headline warn u of the current campaign to demonize drug user and note the nostalgia for mussolini in italy and remind u of our wont to profile likely terrorist . focus remind u of the evil of rampant fear and distrust and the anti semitism disguise a pro americanism of the wwii era . what go around . lawrence newman ( william c. macy ) become the unfortunate victim of hate crime after he be mistake for a jew and these attack increase when his bride and gerty ( laura dern ) highlight the look . newman rail against the false accusation when they cause him direct harm but he mind his own business . we see the rise in anti semitic attack through his myopia and a condition not completely cure by eyeglass . macy typical everyman role be feature again and the long road to realization that we be all connect nearly cost him his life . what be it about the character macy portray to u . we can not choose to ignore the violence and hate and and bigotry because citizenship force u to take side . newman dilemma be that he have no alternative but to side with the mistreat and go through hell to see it . and our sadness be that most of u need to be beat up to realize the danger surround u . let focus .