sort of related: a big part, I think, of why jews tend to vote so liberal, is that the right's grievances feel bizarre, example: 1/
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once you've felt it in any context you can't unfeel it, and that empathy creates electoral solidarity. 12/
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I am deeply sad about how difficult it has been for Jews to get this basic point across. We're privileged in so many ways, but 13/
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still a religious minority, experiencing a steady drumbeat of minor impacts of that status. We know how it feels in the small 14/
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and can't help be horrified by all of the ways that it happens to other minorities in the large (police executions!) 15/
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I can't speak for all Jews of course, but it's not a coincidence that Jews are a highly liberal voting block, unpersuaded by 16/
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the demonization attacks used against people on food stamps. Once you've felt the phony outrage in defense of privilege 17/
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personally, even in a small way, it doesn't work that well against other groups. We stand together in solidarity. 18/18
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this was so well said. as a jew it's always been hard to express our marginalization given that we have so much more privilege than others.
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