First our economy falls apart and now a survey shows many Americans are blaming the mess not on Bush, not on Alan Greenspan but, ah yes, on the Jews. The Boston Review asked 2,768 adults a simple question: “How much to blame were the Jews for the financial crisis?” The results are insane:

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“This is not the first instance of an economic downturn sparking anti-Semitic sentiments,” notes the Boston Review, which also finds in its survey that Americans are more likely to oppose tax cuts to big business after being told that ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff is Jewish. “The media ought to bear these findings in mind in their coverage of financial scandals such as the Madoff scam. In most cases, religious and ethnic affiliations have nothing to do with the subject at hand, and such references, explicit or implied, ought, then, to be avoided.”

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Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.

6 replies on “Just Noting.”

  3. These numbers really shock me. And it sucks that Dems are more bigoted here. What’s worse is that this doesn’t even include people who blame the Jews “a little.” What the hell, people?

    Also, can you imagine being a telephone surveyor and having to basically ask people, “And just how much do you blame those Jew-bankers for the world’s problems?” followed with, “Well, what if I told you that Bernie Madoff was one of ’em?” I would not have responded kindly.

    But I’m not sure of the extent to which people should avoid mentioning that someone’s Jewish. One particularly galling aspect of the Madoff case is that he abused the trust of members of his own community, including Elie Wiesel, trust that was often cultivated in synagogues. Should we really avoid a story detailing Madoff’s terrible crime just to make sure no one finds out he’s one of them Jew-people?

  6. @jake I believe we’re talking about “the Jews” since “the Jews” is written in quotes in the title of the graph, my rather obtuse friend.

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