[lbo-talk] Unofficial de-Baathification process in Iraq Continues

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Aug 8 08:39:58 PDT 2005


Jim Devine wrote:


>Leigh:>>> NeoCons... Why is everyone afraid to say they're JEWISH.<<<
>
>me: >> many of them aren't. and there are a lot of non-NeoCons who are.<<
>
>Leigh:>50%+- ? Way out of proportion to the general population of the US.<
>
>I dunno. If you find almost any group of intellectuals in the US --
>say, URPE -- I would think that a high proportion (50%+?) would be
>Jewish. This is because Jewish folks value education so much.

What is gained analytically by pointing out that the neocons are disproportionately made up of Jews? I can see what's at risk of loss - one's credibility.

Doug



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