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Scapegoats... they haven't changed
Apr. 3rd, 2010 12:26 pmOne of the things I continuously see, on par with being critical of Israel's policies, is accusations of antisemitism.
I love the fact that I'm a self-hating Jew.
Honestly, I try to find it funny, because how else am I going to react to such blatant antisemitism that comes from other Jewish people.
Sorry, derailing.
The thing that happens when you start using the "Look, look, they're doing it too" deflection strategy is that the main thing it does, is piss people off.
At least, if you're me.
I wasn't going to comment on the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) Child Rape case again. I really wasn't. Mainly, because I don't get why this isn't an international criminal case by now. However, when the RCC decides to deflect its atrocities by comparing the criticism as a different kind of persecution, i.e. Antisemitism, that is when I cry foul:
Fuck.
You.
No, seriously. I think the man needs a good hard fuck, if only to dislodge the entitlement and self-righteousness that seems to putrefy the RCC Hierarchy.
Sex isn't the answer, but it's certainly a stepping stone.
The "Jewish Connection" began the day before, along with the gay one - because some quack Catholic Defender wrote:
You see, focusing on the Catholic Church is unfair when Jews are doing it too!
This article breaks down the truly vomituos diatribe protecting immoral and unethical acts in the name of a corrupt organisation, by comparing it to another.
One, I might add, that has barely an iota worth of the same following and power as the RRC. Not that that makes a difference to the victims, but if the Church is going to try and shake off it's own authoritative power, it would serve better not to try and compare themselves to a religion where there is no absolute authority on earth.
Just sayin'.
But wait, there's more!
As mentioned, it's not just the Jews, it's the Gays as well:
My face, it is a pissed off one.
Beyond the fact that the RCC is shirking (putting it mildly) its responsibility as an organisation towards those who support it (monetarily) and the fact that the RRC is deflecting it's own crimes and downplaying its collaboration with the paedophiles they chose to keep in positions of total authority over children and their parents - they continue to use the "scapegoat" rhetoric that infects conservative reactionary discourse.
Jews and gays seem to go in tandem when there's a need to deflect from atrocities committed by a powerful majority. Even if Catholicism isn't the majority faith, it is still far more powerful and has more affect over far more people than Jewish organisations and LGBT organisations put together.
In short.
Stop it.
Stop. It.
Claiming persecution over the fact that your crimes have been uncovered is cowardly, weak and ridiculous, more so when you're going to blame other religions and sexual minorities who have a history of religious persecution under our belt.
I love the fact that I'm a self-hating Jew.
Honestly, I try to find it funny, because how else am I going to react to such blatant antisemitism that comes from other Jewish people.
Sorry, derailing.
The thing that happens when you start using the "Look, look, they're doing it too" deflection strategy is that the main thing it does, is piss people off.
At least, if you're me.
I wasn't going to comment on the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) Child Rape case again. I really wasn't. Mainly, because I don't get why this isn't an international criminal case by now. However, when the RCC decides to deflect its atrocities by comparing the criticism as a different kind of persecution, i.e. Antisemitism, that is when I cry foul:
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI's personal preacher on Friday likened accusations against the pope and the Catholic church in the sex abuse scandal to "collective violence" suffered by the Jews.
[...]
"They know from experience what it means to be victims of collective violence and also because of this they are quick to recognize the recurring symptoms," the preacher said.
Fuck.
You.
No, seriously. I think the man needs a good hard fuck, if only to dislodge the entitlement and self-righteousness that seems to putrefy the RCC Hierarchy.
Sex isn't the answer, but it's certainly a stepping stone.
The "Jewish Connection" began the day before, along with the gay one - because some quack Catholic Defender wrote:
the focus on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is far out of proportion to the attention given by the media to the sexual molestation of minors when committed by non-Catholic clergymen. According to a report by the New York Times in October, the Brooklyn district attorney's office had filed charges in 26 cases of sexual abuse involving members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
You see, focusing on the Catholic Church is unfair when Jews are doing it too!
This article breaks down the truly vomituos diatribe protecting immoral and unethical acts in the name of a corrupt organisation, by comparing it to another.
One, I might add, that has barely an iota worth of the same following and power as the RRC. Not that that makes a difference to the victims, but if the Church is going to try and shake off it's own authoritative power, it would serve better not to try and compare themselves to a religion where there is no absolute authority on earth.
Just sayin'.
But wait, there's more!
As mentioned, it's not just the Jews, it's the Gays as well:
The Catholic League took out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times on March 30, lambasting the paper for its coverage of the crisis and declaring that, "The Times continues to editorialize about the ’pedophilia crisis,’ when all along it’s been a homosexual crisis." The ad continues, "Eighty percent of the victims of priestly sexual abuse are male and most of them are post-pubescent. While homosexuality does not cause predatory behavior, and most gay priests are not molesters, most of the molesters have been gay."
The ad drew condemnation from GLBT advocacy group Truth Wins Out, which said in a March 30 posting at its web site that the Catholic League had "served as an enabler for sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and sought to deflect blame for the crisis by smearing the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
My face, it is a pissed off one.
Beyond the fact that the RCC is shirking (putting it mildly) its responsibility as an organisation towards those who support it (monetarily) and the fact that the RRC is deflecting it's own crimes and downplaying its collaboration with the paedophiles they chose to keep in positions of total authority over children and their parents - they continue to use the "scapegoat" rhetoric that infects conservative reactionary discourse.
Jews and gays seem to go in tandem when there's a need to deflect from atrocities committed by a powerful majority. Even if Catholicism isn't the majority faith, it is still far more powerful and has more affect over far more people than Jewish organisations and LGBT organisations put together.
In short.
Stop it.
Stop. It.
Claiming persecution over the fact that your crimes have been uncovered is cowardly, weak and ridiculous, more so when you're going to blame other religions and sexual minorities who have a history of religious persecution under our belt.
