Anelka charged by FA

[Mich the Tester]

Best ask the Germans that - they are the ones who committed the worst atrocities against them not some premier league footballer with a hand gesture.

Modern Germans probably can't answer it either and I don't think there's much anti-semitism in Germany now; it's sort of 'not done', for obvious reasons. A few might point to Nietzsche, but the anti-semitism was there before him.

[suityou01]

Steriotypically, Jews have money. At the time Hitler was coming to power the country was on it's knees, and the Jews were prospering and looking after their own. He didn't like that.

HTH

[Mich the Tester]

Steriotypically, Jews have money. At the time Hitler was coming to power the country was on it's knees, and the Jews were prospering and looking after their own. He didn't like that.

HTH

Well yes, but anti-semitism was strongly present in Europe well before HItler. Hitler just harnessed it for his own ends.

[MarillionFan]

Steriotypically, Jews have money. At the time Hitler was coming to power the country was on it's knees, and the Jews were prospering and looking after their own. He didn't like that.

HTH

I can't bring myself.

[suityou01]

I can't bring myself.

Yikes

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Steriotypically, Jews have money. At the time Hitler was coming to power the country was on it's knees, and the Jews were prospering and looking after their own. He didn't like that.

HTH

This can be seen as a positive rather than negative thing - ever heard of the concept of the "Jewish Dollar"?

[suityou01]

This can be seen as a positive rather than negative thing - ever heard of the concept of the "Jewish Dollar"?

I have not.

[xoggoth]

If you look at the history it's quite true that anti-Semitism has been/is far more of a problem in Eastern Europe. Unlike in GB where they had integrated well before about 1850, many considered themselves a separate nation and rejected wider society.

Look at any conflict or tension and it is rare that one side is entirely blameless, people have a tendency to grossly oversimplify these issues.

As for the Anelka thing, hard to say what he had in mind. In absence of any known anti-semitism, maybe should have had a bit more benefit of the doubt and got a warning. Looks like an overreaction.

[Platypus]

This can be seen as a positive rather than negative thing

It can be, but many other nations have a history of anti-semitism too, e.g. Russia, France, Spain, Portugal, (ancient) Greece, (ancient) Rome etc.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I have not.

i.e. a Jewish economy where the dollars enter into the circle but they don't leave it as it just circles between them. Promotes growth at a community level.