In my experience in east coast, the more self-consciously 'progressive' the town, the more antisemitism was tolerated and incentivized. It's a story that surprises a lot of ppl because it doesn't get reported
And I use that phrase, 'self-consciously progressive,' very carefully. I don't mean towns that are mostly left-of-center people. I mean towns that make progressivism a part of their public identity. Highland Park *New Jersey* tried to ban fracking.
The enclaves that are so fixated on proudly flying the progressive flag are absolutely shot through with antisemitism. Hating on Jews in public has become a badge of belonging.
And so Highland Park is flooded with lawn signs that say "Hate Has No Home Here" in several languages--ironically, Hebrew often among them--and then turns around and hosts at the public library a talk by the "I Is For Intifada" author, *for children.*
We've learned an important lesson: Anywhere with lots of "Hate Has No Home Here" signs is not going to be welcoming to Jews.
Yes, adding this because important point: white liberals, please stop being terrible
Made this point with Sharpton too--white liberals a key source of his influence because they think he represents black people.
