Why are Jews hated by so many people?

It's okay, they gave him a ton of tequila before the crucifixion, Set. Contrary to popular belief, he felt no pain.

Now here is a poem to ponder, by John Donne, who I really enoy. It certainly wasn't unusual for medieval Christians to hate Jews, but I did find the use of this reality at the time very intriguing, poetically:

Holy Sonnet XI: Spit In My Face You Jews, And Pierce My Side
John Donne

Spit in my face you Jews, and pierce my side,
Buffet, and scoff, scourge, and crucify me,
For I have sinned, and sinned, and only he
Who could do no iniquity hath died:
But by my death can not be satisfied
My sins, which pass the Jews' impiety:
They killed once an inglorious man, but I
Crucify him daily, being now glorified.
Oh let me, then, his strange love still admire:
Kings pardon, but he bore our punishment.
And Jacob came clothed in vile harsh attire
But to supplant, and with gainful intent:
God clothed himself in vile man's flesh, that so
He might be weak enough to suffer woe.

To think that all this came from a poor, soul-torn poet who just wanted to get laid without guilt.

Heywood;

I firmly believe that the people of the world are jealous of the Jews because;
1. They help each other to become successful.
2. They respect their elders.
3. Althou at times they maybe down each
family knows help will be given.
4. They are not affraid of long hours of work
to succeed.
5. They are the choosen people.

Joe Harris

For exactly were they chosen?

I was going to say "to be the victims of mankind," but I don't think I'll say that.

About this Jewish Mexican fella who founded a new religion...oh forget it.

Of course its not just the Jews who were chosen. In their own way Christians and Muslims regard themselves as God's special people. I've always thought God must have a particularly strange sense of humour to communicate through three prophets to three sets of people that they are unique and especially chosen, then sits back and sees how they all get along, or don't.

So, Jews are The Sopranos? (Love that theme song...."Your mama always said you'd be the chosen one...")

Now i'm really confused . . . this Mexican due, Hay-Zeus, he was mixed up with the mob?

Setanta, Hay-Zeus was Greek, I believe. Jesus, same prononciation, made several appearances on Miami Vice as either a drug dealer or an informant, and recently played a dude who was whacked by the mob on The Sopranos. Yes, I believe that is the story.

That clears it up somewhat, but now you need to explain why the Jews iced the dude, and why that has all the bible-thumpers in an uproar . . .

Well, that's an easy one. It was actually the Romans who iced Jesus, with the consent of some Jews. Now, the Romans weren't Catholic at the time, but did eventually go that route. So, the bible thumpers (those who can read anyway) are up in arms because secretly, they know it was their own kinfolk who dids it, and not the Jews.

Smoke and mirrors job, eh? This should be a lesson for all Mexicans to avoid bible-thumpers . . .

There was an Irish Catholic connection too - B'jay Hay Zeus

Damn, this just gets complicateder and complicateder . . .

God works in mysterious ways my boy

Mexicans? Miama Vice? Zeus?...

You know, Rick, they don't have coffee shops and such there, where they live.

Thus, they have to smoke all this scruffy illegal stuff

Another good reason to legalize softdrugs :wink:

The piano has been smoking
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Not they
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truth
Come on guys, Hey-Zeus is as politically incorrect as The Supreme Bean.

Oh yeah? . . . coooool . . .