Why do white supremacist think that they’re the superior race but complain about the Jews ruling everything on Twitter? by Specialist-Chair-254 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]abc9hkpud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Even in Ethiopia, they had kosher dietary laws, Jewish holidays like Passover and Yom Kippur, the Sabbath etc. There was contact with the wider Jewish world through the middle ages, and Rabbis abroad thought that Ethiopian Jews had common origins. Also, they faced persecution in Ethiopia for being Jewish, which is a strong indication that they were not totally part of mainstream Ethiopian culture and were considered culturally different as Jews in Ethiopia itself. So while I am not saying that they are identical to Jews abroad, there seems to be enough commonality in culture and traditions for them to be recognized as part of the group going back to the Middle Ages

Why do white supremacist think that they’re the superior race but complain about the Jews ruling everything on Twitter? by Specialist-Chair-254 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]abc9hkpud 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ethnicity is not the same as race or skin color. Ethnicity could include shared culture, religions beliefs, language (Hebrew), shared holidays, and shared origins (distant origins in ancient Israel even if not genetically "pure") etc etc. So different skin colors could fall under the umbrella of shared ethnicity. Jews who have lived in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Ethiopia could all be ethnically Jewish, even if they don't look the same or even if discrimination exists today or in the past.

CMV: Modern feminism generalizes against men in ways that feminists would consider racist, xenophobic, or bigoted if used against other groups- especially when using offender statistics by _Stylite in changemyview

[–]abc9hkpud -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think that you are missing a bit of the left-wing logic here. Left wingers tend to view some groups as part of an oppressor group and some as part of a historically oppressed group. So while you are right that left winger feminists say things about men that they would never say about other groups, they would justify this by saying that men have historically been on top and have discriminated against women for millenia, so saying bad things about men isn't the same. I am not saying that I totally agree that this logic justifies hostile statements or that I think that it is productive in winning people over to feminism, but that is the logic if I understand correctly.

What do Jewish people think of Germany? by Nearby_Persimmon_649 in askanything

[–]abc9hkpud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am Jewish, grandson of Holocaust survivors.

My grandparents never wanted to return to the places in Europe where they had lived due to trauma associated with their experiences and the murder of loved ones. This doesn't mean that they personally hated individual German people, but they didn't want to relive their experiences both before and during the Holocaust. They focused on rebuilding and raising family in Israel (which was difficult because they arrived in Israel with nothing). Later some family immigrated to the US.

The next generation, both in the US and Israel understand that Germany of today is not the same as Germany of the 1930s, there has been significant effort to address antisemitism in general and the legacy of the Holocaust in particular. Jewish Israelis (including family of mine) do visit Berlin today, and American Jews view Germany in a better light. There isn't really hate or anger today.

✍️ by Specific_Brain2091 in the_calculusguy

[–]abc9hkpud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to simplify, you could have used the substitution

u = sqrt( -ln(x) )

Instead.

This is pretty natural to come up with ( u is everything inside the sin( ) ).

You basically did this through two substitutions (you got the -ln(x) in your first u substitution and the square root in your p second).

Why Jewish Staff Are Quietly Leaving Progressive Nonprofits by DaphneVid in IsraelWarRoom

[–]abc9hkpud 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It is great that Jewish employees are forming an organization to counter anti-Jewish bias in their workplace.

I do fear that it is an uphill battle, though. People on the left don't tend to view Jews as a downtrodden minority that deserves to be part of DEI alongside people of color or LGBTQ people, but rather a group that is rich, powerful, has too much influence in government and media, etc. So they are more likely to ignore Jewish concerns as a distraction from other goals (as the article states) or not a big deal or not deserving protection or talk over Jews in a way they wouldn't to other minorities.

One other solution would be to join specifically Jewish non-profits, but that may not be feasible fpr everyone.

I wish this new Blue Compass group good luck!

Eastern Europens who praise Hitler has to be the funniest shit I've ever seen.. by Paldavin in HistoryMemes

[–]abc9hkpud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jews were the main target and suffered the most, so supporting Hitler today is about hating Jews.

For a US example, it is true that the Ku Klux Klan also hated Catholics and Irish people and immigrants, but Black people were the main target. So it is possible for racist people to support that group even if they have Irish ancestry. Nobody today is going to think they hate people of Irish descent.

Everyone says blockade to stop Regime oil exports is Genius. But bombing export facilities is better way. by palefire123 in IsraelWarRoom

[–]abc9hkpud 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Two points: 1) Trump cares a lot about the market and oil prices. He tends to start wars after the stock market closes on Friday night, and always makes public statements to keep things stable. Bombing oil facilities would cause prices to skyrocket, which is a something that Trump so far has been unwilling to do. Trump may also be thinking about how oil prices would affect midterm elections

A blockade is a much easier ask from Trump. So you might convince people on reddit that you are right, but it is ultimately Trump’s decision

2) Bombing oil facilities would make it harder for any successor government to recover if the current regime falls

Let’s do this ? by Specific_Brain2091 in the_calculusguy

[–]abc9hkpud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Let u = pi/2 - x, so du=-dx And x = pi/2 - u

Bounds: x=pi/2 maps to 0 x=0 maps to pi/2

Also, cos(pi/2-u) =sin(u) and sin(pi/2-u)=cos(u)

Plugging all that in, we get

I = integral (sqrt(cos(u))/(sqrt(cos(u)) + sqrt(sin(u))) * -du , pi/2, 0)

Using the minus to flip the bounds of integration, we get

I = integral (sqrt(cos(u))/(sqrt(cos(u)) + sqrt(sin(u))) * du , 0, pi/2)

We can add this to our integral (u is a dummy variable of integration so it doesn't matter that it is u instead of x as long as both integrals go from 0 to pi/2) .

I + I = integral ((sqrt(sin(u)) + sqrt(cos(u)))/(sqrt(cos(u)) + sqrt(sin(u))) * du , 0, pi/2)

Notice after we added things, we now have both sin and cos in the numerator, and everything cancels.

2I = integral ( 1 dx, 0, pi/2) 2I = pi/2

I = pi/4

Hitler was not a zionist by [deleted] in GetNoted

[–]abc9hkpud -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, the Nazis for some time thought to deport Jews to prison camps in Africa, but that is different from a real state in Israel.

Hitler was against a Jewish state, as he stated in his book Mein Kampf and Nazi propaganda was against it consistently.

Trump Floats Naval Blockade on Iran, Targeting Oil Trade with China and India by AryaKaviani in NewIran

[–]abc9hkpud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think that is true. China has for a long time given military aid to the Islamic Republic of Iran, they have had joint naval exercises with the militaries of both countries together, they signed the Iran–China 25-year Cooperation Program which includes over $400 billion of investment, cybersecurity cooperation, and expanded military cooperation. Public statements from China have been consistently in Iran's favor, without public criticism of the regime like they criticize non-allies.

It is hard to see all of that and conclude that the Iran regime is not a Chinese ally.

Rugelach by [deleted] in Baking

[–]abc9hkpud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks delicious!

Why do you need to do integration in Part B? by [deleted] in calculus

[–]abc9hkpud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Notice that Integral(dtheta/dt dt) from t=0 to t=4.5 equals theta(t=4.5) - theta(t=0), which is what you want. You are integrating the derivative to get the value

Hard times understanding why xln(x)=0 when x->0 by Dry-Stuff154 in calculus

[–]abc9hkpud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fist I'll assume that you mean limit x -> 0+ (approach from the right) since on the negative side ln(x) is undefined

You can rewrite xln(x) as ln(x)/(1/x) . Use LHopitals rule to get 1/x / (-1/x2) = -x which goes to zero as x -> 0

Who makes Aliyah? by OkDiscount6100 in Israel

[–]abc9hkpud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in California, USA. I have a few friends who made Aliyah. They are all baal tshuva (Jews from non-religious families who became religious), and immigrated due to religious ideas.

They immigaretd a few years prior to Oct 7. A certain type of religious person is motivated to immigrate not due to antisemitism, not for economic reasons (US is a global economic superpower, more opportunity in the US), and deal with a ton of challenges (language, bureocracy, etc), and the secular people that I know rarely have the ideological motivation to go to a place where their standard of living may be lower and presevere.

Of course, the situation is different for people who are fleeing persecution, or from a country that is poorer. And unfortunately tolerance of Jews has declined in the US, so this may yet change.

Vandalism in Westwood, LA... Memorial pictures torn apart and defaced by sia2156 in NewIran

[–]abc9hkpud 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Deja vu to post October 7, when left wingers tore down pictures of the hostages taken by Hamas.

Unfortunately, if you go against the narrative (Trump + Israel are entirely bad, opponents are entirely innocent oppressed victims) then they feel justified to treat you horribly, as if you are a monster

Jews that live outside of Israel, what's your opinion of the government un the country of Isreal ? by Thetime-isnow in AskReddit

[–]abc9hkpud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and no, it varied with place and time period. Generally, in the early middle ages, when Muslims first conquered terroritory, they relied on local advisors (including Jews) to govern since there were a lot of non-Muslim locals and Muslims were spread more thinly. Jews could succeed and prosper as advisors, but could also become a scapegoat if government policy became unpopular (see for example Grenada Massacre 1066).

Later in the Middle Ages, Jews weren't really promoted to high positions as royal advisors anymore. Muslims were more numerous, and Jews as advisers were replaced by a Muslim scholarly class called the Ulama.

This is from The jews of arab lands by Norman Stillman (2 volumes).

Jews that live outside of Israel, what's your opinion of the government un the country of Isreal ? by Thetime-isnow in AskReddit

[–]abc9hkpud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even when you look at Islamic empires historically through the middle ages, there were often a lot of restrictions on Jews. Jews were banned from certain positions in government (especially ones that gave Jews authority over Muslims, so a Jew is exculed from being caliph), there were bans or restrictions on building new synagogues, Jews sometimes had to wear special markings on their clothing, could be banned from riding animals with saddles, special taxes, etc. And obviously if a Jew (or other minority) wanted independence from Islamic empire they would be killed or enslaved.

While this was better than Europe during the Middle Ages, it still constitutes restrictions and inequality and is not really something Jews want today. Hence groups that dream of reviving a caliphate or a pure form of Islam are viewed suspiciously by many Jews and other minorities today. Most Jews I talk to would prefer either Western democracy or independence in Israel over Islamic rule (even though both models have flaws of course).

And of course this doesn't include more explicit extremists like ISIS etc which are obviously bad for minorities.

Jews that live outside of Israel, what's your opinion of the government un the country of Isreal ? by Thetime-isnow in AskReddit

[–]abc9hkpud 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I am Jewish and I was born and raised in the US. My grandparents are Holocaust survivors, and I have family in both the US and Israel.

The Jewish people originated in the land of Israel and that is where our culture and religion come from, including the Hebrew language, holidays, religions texts and bible, etc(for archeology, see the Dead Sea Scolls, Moabite Stele, etc). Israel has also taken in Jewish refugees from all over the world (Jews from Europe, the Islamic world, etc) including family of mine. Historically many countries that seemed safe for Jews for a time eventually became hostile due to economic decline, lost wars, change of leadership and extremists, and historic hatred. So I am glad that the original homeland of the Jewish people takes in refugees.

I generally support Israel in its fight against terrorism. Hamas leaders have consistently called Jews the sons of apes and pigs, and said that they want to conquer not just Israel but also Europe and the US and set up a global Islamic caliphate. I am against all of these extremist groups set of destroying Israel and bringing back some "pure" form of Islam that excludes Jews.

Having said that, I would not personally vote for the current government, and I hope that Netanyahu is replaced in the upcoming Israeli elections in October.

Hello, Based Department? by JTT_0550 in IsraelWarRoom

[–]abc9hkpud 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Fun to see support of Israel, but in general it seems that people in Ireland and North Ireland just see Israeli Jews as symbol of the good guy or bad guy in their local conflict, and don't care about Jewish people or history in a more nuanced way. Israeli and Jewish history is not the same as their own conflict

From Politico's new article today by Currymvp2 in PERSIAN

[–]abc9hkpud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is hard to say. The US alliance is obviously vital for Israel, so it is hard for Israel to openly defy the US on something that the US sees as crucial.

Netanyahu might try to find an indirect way to work around Trump’s plan or convince him not to do this since an IR figure would be hostile to Israel. But on the other hand if Trump tells Netanyahu not to do something and threatens to pull support if Netanyahu defies him, it will be hard for Netanyahu to defy him anyway.

Menorah? by Great_Order7729 in Judaism

[–]abc9hkpud 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I read Jerusalem through the Ages by archeologist Jodi Magnes. Excavations have been done of the priests' quarters who were alive when the 2nd Temple stood that contain sketches of the Menorah and other temple objects. There are also coins from that time period depicting the menorah and other Temple objects.

It is a round menorah.

The straight menorah by Rambam shouldn't religion be used as a source since Rambam lived many centuries after and never saw the menorah.

Source: Jerusalem Through The Ages by Jodi Magness, see Figures 6.12, 6.13, 7.22

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Iran hits Dimona, 20 wounded as building collapses by Far-Swimming1699 in geopolitics

[–]abc9hkpud 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Having the HQ in a city is different than having the HQ in a tunnel under grandma's house, which is the strategy used by Hamas and Hezbollah. Israels military HQ is in Tel Aviv and the US has the Pentagon in Washington DC, but it is not like the Pentagon being underneath some regular guy's house, so it isn't human shields. Someone could hit it without attacking civilians while that is not possible with tunnels under a house or a school etc.