My team was at lunch together, sending off a consultant whose project with us was ending. I was shocked at what he was saying. Despite having a western university education, his particular Saudi upbringing led him to believe some terrible anti-semitic stuff, that the holocaust never happened, and that Jews aren't really human. The dehuma…
My team was at lunch together, sending off a consultant whose project with us was ending. I was shocked at what he was saying. Despite having a western university education, his particular Saudi upbringing led him to believe some terrible anti-semitic stuff, that the holocaust never happened, and that Jews aren't really human. The dehumanization was literal! The most effective thing I asked him was, "Have you ever broken bread with a Jew?". I already knew the answer was no, and he was bright enough to grasp the implication. I was shocked that his otherwise functioning mind had never gone there before, that he was completely willing to look down on others in a truly grotesque manner.
This was someone with a mother, a loving family, and liked (before that moment). He never thought of himself as 'bad'. But there he was, somehow confident enough to put his hate out there as if it were normal.
My team was at lunch together, sending off a consultant whose project with us was ending. I was shocked at what he was saying. Despite having a western university education, his particular Saudi upbringing led him to believe some terrible anti-semitic stuff, that the holocaust never happened, and that Jews aren't really human. The dehumanization was literal! The most effective thing I asked him was, "Have you ever broken bread with a Jew?". I already knew the answer was no, and he was bright enough to grasp the implication. I was shocked that his otherwise functioning mind had never gone there before, that he was completely willing to look down on others in a truly grotesque manner.
This was someone with a mother, a loving family, and liked (before that moment). He never thought of himself as 'bad'. But there he was, somehow confident enough to put his hate out there as if it were normal.
I lived in Saudi Arabia for 2 1/2 years. Hatred of Jews was deeply ingrained.