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Originally Posted by Beso
Jealousy.
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Absolutely. Envy is a huge motivator for people to target others and it's not talked about very much. That isn't just an issue with how some treat Jews. Acting out based on jealousy or envy is encouraged in our culture with all the talk of certain groups having it better than others. People are generally more willing to overlook certain abuse if they perceive the person being targeted somehow has more advantage than them, even if that individual clearly has had a hard time in life. I've seen that with treatment of people in my own family with crippling disabilities. They were white they were perceived to be somehow more well off and so what's a little bit of mistreatment... they've survived everything else fine, right?