(Jewish Group) Joe Rogan says 'The idea that Jewish people aren't into money is ridiculous'

[Behind the Aegis]

Podcast host Joe Rogan once more spread racist stereotypes on a recent episode of his massively popular show, The Joe Rogan Experience.

During an episode released Feb. 4, Rogan was talking with guests Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti about their dislike for elected Democrats such as Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff. The conversation pivoted towards U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who was accused of antisemitism in 2019 after tweeting “It’s all about the Benjamins” in reference to why American politicians defend Israel.

Omar later apologized for the tweet. Last week, House Republicans voted to remove her from the Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her alleged antisemitism.

Rogan told his hosts he doesn’t believe Omar should have apologized.

“That’s not an antisemitic statement, I don’t think that is,” he said. “The idea that Jewish people aren’t into money is ridiculous. That’s like saying Italians aren’t into pizza. That’s f–king stupid.”

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Hmmm...I think I have heard that "defense" before.

[elias7]

1. Jews are no more or less into money than anyone else

Rich and influential people are into money, period, regardless of their stripes. I think, though, that Americans are more into pizza than Italians.

Rogan is coarse, like a high school jock who never grew up.

[raging moderate]

2. PEOPLE are into money. All of us.

People like Rogan have trouble facing themselves as they really are. And they project like crazy. Probably he does not know that it was a Jewish person who warned us, in the Jewish scriptures, that the love of money is the root of evil. And another Jewish person warned us that God expects us to be generous with poor people and not forget that our ancestors were once slaves (probably true of everyone, if we go back in time far enough). Growing up in a Jewish neighborhood, I learned how nice most Jewish people are. And I am grateful to the Jewish scriptures for giving my Methodist Abolitionist ancestors the courage to stand up against slavery and oppression.