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in other words, holiness is a rejection of all other groups. This inevitably leads to hostility against the Jews, which further increases the separation in a feedback loop.
However, religions in general make their adherents 'special and separate' and use this premise to dehumanize non members, so that's kind of standard operating procedure for religions.
I find it interesting that the Armenian Orthodox Church maintains a separation from other Orthodox churches over fairly minor theological differences. This makes Armenian Orthodoxy a particular religion for a certain group of people, the Armenians. And they also have a history of genocide.
I'm not saying it's bad to discourage conversion, only that it alienates people.
And tend to be outspoken leftists, like Anita SarkeesIAN and Ana KasparIAN and Cherilyn SarkisIAN ("Cher"), "degenerates" like KardashIAN or Christy CanYON (real name: Melissa BardizbanIAN)
Again, why?
Add to this list Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from KISS (I don't know their real "secret names").
Maybe it's just evolution. The Jews that are fans of the majority culture don't remain Jews very long, as their children and grandchildren intermarry.
I think that's because Parsis go out of their way to get along and be liked. There are supposedly many Indian charities and hospitals funded by Parsis.
- the Indians in Uganda dominated commerce there until they were kicked out
Right, I think there are huge economic benefits to being part of a very tight and very closed ethnic group which is inclined toward commerce.
But that "sanctified us" (kidshanu) can also be read as "separated us":
So a core principle of Judaism is separation from other people. This is literally what it means to be holy.
in other words, holiness is a rejection of all other groups. This inevitably leads to hostility against the Jews, which further increases the separation in a feedback loop.
So my argument here is that Judaism itself creates anti-Semitism, which in turn helps to maintain Judaism.