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Sartre on Zionophobes

Writer: Robert Hockett
Robert Hockett
Jun 23
1 min read

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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