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| Open Thread On Anti-Semitism and the Left |
| 2005-08-22 |
| More and more, the left produces individuals who openly, deeply and vigorously hate Jews. For years, this anti-Semitism has been kept under wraps, every now and then coming out in either some unguarded moment, like Jesse Jackson's "Hymietown" remark; or peripherally, like referring to conservatives as "Nazis". Why this is taking place now is, in part, due to the efforts of failed left-wing indoctrination in the public schools for many years, that overemphasized the importance of Jews and the Holocaust in World War II. As a fully integrated, but tiny (about 1.4%) minority almost identical to the majority in the United States, Jews could have almost remained invisible, except they were made into a caricature of victimization, almost impossible to imagine in far-away Europe. They were made such a caricature, with the suggestion of moral superiority, solely because they generally supported the political left. But today, in a great irony, the Jews that were honored and held up as special by the left, have now been cast down and are cursed and despised. It is not the Palestinians that the left admires, they would not recognize a Palestinian if they saw one, it is that Israel (and thus Jews) have been embraced by the right, and so *must* be attacked by the left. It is surprising how rapidly this anti-Semitism has taken root among the left. How easily they turn on their former political allies, and with such appalling venom and hatred. To the credit of a few on the left, they are shrinking back from the attacks, catching themselves and questioning what is happening here; but far too many are becoming--what? What is the end of their hatred? Already, some are trying to "hurt" Israel. Others are now even hoping to "destroy" Israel. Unlikely that Israel will collapse before them, will the left soon seek to punish Jews with the law of the land? I would ask that Rantburgers collect and post further examples of left-wing hate against Jews, Israel, and Zionists. I think it would serve us all to know how far and how fast this evil will grow. On a different, unnamed forum, I found a discussion about the anti-Semitic remarks of Cindy Sheehan: "Am I emotional? Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry? Yes, he was killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. My son joined the army to protect America, not Israel. Am I stupid? No, I know full well that my son, my family, this nation and this world were betrayed by George Bush who was influenced by the neo-con PNAC agendas after 9/11." What follows are selections of remarks, made by left-wing members of the forum, that I think clearly illustrate the danger of what is taking place today. I kept their original grammer and expletives. "To be fair to the people who bring Israel into this, Some of the signers of the PNAC's Statement of Principals are Jewish and vicious arab haters. Also many of them have worked in the Bush administration. Israel comes into play mainly because it is part of evangelical Christianity's recipe for armageddon, and evangelicals have a very strong voice in the Republican party. The Jewish influence in America and in this debate, pales in comparison to that." |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #4 Being a TRANZI means by definition your are a hater of everything Jewish. No matter what is said the realities are obvious. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0� Doom 2005-08-22 23:20 |
| #3 In 1943, the newspapers in occupied Czechoslovakia, Bohemia and Moravia (Böhmen und Märhen in German) usually posted listing of excutions that did read: Firstname Lastname, Jew, executed. In 1953, the commie newspaper's list of people purged from the party (under pressure from Moscow --to generate some gratuitious terror to strenghten the party's grip on power) and executed did read: Firstname Lastname, Jew, executed. Nuff said. |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-08-22 22:03 |
| #2 The left has had a long association with Russian communists. The communists in Russia inherited an age-old tradition of Russian anti-semitism dating back to the Czars. The lefts latest pals are the Islamists who would like nothing better than to kill every Jew on the planet and are not shy about both announcing and acting on their desires. The fact that the right supports Israel is a late breaking development and is just icing on the cake (or rather road apple). Mostly, it's a case of sleep with the dogs, and wake up with fleas. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-08-22 20:01 |
| #1 Israelis and Palestinians need to co-exist, probably with walls, or there will NEVER be any semblance of peace, it’s as simple as that – both Jews and Arabs know that. You know what, I'm glad I'm neither ! |
| Posted by: Elock Mcbaper2222 2005-08-22 19:55 |