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Jean Paul Sartre on the Anti Semite

other people feel differently regarding the same subject. He believed the “opinions” of an Anti-Semite can be argued hence, it is not truly an opinion. Of course, these are Sartre’s beliefs. Sartre believed that Anti-Semite’s beliefs are based on external causes, such as occupations and stereotypical personalities of Jewish people. The Anti-Semite draws statistical information on Jews, and compares the differences. The Anti-Semite, also, views such details as annual income of Jews and draws a conclusion that Jews are greedy.Sartre, also, believes that the disturbed Anti-Semite actually has a passion for hatred; this hatred is directed towards the Jew. Sartre states, “ordinarily, this type of emotion is not very pleasant”. Sartre suggests that the Anti-Semite actually loves to hate. Generally, if you love something, you possess a passion to protect that object. So, the Anti-Semite will protect and defend his view of the Jew. Only a sick individual is capable of loving and embracing hatred. That hatred for the Jews is a driving force behind the Anti-Semite’s “passion”. An opinion is logical, but the Anti-Semite’s passion is not. The Anti-Semite expects people to accept and respect his “opinion”, but they are unable to respect another’s view. I believe Sartre suggests similarity to the racial and antagonisms found in the United States. If the Anti-Semite dislikes the Jew because of external reasons as I stated before, then he must feel negatively towards such races as the Chinese and African American. The same type of racism the Jews face from the Anti-Semites, the African Americans face from any other race in America. The Anti-Semite believes he is superior, and that means he believes he is superior to any other race, also. Sartre remembers a comment stated by an Anti-Semite; “you see, there must be something about the Jew, they j...

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