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HAWORTH: Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, And The Battle Between Idealism And Realism

Ian Haworth

The shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday morning has sparked the return of the infamous American gun debate. While this seems to divide the country by those who are pro-gun and anti-gun, it actually divides the country by the idealistic and the realistic.

Anti-semitism is a brutal reality, something I have personally experienced on multiple occasions. Growing up, I had an idealistic view of the world and those around me, believing that all people are inherently good. Therefore, I struggled to rationalize and explain the anti-semitic abuse I faced.

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