Sartre on Zionophobes
Jun 23
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I'm not usually given to quoting Sartre, but these lines, much admired by Adorno, are too penetrating not to share ...
First this one:
'One cannot be anti-semitic alone.'
Then this one:
'[The sentence] "I hate the Jews" is a sentence which is said in chorus; saying it one connects oneself with a tradition and a community.'
Finally, and relatedly, this one:
'[Anti-semitic emotions are] not provoked by experience.'
Sound like anyone you've encountered?



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