Very interesting post. I guess it’s a good reminder not to romanticize. I always tell my students that Jews come in all forms and shapes, and yet I find myself puzzled when I come across those I have trouble respecting. But ultimately, I shouldn’t be surprised. My question, though, remains: Why? I do not, however, want to psychologize and reduce it to “mom and dad mistreated this poor bastard.”
Very interesting post. I guess it’s a good reminder not to romanticize. I always tell my students that Jews come in all forms and shapes, and yet I find myself puzzled when I come across those I have trouble respecting. But ultimately, I shouldn’t be surprised. My question, though, remains: Why? I do not, however, want to psychologize and reduce it to “mom and dad mistreated this poor bastard.”
Jews have enormous spiritual potential.
When it's exploited, they rise to the highest spiritual heights.
When it's not, they descend to the foulest possible depths.
Self-hatred and eventual self-abasement inevitably follow.
I like what you say though it sounds too deterministic to me. I would question “inevitably.”
Questions are relished.