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It came to me, as we sat there, glumly ordering lunch, that for extremely stupid people anti-semitism was a form of intellectuality, the sole form of intellectuality of which they were capable. it represented, in a rudimentary way, the ability to make categories, to generalize.

-Mary McCarthy

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It Came To Me, As We Sat

Mary McCarthy

It came to me, as we sat there, glumly ordering lunch, that for extremely stupid people anti-semitism was a form of intellectuality, the sole form of intellectuality of which they were capable. it represented, in a rudimentary way, the ability to make categories, to generalize.

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I have no idea what `classic anti-semitism' is. i'm not familiar with this term. i don't know where it comes from and what connection it has to france and what is occurring here. there wasn't anti-semitism in france. an isolated incident can always happen. when two drivers curse each other on the road, and one of them happens to be a jew, you can't define that as anti-semitism. in recent years - before the intifada - there were three or four incidents of anti-semitism a year, and that's out of 18 million crimes and violations of the law.

There is a resurgence of anti-semitism in europe. the policies of the bush administration and the sharon administration contribute to that. it's not specifically anti-semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-semitism as well.

At the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century in austria, there was a lot of anti-semitism. anti-semitism in austria was much more pervasive than in germany. and austrians took to nazi ideas and anti-semitism much more readily than germans did, really.

Anticipating attacks, i should like to emphasize that i do not subscribe to the myths propagated by enemies of israel and i am not blaming jews for anti-semitism. anti-semitism predates the birth of israel. neither israel's policies nor the critics of those policies should be held responsible for anti-semitism. at the same time, i do believe that attitudes toward israel are influenced by israel's policies, and attitudes toward the jewish community are influenced by the pro-israel lobby's success in suppressing divergent views.

In the name of christ, i refuse to be anti-gay. i refuse to be anti-feminist. i refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. i refuse to be anti-democrat. i refuse to be anti-secular humanism. i refuse to be anti-science. i refuse to be anti-life. in the name of christ, i quit christianity and being christian. amen.

There was no reason to label us as anti-semitic. no reason at all. i do not know one person in the national front who committed even the most minor hostile act against a jewish person or jewish property. as for me, even though i have been accused of anti-semitism countless times, no one has ever heard me make anti-semitic statements or engage in anti-semitic behavior. there just are people, organizations, that need an adversary and they want the public to believe that this adversary is dangerous.

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