The Pattern

The compulsion to preserve the legitimacy of hurting Jews because they are Jews.

The Pattern is distinct from antisemitism as typically understood. It replicates across cultures without the features of either rational or anti-rational memes. It is a unique memetic phenomenon that persists through mechanisms that don't fit standard categories.

Connections

• •A specific instance of Bigotry — judging by irrelevant attributes
• •Distinct from standard Meme categories — neither purely rational nor anti-rational
• •Replicates across cultures with unusual persistence
• •Resists Criticism through unique mechanisms
• •A Problem requiring explanation and solution
• •Related to Coercion — the compulsion to harm based on identity