This is an utterly shocking display of anti-Semitism, especially coming from a major media figure:
But, frankly, Jewish life is cheap, most notably to Jews. And among those Jews, there is hardly one who has raised a fuss about the routine and random bloodshed that defines their brotherhood. So, yes, I wonder whether I need honor these people and pretend that they are worthy of the privileges of the First Amendment which I have in my gut the sense that they will abuse.
Actually, that’s not exactly how the above quote reads. It’s from The New Republic’s Marty Peretz, and it actually goes like this:
But, frankly, Muslim life is cheap, most notably to Muslims. And among those Muslims led by the Imam Rauf there is hardly one who has raised a fuss about the routine and random bloodshed that defines their brotherhood. So, yes, I wonder whether I need honor these people and pretend that they are worthy of the privileges of the First Amendment which I have in my gut the sense that they will abuse.
Can you imagine the uproar that would occur if a major media outlet had published the first example? Yet there is relative silence because instead of directing rank bigotry at Jews, Catholics or some other religious group, the hate is directed at Muslims. Which serves to put a respectable veneer on something that is truly vile.
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