The Jewish religion is marvelous, but
Posted by morris108 on May 16, 2008
The Jewish religion is marvelous, but
It has too much political power, and has attracted fundamentalist enforcers.
Bush the son of, how very Jewish. Hillary the wife of, again how very Jewish. The power of the Jewish thought in politics and business, is what is happening. To perpetuate an image, to make the image fit the ideology is not enough.
It is a compassionate religion, it has the eye for an eye, and it also has the idea of a fresh start.
The racial nature is unacceptable and all prevalent. The notion that the Arabs are so lowly is ironic, given the Jews long history in the Arab world.
Bush in Israel, seems to be a celebration of Jewishness. To who does this benefit? The peoples of the world? No. In fact it can only bring joy to the religious Jews. It is unlikely to make Israel any more popular amongst anyone at all.
So there he is at the Western wall, meeting religious Jews. And he is the least popular person in the world. But somehow this gives succour to those that follow the religion? It is pure Hubris, there is no soul searching involved. The arrogance is filtered down through the ranks to the army of hegemonists. As sympathisers, friends and well wishers diminish by the day.
No doubt his failing policies are well understood, but his supporters who write his policies want to show him the way out with solidarity, before they try to inflate a successor.
Religion with politics means war with Iran, and puppet politicians from the same family. Religion in business, means institutionalising consumerism, speculative investors, brand loyalty and seemingly no benevolence for nature or the world at large.
Speculative capitalism is collapsing. The rise of the east where the tradition is every man becomes a monk and goes out and begs for a period in youth is on the rise. Judaism says help the world by helping your family, those that fail or identify with people at large, are shunted to the dregs.
As Tony Karon recently pointed out (Rootless Cosmopolitan: Israel is 60) the idea was to be a nation that is a light onto others.
The Palestinians recently asked that Bush get their women and children released from Jail. He is such a tainted soul. But such type of thinking is what is needed, Rabin would have heard them.
Is the religion a spiritual quest or a policing organisation?
