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First, this is not my original thought. I read it elsewhere this morning and thought it worthy of debate.
The incident: Back in May, a man viciously and without any provocation attacked an innocent Asian man while yelling anti-Asian racial slurs. The thug was charged with a hate crime, but the officials in ultra-leftist Oakland (where this occurred) decided he would be better served by being "educated" and charges were reduced to assault.
The theory (as I read it this morning): Is the hate and bigotry against Asians for the same reason that it occurs against the Jews: that there is resentment for their success, which of course, in both minority groups, is a result of hard work, strong emphasis on education, and general intelligence.
Example: Back in the 1950s, efforts were taken to limit the percentage of Jews who, by virtue of the traits listed above, were disproportionately in the Ivy League. Today, to use an instance in a nearby (and liberal) jurisdiction, a prestigious public high school, into which admittance was determined by a standardized and demanding exam, was 70% Asian. Similar to the Jews of the 50s, efforts were taken to reduce the percentage of Asians (and get in more blacks and Latinos, who were scoring worse on the exam and thus were only 2% of the student body), and the test was abolished.
So, what say you? Does the prejudice against Asians and Jews have the same root - jealousy and resentment of their success?
I think it's a pretty fair comparison. Jews suffered over 2 millennia of horrible discrimination, yet have attained great success, especially in America. Jews account for .2% of world population, but 20% of Nobel prizes.
It's a similar story, albeit not quite as dramatic, for Asians. They suffered great discrimination in 19th century America, with efforts to completely banish them. Yet they too found success.
they basically thought that Asian students performed too well to be considered "students of color" because they perceive "students of color" to experience "opportunity gaps." So they decided to strip Asian students of their identities and lump them in with white students.
They single-handedly stopped legislation that would have reinstated affirmative action in college admission, and would have effectively discriminated against Asians. The legislation was passed by Democrats, but 'Asians for Equality' filed a referendum to block it, and voters agreed with them, so the law was overturned.
They showed up for hearings in the state capitol (Olympia) to protest the legislation. I heard an estimate that approx. 80% of those attending the hearing were Asian.
Members of the Asian American community in Washington state are horrified by the recent attacks toward the Jewish community in cities across the US. Those anti-Jewish attacks are completely unacceptable and must stop. Asian Americans stand with our Jewish neighbors and friends in condemning those brutal attacks on Jewish people and all hate-based attacks or anti-Semitic propaganda, both against persons and property.
The hate crime charges were dropped in this case because the victim did not include anything about racial epithets in his police report. The victim only made that claim later on.
I agree with this. Jews and Asians have a lot in common: they both are minorities (obviously); they both put a significant value on education and do well in school; they both are above-average in intelligence (broadly speaking); they both have above-average earnings; and they both are plagued by prejudice - stemming, I believe, from resentment and jealously for their successes.
I agree with this. Jews and Asians have a lot in common: they both are minorities (obviously); they both put a significant value on education and do well in school; they both are above-average in intelligence (broadly speaking); they both have above-average earnings; and they both are plagued by prejudice - stemming, I believe, from resentment and jealously for their successes.
The Chinese Americans may be well educated and achieved professional recognition,but few reach the top on the corporate ladder.
Some ,the first generation immigrants are not well off,in fact they are poor ,you dont read or hear much about their poverty because they are not as vocal as other minorities and they accept the fact they are poor because they dont have the right skils,the polish and good command of the English language,but they still prefer to stay in US rather than going back to where they come from.
The Jews have done better in this country.
Do you know why the University of Chicago medical school is named after Freeman?
Because Freeman donated a million dollars long ago so they would start accepting Jewish students to study medicine.
The Chinese Americans may be well educated and achieved professional recognition,but few reach the top on the corporate ladder.
Some ,the first generation immigrants are not well off,in fact they are poor ,you dont read or hear much about their poverty because they are not as vocal as other minorities and they accept the fact they are poor because they dont have the right skils,the polish and good command of the English language,but they still prefer to stay in US rather than going back to where they come from.
The Jews have done better in this country.
Do you know why the University of Chicago medical school is named after Freeman?
Because Freeman donated a million dollars long ago so they would start accepting Jewish students to study medicine.
That's interesting. Did the University of Chicago medical school bar (or limit) Jews there? It wouldn't surprise me, given the historical road blocks the Jews have faced in higher education.
As far as the success of Chinese Americans, they always come up near the top of charts that break income down by segment of the population. Indians, who of course are also Asian, come in right at the top. So, it will still apply that Asians, like Jews, are generally more successful than Americans as a whole - and despite the bigotry against them. In fact, as mentioned previously, it is this very success that breeds resentment and jealously - and consequently, prejudice - against them.
The Jewish-Asian Coalition. I like the sound of that. (Or Asian-Jewish. Let them battle it out for top billing.)
You don't know why this person hated Asians. But we do know that Asian hate crimes increased during the pandemic. Chinese Americans were the target of some of these hate crimes because of covid, not because of college entrance competition.
If you were to make the analogy with Jews. It would be like Jewish Americans being attacked when Israel was fighting the Palestinians.
In an ideal world everyone could separate between China and Asian Americans, Israel and Jewish Americans. But that doesn't happen in the minds of hate crime perpetrators.
No, it's completely different now. Back in the day, there was a defined quota for Jews at Harvard. They've since learned their lesson. Now Asians just don't have the right personality (imagine if they said Blacks didn't have the right personality). No quota though, so it's ok.
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