Jewish Stereotypes Quotes
Although only a minority of Americans advocated legalization of Marijuana at the time, Nixon brought his notorious anti-Semitic point of view to bear on a situation where the overwhelming majority of Marijuana legalizers were Christian. There were Jews as well – in particular some prominent Jews such as Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Milton Friedman who recommended against marijuana use, but argued against government making it illegal. This was a position held by most Libertarians, many liberals, and many conservatives like Friedman.
The cartoon—see image—depicts a virulently anti-Semitic Jewish vampire embracing and dripping blood on the United Nations. This newspaper and most of those of the Arab Muslim world constantly run such anti-Semitic material and then complain about the insensitivity of a single Danish newspaper that ran cartoons that were insulting to Muslims.
Ford was a notorious anti-Semite. He was also an enthusiastic supporter of Hitler and the German Nazi’s. He considered a run for the Presidency and published a highly political company newspaper, and thus was much more of a public figure than most industrialists. Later, he issued an apology and claimed that he never really was anti-Semitic. See {586941}.
