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Editorial: When Hatred Stops Shocking Us
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Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
A majority now believes Jews can largely handle antisemitism on their own, and nearly one-third no longer considers Holocaust denial to be antisemitic.
The survey’s finding that 55% of Americans now believe Jews can handle antisemitism on their own is especially revealing.
Yet when the target is Jews, many Americans increasingly regard antisemitism as a Jewish problem rather than an American one.
They drift, one rationalization at a time, until the unacceptable becomes merely unfortunate and the unfortunate becomes ordinary.
And when hatred no longer shocks us, it has already won.