I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on “The Jewish question” over the past six months as it became clear to me in the transition that Trump would be great but also Israel-first for pragmatic reasons. Part of that was reflecting on the 20 or so most important Jewish relationships I’ve had. The truth is that 70% have been negative or extremely negative (Gensler, SBF, another high profile crypto founder). 30% have been positive or extremely positive (Sacks, my former VP at Messari, etc) so in my experience the JQ is similar to Black <> White relations where my hit rate has been similar at the poles. In both cases, the vast majority of interactions are cordial or unremarkable. Just people living their lives. But stereotypes get baked by collective experiences like mine. And I’m done apologizing for them because I can personally toggle between treating individuals well, and defensively pre-judging *groups* in the realm of the political. I don’t feel safe around groups of Blacks at night. And I don’t trust Jews in the realms of business or politics. What separates me from most is my honesty about this. Most people just think this. Those who speak it out loud, apologize or cower to mobs. Not my style. I vocalize it because I want to correctly diagnose the problems and fix them. You can’t fix individual or group relationships if the foundations of those relationships are built on lies. Hope that clarifies things. Call me what you want.