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Scrilla_Gorilla_ t1_iu4621l wrote

Reply to comment by snotwhat in Former Ravens player Torrey Smith apologizes for tweets about rapper Ye that Baltimore City councilman called antisemitic by aresef

> Jewish people historically have not been able to own property, so they lent money, sold jewels, and this is as a community.

When in history did Jewish people stop being heavily involved in those industries?

I agree there are way more Christian people in powerful positions, personally I think they are overrepresented in government and plenty of other areas.

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snotwhat t1_iu7a0fu wrote

This is a pretty good break down of some of the questions you are asking. https://www.ajc.org/news/10-tough-questions-on-antisemitism-explained

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Scrilla_Gorilla_ t1_iu7emh9 wrote

Thanks for sharing that.

I think my issue here was responding to the person who said, "this is not going to dissaude him from the racist opinion that the Jewish people are disproportionately influential in many areas of life." Obviously it seemed like I was disagreeing with that, I apologize, that was not my intent. Just because Jewish people might tend to work in a specific industry for whatever reason (possibly based in historic or current racism) doesn't mean they're disproportionately influential. I don't think Jews control the banking industry anymore than I think Hispanics control the landscaping industry. Apologies if I offended anyone.

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snotwhat t1_iuhkycl wrote

I’m just now seeing your response. Thank you for reading this and being open-minded. I appreciate your response.

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