The usual veil of polite PC dialogue has been lifted to reveal a splintered country, raw with emotion, and American Jews take a deep breath. Eight stories from the trenches
TARGET PRACTICE “Populism doesn’t tend to work out well for the Jews” admits Bethany Mandel a New Jersey-based writer whose work appears regularly at The Federalist. “When anger and hatred get directed toward entire groups of Americans — in Trump’s case toward Mexicans and Muslims — that doesn’t bode well for Jews. It’s that famous quote ‘First they came for the trade unionists…’ and it always comes back to the Jews.” (Photos: AFP/Imagebank Esky Cook)
T wo weeks ago a tumultuous election careened to its historic conclusion — but the story of America’s ugliest presidential campaign has yet to end.
With heated protests on the streets and unabashed hatred in the cyber arena a wave of resentment fear and antipathy has washed over the country. The hostility is coming from both right and left as the usual veil of polite PC dialogue has been lifted revealing a splintered country raw with emotion.
As Jews this feels familiar yet different.
Ever appreciative of our benevolent host country we’ve still had our reminders over the years. But the fact that it’s all on such high volume now and so bitter and blistering makes American Jews take a deep breath.
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