Over breakfast yesterday I was sitting in the lounge of a hotel in Germany and overhead a very loud couple discussing the French gunman/terrorist. The jist of the long, ignorant conversation was "who cares, he only targeted jews". I was pretty appalled but figured they were elderly and it just wasn't worth the effort to say anything to them.
Tonight, in the same lounge, a group of Brits in their early 20's were drinking heavily, toasting Hitler's birthday and "his goals". Just my luck to check in during anti semite week
I can see how these remarks touch you.
The Older couple: I would not say anything...their minds are set...you do not have th etime to change their thinking.
The 20 s Brit guys, I would steer clear of them especially if htey were soccer fans !
Anyway, my question is if you were in a similar situation to either of the above, would you say anything?
I'm a jew but I'm about as secular as you can get. There's absolutely no way the remarks were directed at me. Would you you have done?