There's clearly something to what Garance is
saying here though to be fair the afflication seems to me to be generalized among male writer/intellectual types rather than Jewish men per se. Still, the main psychological point remains that there's a remarkable tendency to equate
advocating that others engage in risky acts of physical violence with the idea of possessing courage and strength as personal characteristics.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/10/but-youre-only-a-toy/43367/