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تأملات في المسألة اليهودية by Jean-Paul Sartre, جان بول سارتر
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challenging
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
This is a very interesting analysis of french antisemitism of 1944 and a glance at the atmosphere surrounding the jewish cause in the post-war France. Some of the claims are quite outdated and some of them are straight up unhinged and uncomfortable (anti-Semite's hatred being really a result of his sexual attraction to the Jew).
But with the context in mind it's fascinating to see how Sartre's more sensible points smoothly translate to the narratives of the present. It's surprisingly easy to substitute "Jew" for a member of any other minority of today and uncover the brutal picture of how human hatred and bigotry is always built on the same fundaments. Just as " .. he [the anti-Semite] finds the existence of the Jew absolutely necessary. Otherwise to whom would he be superior? ", so does the discrimination of today thrive.
An interesting but problematic read.
But with the context in mind it's fascinating to see how Sartre's more sensible points smoothly translate to the narratives of the present. It's surprisingly easy to substitute "Jew" for a member of any other minority of today and uncover the brutal picture of how human hatred and bigotry is always built on the same fundaments. Just as " .. he [the anti-Semite] finds the existence of the Jew absolutely necessary. Otherwise to whom would he be superior? ", so does the discrimination of today thrive.
An interesting but problematic read.
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