How such an intellectually gifted people can be so devoid of a self-preservation instinct is beyond belief, and quite possibly beyond rational explanation.
Because if he doesn't believe the Torah, then the intellectual will see no reason to be jewish. So they would remove what they see as artificial boundaries. Not to marry non-jews e.t.c.
But I would be interested to see Sparky's explanation on why it is that many jews are leftist.
Certainly what you say is true and explains why Jews decrease in numbers and disappear through assimilation. But it doesn't really explain why non-Torah believing Jews or secular Jews are so predominantly leftists.
There could well be a link between non-religious people in general being predisposed to adhering to the Marxist belief that 'religion is the opiate of the masses'. Conversely, this could partly explain why religious people apparently gravitate towards conservatism.
But why would an intelligent people overwhelmingly and consistently embrace a failed leftist ideology and political candidates that will act against their interests, even if they're not religious ?
It just doesn't make sense.
Also, because no boundaries, we are all part of the human race.
How am I any less important than the starving african.
Now, it's obvious to any sensible person that some people really do have more innate ability than others. And that other people e.g. arabs, dont play by those rules.
They are ideological and going for a Star Trek like ideal..
Really if you watch star trek you see no greater example of the intellectual ideal.
I symptahise with it, but I realise that a)we have the torah b)these other groups aren't playing by those nice rules!
Even in Star Trek, when it comes to aliens, you only get one or two nice ones!!
But as far as they are concerned, they ar eon the starship enterprise. They are trying to promote those values..
You could say it is against their self interest, but that -is- their interest, their worldview.
There is an arrogance to it, in having contempt for the arabs or other peoples, thinking they would throw away their tribal culture for the western one..
If they can get more foreign people adopting their ideology, living in their society, then they are setting an example to more. Spreading their world-view.
There is an argument within that. Of multi-culturalism(Celebrating diversity, even bending over backwards or I could say, forwards, for minorities) vs the melting pot(see the light, come in, adapt).
The multi-cultiuralists are extreme leftists, who celebrate other cultures in some attempt to make society more accomodating. They are very ideological about all humanity. They don't say "this guy's useless, we can't have him here".
They try to adapt society to fit him in. To create their starship enterprise.
But of course, notice that the starship enterprise wasn't actually that big!
It was never a standard forced on the entire world.
Leftists want to make the whole world like the starship enterprise. It's very ideological and also very naiive. Even the thing itself, was never meant to be that accomodating, even the science fiction writers knew it wouldn't have worked!
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