(January 22, 2019 at 3:23 pm)Acrobat Wrote:(January 22, 2019 at 3:06 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: Apathy and convenience masquerading as thoughtful restraint, lol.
No apathy and convenience, the economic benefit etc.. seem too encapsulate it, not any thoughtful restraint. Judaism particularly in its early formation was quite tribal in its moral perspectives, and wasn't all that concerned with the welfare or treatment of others outside their tribe. Even jewish slaves were treated better than non-jewish slaves, etc....
HELLO MCFLY, every religion is tribal, Jews did not invent tribalism, nor do they own a patent on it.
And again, SLAVERY was the norm unfortunately, in the age of kings, in antiquity, in both monotheism and polytheism.
Slavery existed in Rome, during it's polytheism, and even after it fell to Christianity, even the early Roman Christians owned slaves.
Humans are tribal, if you leave it at that, I can agree with you. But as soon as you stupidly claim one label is better than another, that is where I will fight you tooth and nail.
The Jews of WW2 Europe WERE victims. Bibi is not, he is a bully. Just like Kurdish and Coptic Christians are victims in the east, but Trump supporters ARE NOT.