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James Baldwin, Ye, and the Lesson the Jews Will Not Learn

The Baldwin theory of black antisemitism is that it's really anti-whiteness. The NY Times gave him 3820 words to say so in 1967.

Black antisemitism is, in many ways, the most virulent form of Jew hatred in America. It is also one of the most widespread. While all blacks don’t hate Jews, large numbers do, while the rest of that community largely remains silent. It is no coincidence that the vast, vast number of violent attacks on Jews are carried out by blacks. But liberals, and the media, ignore that fact because it is in direct opposition to their narrative. Blacks can’t be racists because only “whites,” which Jews are only labeled when the label is negative, can be racists. So falsely claiming that Jews are white makes them, to leftists, the aggressors. It is just a bigger trope shared by white supremacists (the real kind-not the modern liberal/democrat fantasy), Islamist Arabs, and antisemitic blacks. The Jewish community should have learned DECADES ago that while the Jewish instinct to find commonality with blacks is genuine, that impulse isn’t reciprocated by large numbers of blacks. If we’re going to really fight antisemitism-we have to be honest about ALL of its sources. That means being honest about, and acknowledging, black antisemitism. So add James Baldwin to the list with Alice Walker, Kanye West, Barack Obama (yes, Barack Obama), Kyrie Irving, and all of the other prominent people in the black community who continually get a pass for their obvious anti-Jewish bigotry.