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*Thoughts on Jewish billionaires, US elite support for Israel, and why I expect it to continue indefinitely.*
There are so many Jewish billionaires that Forbes created their own list for them in 2022.
They count 267 Jewish billionaires. That's about 10% of the global population of billionaires, compared to 0.2% of all people on earth for almost a 5000% overrepresentation.
It counts 132 Jewish billionaires in the United States, out of a billionaire population of 756, which comes out to 17%. Jews are estimated to be at most 2.2% of the US population.
Of course the US will lean towards Israel. This is a good thing, since billionaires are on average smarter and much more humane than the general public. But the public is also with Israel.
This is also why I don't think polls showing younger Americans being less pro-Israel matter that much. Jews are not in the grievance studies department living off a $50K stipend in an expensive city. They're in private equity, on Wall Street, in the halls of Congress, and I don't think the rising People of Color alliance will challenge them. Wealthy Jews will skim off the Cory Bookers of the world and leave the African American Studies professors to continue in their "scholarship."
Seeing Harvard being bullied by rich donors has been eye opening. The people that the institution depends on for its funding are pro-Israel. Those that are at best a burden on Harvard take the side of Hamas.
People look at the state of activism and think that's where power lies, but if you've got money, you pay for the activists you want, and are generally smart enough to figure out how to have the biggest influence. I expect American elite support for Israel to continue indefinitely.
There are so many Jewish billionaires that Forbes created their own list for them in 2022.
They count 267 Jewish billionaires. That's about 10% of the global population of billionaires, compared to 0.2% of all people on earth for almost a 5000% overrepresentation.
It counts 132 Jewish billionaires in the United States, out of a billionaire population of 756, which comes out to 17%. Jews are estimated to be at most 2.2% of the US population.
Of course the US will lean towards Israel. This is a good thing, since billionaires are on average smarter and much more humane than the general public. But the public is also with Israel.
This is also why I don't think polls showing younger Americans being less pro-Israel matter that much. Jews are not in the grievance studies department living off a $50K stipend in an expensive city. They're in private equity, on Wall Street, in the halls of Congress, and I don't think the rising People of Color alliance will challenge them. Wealthy Jews will skim off the Cory Bookers of the world and leave the African American Studies professors to continue in their "scholarship."
Seeing Harvard being bullied by rich donors has been eye opening. The people that the institution depends on for its funding are pro-Israel. Those that are at best a burden on Harvard take the side of Hamas.
People look at the state of activism and think that's where power lies, but if you've got money, you pay for the activists you want, and are generally smart enough to figure out how to have the biggest influence. I expect American elite support for Israel to continue indefinitely.
List of Jewish billionaires here. forbes.co.il/e/rankings/202…
If policy was determined by polls, woke capital would've never been a thing. One committed billionaire can matter more than tens of millions of voters. Opponents of Israel won't "public opinion" their way out of this. richardhanania.com/p/why-is-every…
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