Tag: Spain in the Middle Ages

Conservatives in America – Like Marranos in Medieval Spain. For those unfamiliar with the term, Marranos was the name given to Jews in medieval Spain, especially in the fifteenth century during the Spanish Inquisition, who secretly maintained their Judaism while living as Catholics in public. Under these circumstances, they have decided that coming out as conservative or pro-Trump is not worth the persecution they would. But gays and Communist Party members comprised a tiny percentage of the American population. I wish I could share all the emails sent to me from professional musicians who play in some of the premier orchestras of America. They wrote to me following the nationally publicized attempts by left-wing members of the orchestra and of the Santa Monica city government to prevent me from conducting: they publicly called on members of the Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra to refuse to play, and members of the public to refuse to attend, when I conducted a Haydn symphony at the Walt Disney Concert Hall three weeks ago. As a radio talk-show host and columnist, I’m paid to express my opinions. Of course, American conservative Marranos don’t only live in the world of music. They are in every profession. These Americans live in fear, legitimately so in many cases, that if they do speak out, there will be severe consequences – a job lost, a promotion not given, even a child who will no longer speak to them.