“I’m not religious, but I am a Jew (yeah, yeah, ‘that doesn’t make sense!’ - it does - I’ll write a blog on it. But if you’re impatient, just ask almost any Jew what I mean).”
😂🤦♂️...#metoo
I’m Jewish, my wife is Christian, and the other day she asked
Wife: “do you ever consider becoming a Christian?”
Me: “No, not really. I like to practice benign neglect of my traditional religion, from my parents, that literally has no centralized authority and never changes its message or how it is delivered; regardless of how much I roll my eyes”
Wife: “remember that time you came to my church? Didn’t you like that? Our pastor is so young and cool, and the band is great don’t you think”
My Jewish friends have explained to me the Jewish not religious concept. It helped me understand the Jewish Atheist joke: We don't believe in God, but we know He led us out of Egypt.
Looking forward to reading your contributions to the debate.
Hi Max, we share a similar backstory. I have a PhD from Cambridge in literature & lit theory, so I had to become quite an expert in all the Marxist poststructuralist BS that’s dogged education since the 70s & has by now filtered into mainstream western culture. (Have you read James Lindsay’s _The Marxification of Education_ btw? I highly recommend.)
My ‘community’ - British & American literary avant gardes - explicitly picked a side after 7/10. And / or were too stupid / brainwashed / invested to switch sides. And it has left me disgusted.
I share your concerns about the twin evils of our time & look forward to reading more of your posts.
I think you are sane, rational and informed.....a rare thing. We deplore the same things, it seems. As a long time elderly professional environmentalist, I find the retreat from reason and science to be dangerous and deplorable, and at the root of all the various conflicts in the world.This wokeness and ID are a secular religion or cult that celebrates ignorance and promotes irrationality and
fanatic ideologies. I believe that ignorance of evolution, human history and survival strategies is one of the roots of this intellectual crisis. The right wing may be less dumb but more exploitive and
opportunistic. The left, originally hostile to Darwin, boasts of not believing in any kind of biological
constraints or destiny, putting humans the place of god as well as biology and human behavior.
I doubt there is a cure in any meaningful time period. Meanwhile we need to cooperate, communicate and challenge the crazies and loonies at every step. None of this has anything to do with racism or any other prejudice. It s a crisis of the human brain and society.
I'm enjoying reading the content you are providing sofar,the campuses and academia,and will get through the rest of your newsletters in the coming days. What is your handle on X,please?
I like your jaunty style, good English and also by the way your politics! interesting background.
By the way, I was an amateur pianist and my late husband Eric was a composer. I'd be curious about your musical tastes...and when I use the word"music", I mean classical (real) music. Otherwise I was a shameless radical, i.e. environmentalist with Friends of the Earth for many years, besides other jobs...including the US Green Party (choke) ...tried for their presidential nomination in 2004....debacle and shambles cheating. I wore a button saying "Shameless Agitator". Still am though electronic instead of street theater. My daughter Eva is a poet and lived inn London until recently.
Hi Lorna, so glad there is another anti-woke environmentalist on this planet. I sometimes feel like the only one.
The Left seems to have co-opted the climate crisis which can now be safely ignored once again because it’s been put in a box with all their other crazy ideas. Cf Greta Thunberg on Hamas’ side.
Where have the real rationalists gone? The ones who believe in science rather than magical thinking & humanism over communist-Marxism?
Hi, Max, thanks for following me on Substack. My goal for 2024 is to start one of my own. I'm a person first, smart person second, woman third, and senior-aged, never married, no kids woman fourth. There are some fascinating stories behind each of those which I look forward to sharing.
More posts coming soon. Obviously.
Thank you for the information that you share on here. I'm a pro-Israel supporter. I pray for Israel, and their safety every day.
No problem. Thanks for reading!
I was drawn to your stack from your name.
Max Klinger from the show M.A.S.H. is one of my favorite childhood memories.
I’ve subscribed for the content. Keep up the great work.
Haha - I get that a lot. Thanks for the sub!
“I’m not religious, but I am a Jew (yeah, yeah, ‘that doesn’t make sense!’ - it does - I’ll write a blog on it. But if you’re impatient, just ask almost any Jew what I mean).”
😂🤦♂️...#metoo
I’m Jewish, my wife is Christian, and the other day she asked
Wife: “do you ever consider becoming a Christian?”
Me: “No, not really. I like to practice benign neglect of my traditional religion, from my parents, that literally has no centralized authority and never changes its message or how it is delivered; regardless of how much I roll my eyes”
Wife: “remember that time you came to my church? Didn’t you like that? Our pastor is so young and cool, and the band is great don’t you think”
Me: 🙄
Haha
My Jewish friends have explained to me the Jewish not religious concept. It helped me understand the Jewish Atheist joke: We don't believe in God, but we know He led us out of Egypt.
Looking forward to reading your contributions to the debate.
(Btw I'm a Protestant Atheist)
Terrific li'l introduction. I'm raising my eyebrow in non-religious Jew solidarity. L'chaim!
Thanks! ❤️❤️ glad you enjoyed it Jodi. More posts coming soon
Hi Max, we share a similar backstory. I have a PhD from Cambridge in literature & lit theory, so I had to become quite an expert in all the Marxist poststructuralist BS that’s dogged education since the 70s & has by now filtered into mainstream western culture. (Have you read James Lindsay’s _The Marxification of Education_ btw? I highly recommend.)
My ‘community’ - British & American literary avant gardes - explicitly picked a side after 7/10. And / or were too stupid / brainwashed / invested to switch sides. And it has left me disgusted.
I share your concerns about the twin evils of our time & look forward to reading more of your posts.
Thanks Emily! Wonder if we crossed over, I was there until 2012.
I was there 2004-8. Which college were you?
I was at Homerton
You?
Darwin but I’m guessing before your time ?
Ah yeah, that was before I got there (I started 09)
Please keep at it Max, we desperately need people like you.
Thank you! I plan to
I think you are sane, rational and informed.....a rare thing. We deplore the same things, it seems. As a long time elderly professional environmentalist, I find the retreat from reason and science to be dangerous and deplorable, and at the root of all the various conflicts in the world.This wokeness and ID are a secular religion or cult that celebrates ignorance and promotes irrationality and
fanatic ideologies. I believe that ignorance of evolution, human history and survival strategies is one of the roots of this intellectual crisis. The right wing may be less dumb but more exploitive and
opportunistic. The left, originally hostile to Darwin, boasts of not believing in any kind of biological
constraints or destiny, putting humans the place of god as well as biology and human behavior.
I doubt there is a cure in any meaningful time period. Meanwhile we need to cooperate, communicate and challenge the crazies and loonies at every step. None of this has anything to do with racism or any other prejudice. It s a crisis of the human brain and society.
Max, thanks for following CRISIS. Like you, I'm Jewish and not religious. I could go on at some length about that.
I'm enjoying reading the content you are providing sofar,the campuses and academia,and will get through the rest of your newsletters in the coming days. What is your handle on X,please?
Great. My handle on X is @maxE2Review
I like your jaunty style, good English and also by the way your politics! interesting background.
By the way, I was an amateur pianist and my late husband Eric was a composer. I'd be curious about your musical tastes...and when I use the word"music", I mean classical (real) music. Otherwise I was a shameless radical, i.e. environmentalist with Friends of the Earth for many years, besides other jobs...including the US Green Party (choke) ...tried for their presidential nomination in 2004....debacle and shambles cheating. I wore a button saying "Shameless Agitator". Still am though electronic instead of street theater. My daughter Eva is a poet and lived inn London until recently.
Hi Lorna, so glad there is another anti-woke environmentalist on this planet. I sometimes feel like the only one.
The Left seems to have co-opted the climate crisis which can now be safely ignored once again because it’s been put in a box with all their other crazy ideas. Cf Greta Thunberg on Hamas’ side.
Where have the real rationalists gone? The ones who believe in science rather than magical thinking & humanism over communist-Marxism?
Followed you on Twitter.
Great thanks!
Keep it up; we need every Jewish voice to at least alert those who still don't see the danger.
Thanks and yes I will do
Related to any Klingers who lived in Toronto?
Not as far as I know but I may well be. Is that where you’re based?
Hi, Max, thanks for following me on Substack. My goal for 2024 is to start one of my own. I'm a person first, smart person second, woman third, and senior-aged, never married, no kids woman fourth. There are some fascinating stories behind each of those which I look forward to sharing.
Hi Carol. Thanks for the comment. Sounds great, good luck with it.