Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied allegations of racism and anti-Semitism Saturday after he reportedly suggested Covid-19 could have been genetically engineered to reduce risks to Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.

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[–] 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

There are common alleles in ethnically Jewish people. These alleles cross not only countries, but also regions around the world.

I don’t know if they consider one another the same race. Whether they do or not doesn’t matter to me.

Also, TIL Drake is Jewish.

Edit: You can learn more about the allele here.

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  • [+] -7 points 3 years ago

    I've viewed the Jewish people as an ethnic culture but not a race of people. I have friends who are atheists and still Jewish who follow the customs, they just don't follow the religion. Any race can be Jewish, join the culture, and participate in it. I have a lot of friends from various races (military veteran) but never would I think I could just join another race.

    As I said above, I put more value in being part of the American cohort than being part of a race. I could go on about what it is to be an American, but that's for another time.

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