Hate My Ideas, But Don't You Dare Hate Me Only Because You Disagree

A post on Noyam's blog triggered the following comments:

I heard a great point in a speech two weeks ago. I forget the famous Rabbi's name (real famous I guess), but he was a leader of the real Neturei Karta (not the fakers you got running around today pretending to be pious). He used to host major anti-State of Israel rallies in front of the U.N. and in front of embassies. But the second a non-Jew would join the rally, he would disband and send everyone home.

He always made the point that this ideology is just a different ideology. It is not supposed to be Jew vs. Jew, rather it is just a disagreement on a fundamental principle of Messianic timeliness and rights to the land. But the second that a non-Jew would join the rally, rally ended. Because he was not there to breed hate towards his fellow Jews and felt that this was not an issue for anyone else to take up, but rather a political and ideological split amongst Jews.

When the guy was speaking, as always, my blood started to boil at the thought of these anti-semitic Jews. But when he started to make his point and talk about these real Neturei Karta who had and have such a deep disapproval for the State of Israel, but yet such a deep love for their nation, I actually kind of didn't mind anymore.

I have no problem with the person who thinks differently than me. You don't have to agree with everything your country or your people do, but you can never turn your back on them and join with the enemy who seeks to kill them. That is unacceptable.

Bottomline - F' those guys, and they know who they are. F' em.