we were scattered throughout the middle east and Europe, always viewed with suspicion, and easily making a useful scapegoat. We were viewed at best as disloyal subjects, and more often as foreigners who pull the puppetstrings and control the events of history and governments. Antisemitism was one of the earliest and easiest forms of racism to engage in, it's become so deeply ingrained in most cultures that few recognize when it's right in front of rhem.
Hydrasaur t1_itq0c4e wrote
Reply to comment by DrSmurfalicious in ELI5: Why exactly have Jewish people been discriminated against for so long throughout history? by DumpsterPuff
Sure, that tends to be the case, but we've always been an outlier throughout history. Discrimination follows us wherever we go, and persists throughout millennia to this day, perhaps by virtue of the fact that it's existed for so long, and has been so systemically ingrained, and perhaps because of the diaspora forcing us to spread out. We've always been an easy target, especially with antisemitism taking the form of conspiracy theories, portraying us as attempting to undermine the established order.