Is Israel to Blame for Everything?

Few people I encounter on a regular basis are pro-Israel. Few understand how seriously biased the UN is when it comes to anything related to Israel. It breaks my heart. I don’t think another Holocaust will necessarily occur in my lifetime (I’m 81), but I fear that Jews could be extinguished within the next century.

Recently a guest on Joe Rogan asked him to estimate the numbers of Jews and Muslims there are worldwide today. He thought there might be a billion or more Jews. Is that about what you would guess? Actually there are about 15 million Jews, half in Israel, half in the diaspora. There are close to 2 billion Muslims and 2.4 billion Christians. That’s right. The Muslims who are freaking out about the Jews taking their land actually outnumber them 2 billion to 15 million.

Here’s a ChatGPT breakout of the world population by religion:
Christianity: ~31%
Islam: ~24–25%
Hinduism: ~15%
Buddhism: ~6–7%
Judaism: ~0.2%

Most Jews are more optimistic about their future than I am, thank goodness. I guess they are used to being the scapegoat for anything that’s gone wrong over their long history. I think people overestimate their numbers because of their overrepresentation culturally. Certainly they are overrepresented in the news. The fixation on Israel makes no sense to me given the atrocities happening elsewhere in the world.

Well, in any event, I offer you a dialogue between Coleman Hughes and Glenn Greenwald on the matter of Jewish influence in the US. I actually listened to the whole thing even though it’s really hard for me to listen to Greenwald. You might hear a reasoned argument, but to me his voice comes across as screeches! In any event, I listen to all of Coleman’s excellent interviews that appear now on The Free Press website, so consider subscribing if you haven’t already.

Coleman Hughes and Glenn Greenwald on Israel’s Influence in Washington

A Different Point of View

Sometimes it’s worthwhile to listen to people who have a different point of view. Today, I offer links to two young black people whose perspectives I appreciate. Read/listen and offer some feedback if you like.

Chloe Valdary has an amazing life story which is worth learning about, but it’s her current work that impresses me. Read or listen to her interchange with Yascha Mount on his Persuasion website: https://www.persuasion.community/p/valdary#details

And/or listen to Coleman Hughes on Triggernometry. Both Chloe and Coleman are people who have forges their own path over the past few years, and I love hearing their thoughtful remarks.

https://www.persuasion.community/p/valdary#details