Quote from nitro:
You know what the strangest thing is?
I live "near" Skokie, IL, and I drive by there quite often. This area has a high concentration of Jewish people. All I see are super humble houses, people dressed extremely respectfully, with no desire to stand out, with children of immense respect and carry themselves in gentleness. People, as far as I can tell, with no worldly desires or conceits. On weekends, I see men and their children (almost always men never see women on the w/e) dressed in black and top-hats, always walking to and from synagogue (because driving is sinful on Friday sundown to Saturday sundown).
There must be something that I truly don't understand, because I tell you, hating these people is like hating a peaceful herding flock of sheep. It simply doesn't fit in my head what exactly there is to hate?
Great point, really. Anyone who sees the Skokie Jewish community as some kind of social menace has got to be completely blind and/or delusional. Same goes for the Hassidim in the Devon st. area. They really don't bother anyone.
