"We know from modern history that whenever there is a downturn in the global economy, there will be an upturn in the level of anti-Semitism and bigotry, and that is what we are seeing now." Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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The thesis of this report from a Jewish news source is entirely believable; that economic downturn has increased anti-semitic internet postings. Development of the idea is lacking; there are no web sites or authors specified as purveyors of the blame for our money troubles, nor any examples of messages. Both are needed to grasp the scope and intensity of the attacks. I believe many immigrants and black Americans are also targets of resentments based on "Them" taking away "Our" ... More »
As far as in-depth analysis, there is none, since there is little fact provided, actual percentage or numeric increase, nor proof that the increase is related to the market turmoil. Assuming the facts are true, there is little of any big-picture or conflicting opinion. Intuitively, there is not much to contradict here, and likely true, in that many people harbor a belief that Jew's control much of the world's wealth, and when times turn bad, they blame the Jews.
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