How does the “Government of Judaism” differ from the State of Israel? First of all, Isreal is an actual place on Earth which has been formally created/recognized(?) in modern existence since 1948. The Jewish Government is a widespread “state-of-mind” that has existed for over 5,000 years. These are two, quite different things that need to be better and fully understood.
First, we need to contemplate the purpose and function of ANY government. In theory, a government takes responsibility for all of the people under its ‘rule.’ It provides each citizen with a basic manner in which to live their lives. The governmental “Culture” includes a particular interpretation of its agendas, values, beliefs, philosophies, ideologies, social structures/institutions, ethics, morals, certain liberties (or lack thereof), economic opportunities, laws, safety, security, protection, etc..
In return, people may choose to give loyalty, trust, patriotism, allegiance and a variety of services. They have NO choice, however, when it comes to paying required taxes for its governmental “citizenship.” Governments change over time due to things like war, new/different leaders, revolutions, “grass root” demands, political uprisings, purchases, annexations and any other ‘changes.’ Likewise, some people change citizenship through things like immigration.
So, why so I classify Judaism as a kind of Government? The ancient Jewish people formulated an IDEA much like other governmental ideas. Our Founding Fathers had the American idea of “Freedom” (with all due respect to Greek and Roman Democracies), Karl Marx had the idea of Socialism/Marxism implemented for Russia, Mao Zedong had the idea of Communism implemented for China, or even James the First of Great Britain with its idea of a Monarchy government. The difference I see is that almost all of these governments are ‘anchored’ in a political, cultural, tangible place even if that place grows and shrinks. Judaism is more amorphous in that it attempts to ‘permeate’ any place where it is practiced.
As the self-described, one-and-only “Chosen People” of the one-and-only God, they seem predisposed to believing they should be “in-charge” on earth just like governments do. They seem to think of themselves as being “better” than all the rest of humanity (i.e., the NON-Chosen Gentile world). With their focus on their own rule of laws, the rationale of their legal (Ten Commandments) system, their objective seems to parallel that of governmental operating systems. Whether it be the Court’s judicial process or the Elitism of Socialistic Big Government, they seem to conduct themselves the same as do the ‘officials’ of said governments.
Since governments are able to levy and collect taxes in order to finance themselves and Jews cannot, do the similarities end there? Maybe yes? Maybe not? As has been mentioned often, there seems to be well-accepted impressions that Jewish people are good with/well-connected to Money. As an exceedingly small population of people, it makes perfect sense that financial resources can substantially magnify the impact of their “power” much more than their small numbers would allow. I say this while being ashamed that some of my fellow Italian-Americans in “organized crime” having similarly done the same with unseemly deplorable methods/activities used to leverage their money into power.
It seems to me as though the Jewish people have by-and-largely figured out that the accumulation of money is the best way (but maybe not the only way) to translate ones ‘desires’ into reality action. As such, they gravitate towards career/work/job/business ownership efforts which net the most profitable compensation. Before you get all up-in-arms at me, I know that this strategy is employed by many Non-Jews as well, BUT as a matter of “percentages,” the concentration among Jewish “objectives” is much higher as measured by demographic information. As stated earlier, this makes perfect sense when you consider their special, self-created “Chosen” distinction vis-à-vis the rest of humanity. I certainly am not suggesting that they are undeserving or have not ‘earned’ this wealth but merely that it happens largely due to their focus (vis-à-vis other groups’ less-focus) on this as a major “priority” in their collective, earthly lives.
So, if one group has ten times the wealth of one’s population percentage AND one thinks one knows/are better than everyone else, what does one do? One controls as much as one can and gets ones’ way and much as possible. A veritable “cherry-picking” of the best that the temporal life has to offer. It seems like the Anglican culture learned this lesson from their Jewish ‘brethren” as well. I am not so stupid/foolish as to suggest that each individual Jewish person thinks/acts the same but rather sociologically speaking, this group has the “means” (resources) to control their destiny at a much higher rate than most non-Jewish groups.
A major difference might be that for other sociological groups that have higher-than-normal financial leverage, there is not the same level of desire to have ‘influence’ over others outside of their own group. For example, I believe Mormons (without a “homeland”) are successful financially, but I do not see much lobbying efforts on their behalf. Asian Americans seems well-to-do but keep pretty much to themselves. India/Indian-Americans seem content to maintain their power ‘in-house.’ Finally, groups like Quakers, Mennonites and Amish keep pretty much “under-the-radar.”
Maybe just “correlation” and not causation” but these groups do not carry the burden of anything resembling the phenomenon of “anti-Semitism.” I am not sure any and all the reasons for that but in many ways, I see Jewish people using the concept of “anti-Semitism” in the same way that African-Americans play the “race” card when it suits their purposes. Whether ‘earned’ or not, true or not, why not play that ‘card’ any chance it can be used to “advantage?” Quite simply, having “power” is one thing but USING “power” is quite another thing. The Jewish people seem overly concerned with utilizing as much power as they can to ‘influence’ the world according to their (Old Testament) Vision and Values. These, of course, diverge sharply from those groups who follow the Vision and Values of Christ. My assumption is that is true for Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Taoists, Shintoists, etc. as well.
An example can be found among professional sports team owners. An overly-represented proportion of majority team ownership is by Jewish families. While each team competes ferociously with each other for “championships,” in many cases, no matter which “team” wins, the Government of Judaism wins along with the financial benefits. The same can be said of politics, business, education, medicine and many other ventures, No matter the outcome, the Jews come out on top and use that position to keep the ‘cycle’ going. (A voluntary/complicit ‘tax’ upon Human Nature as it were).
The U.S. Government collects taxes and runs things like Defense, Roads and the Post Office. The Government of Judaism makes “beaucoup bucks” from 98% of the Gentile population and decides for us, how THEY will spend OUR money. High ticket/parking/concession prices at events or inflated product/service prices due to the exorbitant advertising costs of commercials on the broadcasting of said events. If Jewish owners are negotiating with other Jewish owners, it doesn’t seem like any “Christian” perspectives are being considered. I can remember as a young person exposed for the very first time to Jewish business people in New York City and being shocked at the way that many Jews disparaged Gentiles. “Retail is for Gentiles,” “Gentiles are Schmucks,” etc.. It was obvious to me of their feelings of superiority, and it seems that I am not alone in those experiences.
The same can be said for politics. If one donates a lot of money to EACH side, no matter who wins any election, the lobbyists win. In the case of America, the interest of Israel always wins. I can remember how I used to think that Mark Levin was an “American” of Jewish descent. After October 7th, 2023, he clearly became a “Jewish” man living in America and using his media “power” to influence the “narrative” in a very one-sided way. There was no toleration for the least bit of “understanding” of any alternative point-of-view. Of course, Sean Hannity behaved much the same way. My suspicion is that Irishman has some strong Jewish financial ‘supporters’ of his various shows. George Soros is just as much of an activist for the other, progressively liberal side. Was not Saul Alinsky the ‘inspiration’ for a lot of Anti-American ideas of rebellion and revolution?
In conclusion, let me make it INFINITELY CLEAR that, I wish absolutely NO HARM to ANY Jewish person. Since I am being honest, I would say that I have a “love-hate” relationship towards the Jewish-Americans population. As a culture, they have so much to contribute and that is the part I love. The part that I hate is (and if anyone says anything at all critical, one is labeled as “Anti-Semitic”) is that 1.) they cling to their Biblical explanation of “superiority” which has scientifically been proven to be UNTRUE. I think that “belief” has actually hurt their people more than it has helped. Any intellectual person would certainly recognize the ‘fictional’ nature of The Old Testament explanation of the world’s people in any “pecking order.” 2.) It is time they accept partial responsibility for the concept of “Anti-Semiticism” which has existed for over 2,000 years in virtually every environment in which they lived. To accept absolutely NO ‘blame’ for that seems incredibly naïve and a poor strategy for “non-criticism.”
Finally, I would encourage all of my fellow Americans to pay CLOSE attention to where one’s “disposably income” (as opposed to taxes) goes: who gets it and how is it used? I, for, one, like to support Christian companies and Christian causes. The Television commercial asking “Christians” to donate to help Jews in Gaza is an example of the kind of “chutzpah” that I for one make a point to avoid. I think I am accurately paraphrasing Dwight D. Eisenhower who said: “Jewish People Have Very Little Perspective.” I interpret that to mean, the ego-centricity TAUGHT being Jewish over-inflates their self-importance relative to the rest of the world and exaggerates the ‘demands’ they require for themselves and place upon said world while ‘diminishing’ ANYTHING from all of the Gentiles. Why can’t I just be “Pro-Gentilic” without having to be classified as Anti-Semitic?
Let’s all start by ‘boycotting’ Kosher salt and create a “brand” of Gentile salt (sarcasm intended).