By George C. Michalopulos
One hallmark of a feudal system (or a dying empire) is society fracturing into rigidly defined classes. If race or ethnicity is part of that mix, then castes form. Think of India. If race is not the determining factor but ethnicity is, then this describes England after the Norman Conquest or Ukraine during the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Homogeneous societies, such as the Ancien Régime of France, harden into concrete classes, resulting in hereditary groups that cannot see the broader picture and work only for their own interests.
It’s not too much of a stretch to see such a state of affairs in the West today – not merely America but Europe as well. The Brussels elite have a clear disdain for the indigenous European peoples that it’s no longer possible to hide.
That’s the picture from 30,000 feet as I see it.
Nobody, however, lives at 30,000 feet. Everyone I know lives at ground level. And here, where disparate groups are living cheek by jowl, elbows can get awfully sharp. This is especially true in a Republic which guarantees equality before the law. In other words, where there is no official class system.
Unfortunately, some people haven’t gotten the memo. One such person, as you can see in the video below, is Rabbi Shmueley Boteach.
Now I won’t go into too much detail about the good reverend’s personal business practices. In case you didn’t know, he and his daughter are purveyors of –how shall I put this delicately? —novelties. Anyway, that’s neither here nor there.
The issue is Rabbi Shmueley’s disregard for the American criminal code. According to 18 US Code Sec 373 (“Solicitation to commit a crime of violence”), he has committed a criminal act by openly advocating for the Mossad to kill Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens. If I didn’t know better, I would say that at the very least, he has no self-awareness or sense of irony.
Now we can speculate as to why Boteach has no compunction at all about acting out in such a reprehensible manner. We can also speculate that if another public figure spoke such vile words, he would be receiving a visit from the FBI.
So let’s speculate.
You see, Boteach is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi. For those who may not know, rabbinic faith depends heavily on the Talmud, a compendium of several volumes of Jewish law, lore, and narratives that guided Jews during centuries as a dispersed people. Some of the writings are benign, things like helping the local beggar at your doorstep as opposed to one in another city. Other writings are –frankly put—reprehensible. (I won’t repeat what they say about Jesus and His blessed Mother.)
Those are basically the two extremes. In the middle, however, are what can be called situational ethics. Gentiles (who are called goyim) are to be given no consideration at all, mainly because they have inferior souls. They can be swindled, robbed, or even murdered with nary a thought. That is, unless doing so would harm the greater Jewish community. Charity can be given to gentiles if it makes Jews look good; otherwise, they are to be kept at arm’s length.
Now it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to conclude that if the concerns of gentiles are secondary at best, then the laws which govern gentile society can be ignored. This is exactly what we see in this video. There is no other way to say it: Rabbi Shmueley is openly calling for the murder of another human being –two actually. And I’m going to go out on a limb and say that he has absolutely no sense that he’s doing anything wrong, much less criminal.
Now you and I may disagree about Tucker and Candace. Personally, I like Tucker but he can act squirrelly at times. As for Candace, I think she’s done some good work but she’s a little too fixated on Bridgette Macron’s genitalia. But that is neither here nor there. They are human beings and they deserve all the rights which the law extends to every other human being –Rabbi Shmueley as well.
Because if we don’t take the laws seriously, then we won’t have a Republic for much longer. And we’ll know where we stand if and when Boteach receives a visit from the FBI. Personally, for all our sakes, I hope he does.
