i am not jewish nor american..but why do some american people hate jewish people like it was really a big deal for non jewish
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There is nothing wrong with being Jewish. There is nothing wrong with the religion of Judaism. There is nothing wrong with the religions of Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism or any other recognized major religion out there. \n\nIts what people do with those religions that cause the problem. And its how other people of one religion view others of another religion that cause problems. And that discrimination is what is wrong.\n\nIt does seem there is a negative stereotype of the typical Jewish person though - just like there are negative stereotypes of people of every religion. Many people are ignorant whether by poor education or choose to be so - it is those attitudes that are unacceptable.\n\nPeople like to make themselves feel better. They want to feel that whatever group they belong to whether it be race, religion or nationality, is better than the other groups. They want to attribute blame to other groups as the cause of their problems or the worlds problems.\n\nOf course with today's political climate with tensions in the Middle East, its easy for people to say if there were no Jewish people, there wouldn't be the problem. However, that is the wrong view. Once you start with that, you open up a Pandora's box. People can then say that Muslims are all terrrorists or something and should be blamed for all the worlds problems. And you can say Christians are the cause of all the Crusades in the past and in power in the US and like to interfere in the affairs of other sovereign nations and should be blamed for all the worlds problems. Eventually someone will take the idea too far and feel genocide is the answer - Hitler, Slobodan Milosevic in Bosnia, multiple warlords in Africa.
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well i have nothing against them. imean.. a lot of people after the 911 incident may think oh yeah don't trust them blah blah they're bad people etc. but think twice about it. hitler killed a lot of jews.. does that make all german's bad? no. the japanese from japan bombed pearl harbor. did that justify the internment of the japanese americans? no. there are bad people of every race and religion & there are good as well. so people has got to stop discriminatin & hatin.
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Some Americans have a problem with people i don't know why. example: when people are on xbox live you beat them on halo2 or get beaten and give them respect by saying (good Game my friends) they respond (Fuck you i had you mum last night blah blah blah!!!
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As a European: many Europeans hate each other, and so do many people in the US, and in Canada, and in Asia, and in Africa, and in Australia, and in New York City, and in Los Angeles, and in your city too, whereever you live. And for the same reasons as people hate each other in your town or city. I don't think that we Europeans hate other Europeans more or less than other people.
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The United States is a pluralisitc society.  I would argue there is no such thing as an 'average' American in any ethnic or cultural sense.  I'm sure there are those Americans, by virtue of racism or their own bad experiences, who harbor negative feelings about immigrants of any background.  America has had a mixed history of racial interaction, but, by in large, I have found Americans to be a tolerant people.  In most major cities you can also find large groups of ethnic Iranians to ease your transition.  There will always be bigots, and terrorism has focused the attention of bigots on people from the Middle East, but bigots are the minority.  You will likely find ignorance to be much more frustrating than maliciousness.  For example, most Americans don't know that Iranians are generally Persian, not Arab.  If you have patience, I think you can overcome these difficulties and make a successful, free life in America if you so choose.
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first off, i am not american\n\nsecond off, i don't think it matters that i am not american anyways\n\nthird off, maybe it is the media giving the impressions that arabs hate americans, there is a lot of propoganda out there so americans stay pro war, and it could lead to misjudged ideas of how the arabs actually feel\n\nfourth off, if you want to change americans minds, then speak out for yourself and let people know you are not hateful of them and know that there are reasons to keep peace!!!!\n\nfifth off, not all americans may feel bad towards arabs. but there is a lot of hatred out there and it is wrong! just because of a bunch of extremists, millions of others are blamed!
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Because they feel the name "American" makes them superior to others and as a results they do not feel the need to educate themselves or learn about other people and their cultures/religions.  It's a me, me, me society we live in.  Money doesn't help the situation either.  Also, people can be educated and still be ignorant.\n\nCommon sense...is it really all that common?
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WHAT?????????????????????????????????????????????????????\nRomans killed Jesus. \nI dont hate Jews. Cut Jews some slack they have been getting treated like crap since the B.C times. What is that people have against Jews. What did Jews ever do to you Jew haters anyways?
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You know, you have a lot of balls asking this question, unless you are a girl, then you have a lot of something else.\n\nIt is by no means a coincidence that these men are of Jewish decent, and what you heard IS right, not only is the US political economy controlled by the Jewish community, so is our foreign policy.\n\nNow, before everybody explodes and starts calling me a fascist Jew basher, I am absolutely NOT. Read my previous posts and you will see that I prefer to bash Christians.\n\nAnyway, in our political system it (unfortunately) has become normal for those in charge of the financial market (meaning those with hugely big bucks) to control policy by financing politicians' campaigns in return for favorable votes on certain issues. The money just happens to be in the hands of the Jews. If it were, say, the Mormons who had all the Big Money, then THEY would be getting their way.\n\nBut the past few generations have been conditioned to feel so much pity for the Jews because of Hitler's regime, (and for the most part, rightly so), it has become horribly politically IN-correct to even slightly criticize anything Jewish.\n\nOne good example of what I am talking about is Israel. WHY in the WORLD is our government so insanely preoccupied with a dry, barren country that has absolutely nothing to add to our economy? It can't be "because it is the right thing to do." In that case we should be doing the "right thing" in Africa and stopping the genocide there. I personally believe that our politicians are being put under pressure to maintain a pro-Israel foreign policy just to please the Jews who bought their office for them.\n\nP.S. They do breed some REALLY COOL Koi's in Israel. For those of you who dont know what Koi are, look it up, they are beautiful fish.\n\nP.P.S. I KNOW that Koi originate from Japan. But they are also bred in Israel.
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Why do you think all Americans hate Muslims?  I lived in Indonesia for awhile.  I even fasted for Rahmadan (please forgive my spelling) out of respect for my host family.  It was hard, but I though alot about God during that time.  I went to church last sunday and heard a surrmon on how Islam is a false religion.  I got so mad I walked out and will not return to that church.  If we do not preach religious tollerance, what will the world become.  So, no personaly I do not hate Muslims.  What I don't like though, are terrorists foriegn or American.
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There will always be people who "hate" those who are different  from them.  The French and the English, the Blacks and the Whites.  It happens in many countries all over the world.  The Sunis and the Shiaas, the Democrats and the Republicans.\n\nSo it doesn't seem that it is necessary to specify "Americans" here.  As long as people have differences that they don't fully understand, there will be a level of discomfort and possibly hatred.\n\nAnd for the record, Americans ARE black people, hispanics, whites, and all others, so am I to assume that you really mean "Why do SOME WHITE Americans hate people who are not white?" (because you can't "hate on" someone.  That isn't how the verb works).
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America is an amazing country and the rest of the world hates us for it. We have more guns than people, every race, religion and language spoken in the world right here in one spot and we don't have the problems these other countries have (think about that). We have the capability to completely destroy each other and we don't. Somehow Americans get along much better with each other then the rest of the world. Sure we have racism and disagreements but no civil war/massive riots(France). Why? Other countries speak the same language and have the same religion yet they are blowing up markets, burning each other and cutting of heads (notice no guns are used in those crimes). I'm not sure why we are different but we are and I wish the rest of the world would give us some credit for how we (the citizens-not our government) conduct ourselves.
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sure, Germans are funny, and enjoy a joke as much as anyone, but are wary of auslanders, so it takes a while to see it. And bravo to all the individuals who use this question to draw a link to the nazi party. Glad to see the youth of today is always willing to remind us Germans and German Americans that despite what we've accomplished since the dark days, we're still jew-hating killers. I mean, I forget sometimes, and then "POW", right in my face. It's better than coffee. (jackasses)
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Hilter didn't just hate the Jews and black people, he hated Catholics, German's who helped people flee from his wrath, people with disablities (even if you walked with a limp). If you even had a sixteenth of Jewish blood in you, you were consider Jewish. According to the Holucust Mesume in Washington DC, he wanted to create the ulimate race of Germans (blonde hair and blue eyes). Hilter was an interesting chararter. A bad apple that's for sure. He was brought to power by promising the people of Germany food and bring the country's economy back up. After WWI German suffered greatly from debts and such. So of course they would listen to the devil himself if he made such promises. I hope this answers your question.
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I'm Jewish and I love being Jewish. It is a way of life - it defines your purpose in life. I don't know how non-Jewish people survive with the hardships from this day and age. I love it and I'm glad that i was born Jewish!!
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You guys need to talk to a history major! For goodness sake the US feels guilty because of the Holocaust. But no, Israel did not take land from the Palestinians, Israel has existed longer for crying out loud. The Palestinians were a little bit more radical that the Jordanians so they were kicked out and they wanted land so they laid claim to land that belonged to Israel. And as an American I don't hate Muslims, what I hate is someone who claims they have the right to kill in the name of a religion at all. If you're going to kill just say its because you're a bad person who enjoys the pain of others, not because you're religion told you so. The Bible, the Koran, the books that the Jewish, Buddhist, and what a lot of the other major religions say is to not kill, so stop hijacking religions and lets get to the frigging point. Every religion historically has been used by someone, the Muslims aren't to blame, the murderers of the world are.
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Given many of the answers so far, it seems ordinary American people are not that decent after all. In fact they appear to be hate-filled racists who support their Government's use of a concentration camp, detention without trial, kidnapping and rendition to third countries that engage in torture etc.\n\nThere are strong parallels here with what went wrong in Germany between the two great wars.\n\nFor God's sake Americans - wake up! Protest in your millions against Guantanamo and let the people of the World see that you are not all latent Nazis, filled with a grievance and obsessed with militarism and dominance at all costs.