I finally got the reason behind antisemitism

[Majed]

I finally got the reason behind antisemitism. I think the reason behind antisemitism is this: jewish people are tribal. Because judaism is reserved to the jews and there's no proselytizing, jewish people tend to be closed off to other people. They have a poignant identity, yet the community rarely accept outsiders to become part of it. Hence unlike other religions which are designed to be universal, judaism easily creates a sense of other in other people's mind, which can easily turn into a shadow, where people end up demonizing the jews for their elitism and ethnocentrism. 
So antisemitism is a direct cause of the foundation and particularism, as well as tribalism special to the jewish identity, and jewish religion. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Majed

[Leo Gura]

Jews are self-serving so of course other tribes don't like it. That's the nature of tribalism.

It is a feedback loop of Jews being self-serving, then other groups look at them negatively for that, and then that gives reason for Jews to be even more self-serving to protect themselves, which gives more reason for other groups to hate them, thus creating a self-fulfilling cycle of tribalism.

It is like a Chinese finger-trap. The more you pull, the tighter it locks.

Gypsies also work this way. But really, all tribes work this way. That's why tribalism ends in genocide.

Edited 2 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Majed]

@Leo Gura Every tribe is self-serving, but more than that, jews do not accept outsiders by in large to join their community. Which can create an elitism and a clannish vibe, which other tribes won't like. It's the same with right wingers in Europe or America who are anti-immigration, they think that by placing too high of a standard for who gets to join their nation, they will minimize ethnic clashes between civilizations. But on the opposite what it does is create resentment in others, which creates a hatred towards Europeans and Americans let's say coming from other nations like the middle east, Africa, India, Pakistan, south and central America... But again, right wingers do have a point in that, too much immigration, erases the existing culture, because by in large, asking people who come from other nations and cultures to assimilate, by forgetting their cuisines, songs, languages, traditions, religions...isn't a serious political project. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Majed