Anti-Semitism is making a comeback, and history can explain why

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1. Underlying anti-semitism, is, imo, the need for hate.

Personal anecdote. Some years ago, I spent some time in New Hampshire, right near the Canadian border. On the American side of the border there were significant numbers of French speaking people, who as latecomers were lower on the economic ladder. When some whites talked of, 'the frogs', they used the same disparaging language that I had heard used on the blacks and Hispanics. 'Dumb', 'dirty', 'lazy', 'can't trust them', 'they will steal if they can get away with it', etc.

Years later that experience is still a jarring memory and a reference touchstone for me, when I read of conflicts around the world. The ages old tribal rivalries in the Middle East, the caste systems of India, the 'agrarian' South versus the 'industrial North', the 1960's massive transfer of votes from the Democratic Party, to the Republican [earlier hated as the 'Party of Lincoln'], Party was significantly hate driven.

Wars never stop happening. At any given time, there seems to be a double digit numbers of armed conflicts going on around the world.

At any given time, anywhere, it seems that 'leaders' of various sorts are looking for ways to exploit hate any way they can.