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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I know this is a generalization, but Jewish culture puts a lot of emphasis on eduation. A big part of the religion involves studying the Torah in Hebrew and debating very complex subjects in it. Learning those skills at a young age makes politics a natural field to get into for many.
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oh, certainly.
The culture and tradition of the Jewish people is one that values the intellectual. No wonder so many Jews become prominent public intellectuals.
The culture of 'my people' once valued the intellectual as well, but the Wahhabist morons ruined that.
There has been an upswing recently in Arab intellectual thought and a renaissance in both popularity and artistic quality of secular Arab literature. It is a wonderful counter to the Islamism and Christian fundamentalism that has scarred Arabia for so long. I think that if this intellectual tide continues rising, it might be the only hope we have for solving the giant cluster**** that is the middle east and North Africa.