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Hi Benjamin. Your post is very sweet and straight to the point, yet it holds good opinions. I agree that there are different degrees of anti-Semitism; because some people may not show and express as much hatred towards Jews as others, and as you stated, some could possibly even reach the degree of killing Jews, similar to what Hitler did in the 1930’s. Although, I am hoping it never reaches to the extent of Hitler’s concentration camps. Referring to your second paragraph, I believe hatred towards others is taught, and not born within oneself, so I can see how it can be passed down through generations and therefore, expanding through the world. Great post overall.

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