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Anti-Semitism is nothing but the antagonistic attitude produced in the non-Jew by the Jewish group.
The Jewish group has thrived on oppression and on the antagonism it has forever met in the world...
the root cause is their use of enemies they create in order to keep solidarity...
--- Albert Einstein, quoted in Collier's Magazine, November 26, 1938
Here is the fraudulent "quote" as used repeatedly by Robert Sungenis to "prove" that the charge of anti-Semitism is "nothing but a clever ploy" and that Albert Einstein thought so as well. The actual Collier’s issue in which the article appeared was tracked down, purchased and a scanned copy of each page was provided for Sungenis and everyone else: (Article).
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Here is the first sentence of Bob’s quote from Einstein, in its actual, full context (with the sentence Bob used italicized):
The formation of groups has an invigorating effect in all spheres of human striving, perhaps mostly due to the struggle between the convictions and aims represented by the different groups. "The Jews too form such a group with a definite character of its own, and anti-Semitism is nothing but the antagonistic attitude produced in the non-Jews by the Jewish group. This is a normal social reaction. But for the political abuse resulting from it, it might never have been designated by a special name."
Notice especially the last sentence. Here it is clear that Einstein saw anti-Semitism as something uniquely problematic because of the political manifestations and ramifications that flowed from it. As will become clearer later on, there is much more that Einstein had to say about the problem of anti-Semitism in this article that does not harmonize with Bob’s views. Directly before this sentence, Einstein described the general dynamics involved when any smaller group maintains a distinct identity within a larger group at length, including the following:
Albert Einstein said:"A nation will never be free of friction while such groups continue to be distinguishable. In my belief, uniformity in a population would not be desirable, even if it were attainable. Common convictions and aims, similar interests, will in every society produce groups that, in a certain sense, act as units. There will always be friction between such groups-the same sort of aversion and rivalry that exists between individuals."
"Why did the Jews so often happen to draw the hatred of the masses?"
Albert Einstein said:"Primarily because there are Jews among almost all nations and because they are everywhere too thinly scattered to defend themselves against violent attack."
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