the austrian philosopher of jewish background , whose own family had converted to christianity , karl popper , perhaps put it best : the breakdown of magic tribalism is closely connected with the realization that taboos are different in various tribes , that they are imposed and enforced by man , and that they may be broken without unpleasant repercussions if one can only escape the sanctions imposed by ones fellow men.cxv and on a more popular culture leveland serving almost like a manifesto for the anti-jewish jewish intellectualis woody allens speech from his 1997 film , deconstructing harry : they force on you the concept of the `other` so you know clearly who you should hate.if a jew gets massacred does that bother you more than if a gentile gets hurt , or a black , or a bosnian .