(December 18, 2013 at 8:43 am)Brakeman Wrote:(December 18, 2013 at 2:30 am)max-greece Wrote: Mine is that being identified as Jewish is not something I ever chose. I was born into it.
You were born into a family that self identified as "jewish."
That doesn't make it any more real or apt.
I was born in a baptist christian home, but I'm smart enough to not call myself baptist anymore because I don't believe or identify with that horse shit anymore.
There is a "southern baptist culture" that one could identify outside of the religion, but we generally just call it redneck stupidity.
Why can't you just admit that you're not jewish? Why do you cling to the nonsense?
I can cleanly say that I am not southern baptist even though my father is an ex-minister.
Imagine there was a country that decided to persecute Southern Baptists and that you lived there. Imagine further that they went off birth records so you're denials meant nothing. To them the fact that you were born Southern Baptist meant you were Southern Baptist and therefore to be persecuted.
Jews don't have to imagine that - it has happened. Judging by the politico-economic climate in parts of Europe, it may well be about to happen again.
"Why can't you just admit that you're not jewish? Why do you cling to the nonsense?"
Apparently its simply not my choice.
Get it now?
Kuusi palaa, ja on viimeinen kerta kun annan vaimoni laittaa jouluvalot!
