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<blockquote data-quote="Naofumi" data-source="post: 47465" data-attributes="member: 39">2.20 THE JEWISH QUESTIONKnowledge of the Jews is the only key whereby one may understandthe inner nature, and therefore the real aims, of Social Democracy.The man who comes to know this race succeeds in removing a veilfrom his eyes, one that shows the aims and meaning of this party in a falselight. And then, out of the fog and mist of socialist phrases, rises thegrinning fig&#039;ure of Marxism.It is difficult, if not impossible, for me to now say when the word &#039;Jew&#039;first began to raise any particular thought in my mind. I don&#039;t remembereven having heard the word at home during my father&#039;s lifetime. If it werementioned in a derogatory sense, I think the old man would just haveconsidered those who used it to be culturally backward. In his career, hebecame more or less a cosmopolitan, with strong views on nationalism,which had its effect on me as well.In school, too, I found no reason to change the picture of things I hadformed at home.At the Realschule, I knew one Jewish boy. We were all on guard in ourrelations with him; his reticence and certain of his actions warned us to bediscreet. Beyond that, my schoolmates and I had no particular opinionsabout him.It was not until I was 14 or 1 5 years old that I frequently ran up againstthe word &#039;Jew, &#039; partly in connection with political controversies. Thesereferences aroused a mild distaste in me, and an uncomfortable feelingalways came over me when I had to listen to religious disputes.But at that time, I had no other feelings about the Jewish question.There were very few Jews in Linz. Over the centuries, the Jews wholived there had become Europeanized in external appearance, and were somuch like other people that I even looked upon them as Germans. Thereason why I didn&#039;t then perceive the absurdity of such an illusion was thatI saw no other distinguishing feature but the strange religion. I believedthat they were persecuted on account of their faith, and my aversion athearing such remarks nearly grew into a feeling of abhorrence.I hadn&#039;t the slightest idea that there could be such a thing as asystematic anti-Semitism.Then I came to Vienna.Preoccupied by the mass of impressions I received from thearchitectural surroundings, and depressed by my own troubles, I did not atfirst distinguish the different social strata of that huge city. Although Vienna</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Naofumi, post: 47465, member: 39"] 2.20 THE JEWISH QUESTION Knowledge of the Jews is the only key whereby one may understand the inner nature, and therefore the real aims, of Social Democracy. The man who comes to know this race succeeds in removing a veil from his eyes, one that shows the aims and meaning of this party in a false light. And then, out of the fog and mist of socialist phrases, rises the grinning fig'ure of Marxism. It is difficult, if not impossible, for me to now say when the word 'Jew' first began to raise any particular thought in my mind. I don't remember even having heard the word at home during my father's lifetime. If it were mentioned in a derogatory sense, I think the old man would just have considered those who used it to be culturally backward. In his career, he became more or less a cosmopolitan, with strong views on nationalism, which had its effect on me as well. In school, too, I found no reason to change the picture of things I had formed at home. At the Realschule, I knew one Jewish boy. We were all on guard in our relations with him; his reticence and certain of his actions warned us to be discreet. Beyond that, my schoolmates and I had no particular opinions about him. It was not until I was 14 or 1 5 years old that I frequently ran up against the word 'Jew, ' partly in connection with political controversies. These references aroused a mild distaste in me, and an uncomfortable feeling always came over me when I had to listen to religious disputes. But at that time, I had no other feelings about the Jewish question. There were very few Jews in Linz. Over the centuries, the Jews who lived there had become Europeanized in external appearance, and were so much like other people that I even looked upon them as Germans. The reason why I didn't then perceive the absurdity of such an illusion was that I saw no other distinguishing feature but the strange religion. I believed that they were persecuted on account of their faith, and my aversion at hearing such remarks nearly grew into a feeling of abhorrence. I hadn't the slightest idea that there could be such a thing as a systematic anti-Semitism. Then I came to Vienna. Preoccupied by the mass of impressions I received from the architectural surroundings, and depressed by my own troubles, I did not at first distinguish the different social strata of that huge city. Although Vienna [/QUOTE]

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