As we see unfolding in the United States, there has been often a willingness to choose a group for all of a nation's problems. History is filled with groups challenging other groups not only for power, but for existence. The Hebrews in scripture tell of the Escape Goat or Scape Goat. A community put all of their problems on a goat and sent the out of the community to be killed.
In America, in each generation, there has been someone to blame. The Jews, the Irish, the Polish, the Latino, the Native Americans -- all have had their time in the box of hate.
If one goes to Europe, one sees the evidence of this one time hate for the Jews. The cemeteries and memorials will not let you forget it. This photo is of the Jewish Cemetery in Prague.
This is a memorial wall for those who died by the hands of Hitler.
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