u/DragonAtlas

This is a genuine practical question. I live in a place where the antisemitism has gotten a lot of attention among Jews all over the world. Things keep happening, shootings, vandalism, threats, intimidation. This morning we had a drive-by shooting with paintball guns. The response from the Jewish community is that the city is failing to protect Jews and Jewish spaces. The response from opponents is predictable, that Jews aren't special and don't need additional protection, that giving them extra rights takes rights away from others, blah blah blah. I will admit that I have seen an increased police presence but I also can't ignore that these things keep happening.

The problem as I see it is that antisemitism isn't necessarily an act that can be prevented, it's an ideology. It's a culture. If some random asshole wants to yell at a passerby, they will do it. And do we really only want attacks to be prevented by force? Shouldn't the goal to be to make people not hate? Obviously that's a pipe dream, but what can a city really do if the population simply hates us and is committed to our harm? Is this a question or resources, or rhetoric? It's not like politicians don't at least pay lip service to "this is not acceptable in our town etc"

I'd love some thoughts, the more practical the better.

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