![]() ![]() He has most unwarrantably abused the privilege which all politicians have of being ugly.’ ” One newspaper declared that ‘Lincoln is the leanest, lankest, most ungainly mass of legs, arms and hatchet-face ever strung upon a single frame. Lincoln’s self-deprecation “did not prevent his opponents from mocking his ugliness and linking it to his backwoods origins and unpolished manners. ![]() ![]() Lincoln quickly retorted, ‘If I had another face, do you think I would wear this one?’ ” “In a debate during his unsuccessful senate campaign two years earlier,” writes Oldstone-Moore, in his new history of facial hair, “Of Beards and Men,” “his opponent, Stephen Douglas, had accused Lincoln of being untrustworthy and two-faced. By his own account, the clean-shaven Lincoln’s weren’t much. While television was still a hundred years away from turning optics into an essential focus of a presidential campaign, looks still mattered. "It's time for German society to take a stand and combat anti-Semitism head-on," he said.In 1860, an 11-year-old girl named Grace Bedell changed history.Ībraham Lincoln, then a little-known two-term congressman from Illinois, was running for president. Lauder added that Germany has an obligation to prevent the return of intolerance and hatred, and if one quarter of the population adheres to anti-Semitic beliefs, then the remaining three quarters must take action to defend democracy and a tolerant society in Germany. "We've seen what happens when ordinary people look away or remain silent," he told the paper. Lauder, told the Süddeutsche Zeitung that the state of anti-Semitism in Germany has reached a "crisis point." The president of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald S. 'It's time for German society to take a stand' Read more: German groups combating far-right extremism face uncertain future Within that group, over a quarter said they believed Jewish people have "too much power over world politics" and the economy. The WJC found that 18% of "elites" - respondents with at least one university degree who make at least €100,000 ($111,300) per year - agreed with anti-Semitic sentiments. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Hostility towards Jews growing among 'elites'Īnti-Semitism is also growing among the wealthy and well-educated, according to the study. The survey was carried out two months ago, prior to the anti-Semitic attack targeting a synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle. "Think about this: There are still living Holocaust survivors and Germans already dare to entertain anti-Semitic thoughts - and even to take action based on them. They also work hard, but why does someone not like them for that? "Why are Germans not envious that, as a percentage of the population, Jews have many more Nobel Prize winners? Why doesn't that bother anyone? What does it always concern the aspect of 'money'? Judaism places an emphasis on intellectual intelligence and that has meant that Jews are often very successful. What's the problem with that?" Cologne Rabbi Yechiel Brukner told DW. "These are cliches, stereotypes, envy but there is also some truth to it. Another 22% agreed that "people hate Jews due to the way they behave." Over 20% of respondents said they agreed that Jewish people have "too much power" over the economy, international financial markets and the media. Some 41% said they agreed with the statement that "Jews talk about the Holocaust too much." The same portion said they believed "Jews are more loyal to Israel than to Germany." Out of the 1,300 Germans who took part in the representative survey, 27% agreed with a range of anti-Semitic statements and stereotypes about Jewish people. Anti-Semitism is gaining a stronger foothold in German society, the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a new study from the World Jewish Congress (WJC). ![]()
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