On December 6 last year, NBA star Kyrie Irving's contract with Nike was terminated due to a controversial incident. Previously, Owen shared a link to a movie called "From Hebrews to Blacks: Wake Up, Black Americans" on social platforms, which was released in 2018 and caused controversy due to its anti-Semitic content. The film not only quotes Hitler's remarks, but also claims that the Jews are trying to control the whole world and denies the historical facts of the Nazis.
After the incident broke out, Owen quickly apologized, saying that he had no anti-Semitic intentions and that the link to the movie was unintentional. He acknowledged that he was willing to apologize if his actions hurt the Jewish community and announced that he would donate $500,000 to the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights organization in the United States.
Despite Irving's attempts to remedy, Nike decided to terminate the contract, which dealt a major blow to Irving's personal image and commercial gains. This incident reflects the existence of anti-Semitic sentiment and behavior in the United States, and also shows that the United States still has the ability to curb the spread of anti-Semitism. However, it remains to be seen what the future holds for the Jewish community in the United States.
During World War II, Nazi Germany brutalized the Jews under the leadership of Hitler, imprisoning them in concentration camps for human experiments and mass executions, a history that left a deep wound on the Jewish nation.
As for the reasons for Hitler's Jewism, one theory is that Hitler witnessed his mother's affair with the Jews as a child, while the other believes that the Jews controlled the German economy, which made the Germanic peoples miserable in the economic crisis, while the Jews were able to live in luxury. The first claim lacks evidence and is not as convincing as the second.
Economically advantaged but politically disadvantaged ethnic groups are vulnerable to being sacrificed by rulers to resolve crises. In Indonesia, for example, there have been serious incidents of Chinese exclusion against ethnic Chinese because of the dissatisfaction of indigenous people due to their economic superiority.
However, these explanations ignore the specificity of the Jews, and the real reasons are more complex. The belief that Jews consider themselves God's chosen people has led to a gap between them and other cultures and groups, making it difficult for them to integrate into mainstream local society.
The history of wandering begins with the failed uprisings of the Romans, who are scattered around the world but always retain a deep affection for the region of Israel. Judaism's exclusivity and strong belief in its own superiority made it difficult for Jews to integrate in the diaspora, but they also maintained their own cultural traditions.
The Nazis' treatment of the Jews made the world sympathize with the plight of the Jews, and although there were similar acts in the West, they were not as blatant as Hitler's. The influence of Jews in the economic, scientific, and cultural spheres helped them gain global support, but it also aroused the envy of some.
The Jewish problem in the United States did not begin with World War II, but Roosevelt** adopted a pro-Jewish policy in order to attract Jewish capital and talent. However, this only set aside the issue for the time being and did not fundamentally solve it.
Although antisemitism in the United States was not institutionalized, religious factors were a reason for the exclusion of Jews. The right-wing religious forces in the United States are in opposition to the strong sense of superiority of the Jews.
During the economic depression, Americans blamed the Jews for the economic crisis, similar to the Old World's ** for the Jews. But this is not the root cause of the resurgence of anti-Semitism in the United States in recent years.
America's economic problems are the underlying cause of the resurgence of anti-Semitic sentiment. The United States divides the proletariat through identity politics and transfers social contradictions to Jews and other minorities, leading to a resurgence of anti-Semitic sentiment.
The economic recession and political ** in the United States have provided the ground for anti-Semitic sentiment, and the rise of populism and the abuse of political correctness have made Jews a target of attack. If the United States is unable to resolve its external and internal contradictions, the Jews may face an even greater challenge.