Like you, I don't think this is treated as if what is happening is considered "real" bigotry. It is treated more as "well, that shouldn't be." I am afraid until something really bad happens this nonchalance will continue. However, even if something does happen, it will get the "Paris treatment", that is to say, it will be overshadowed by something else, and more focus will be put upon the attackers, Israel, right-wing/leaning Jews, and/or some other story which is tied to it.
Given recent events, lackluster coverage, and nasty enabling/apologist/excuses types of behavior, I have wondered; how many people even know someone who is Jewish? There are only about 7 million of us in the US. I know here, I have been the first "real" Jew they have ever met. How fucking strange is that in the 21st century?! I take it beyond "knowing", to wonder; how many people interact with someone who is Jewish on a regular basis? It is my own conclusions that most people don't know a single Jew with whom they are very familiar and, therefore, anti-Semitism and Jews are still a mystery to them.
Some only seem to be concerned with us when they need donations or votes, outside of that, they don't give two shits about us. We are an invisible minority and should that cloak be lifted, then we are blamed for the bigotry against us, excuses are made, we are reminded of the plight of other people, as if to say we aren't as important, and we are held responsible for the actions of other Jews. What really pisses me off...Jews who do the aforementioned! The ones who only seem to flaunt their Jewishness to give them "street cred" when they refuse to acknowledge anti-Semitism or pull anti-Semitic shit themselves. Of course, that is something the left and right share, along with their anti-Semitism. Sure, it may vary in degrees, as the right is much more anti-Semitic, but too many turn a blind eye when it is "their" side committing the infraction.
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