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OneBro

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27. Anti-Semites should never be legitimized.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2018, 03:34 AM

Sep 2018

My reaction was the same as it would have been had I seen David Duke or Alex Jones sitting prominently at McCain’s funeral. I was stunned, saddened and disappointed to see that someone who preaches hate of my Jewish brothers and sisters was sitting on that stage as though he wasn’t the hateful equivalent of David Duke or Alex Jones.

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I noticed something in the ABC report on Aretha Franklin's funeral... [View all] Archae Aug 2018 OP

Was Aretha Jewish? shanny Aug 2018 #1

How is that relevant to the question asked? oberliner Aug 2018 #5

I looked at the question asked. shanny Aug 2018 #6

The question seemed to be along the lines of why would anyone want an anti-semite present? oberliner Aug 2018 #8

I looked at it as who tf is that guy daring to honor Aretha Franklin shanny Aug 2018 #10

Apparently his family felt he had to be invited? You should have seen how uncomfortable Al Sharpton hlthe2b Aug 2018 #2

Thank goodness he wasn't invited to speak. nolabear Aug 2018 #3

Someone should have said to him "Get the hell out." Archae Aug 2018 #4

no, that would have focused attention on him, and distracted from the event celebrating Arethea's still_one Aug 2018 #7

this shanny Aug 2018 #11

I suppose it would surprise you to know Minister Farrakhan is well respected in jaysunb Aug 2018 #9

Yep malaise Aug 2018 #12

That's BS oberliner Aug 2018 #15

So is Trump... HipChick Aug 2018 #16

No. But if a celebrity's family invited Trump to attend that celeb's funeral onenote Sep 2018 #34

No, he's not oberliner Aug 2018 #14

No he is not "well respected." Archae Aug 2018 #17

No ..... He's not at all... Maybe in some parts of chi town but no where else uponit7771 Aug 2018 #21

Exactly... ariesgem Sep 2018 #25

Maybe he and Aretha were friends. left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #13

Both grew up in Detroit. Blue_true Aug 2018 #23

Farrakhan grew up in Boston oberliner Sep 2018 #33

But his adult life was not there. I made an error on where he grew up. Blue_true Sep 2018 #35

He did not live in Detroit at any point in his life oberliner Sep 2018 #36

I noticed something on the DU reactions to the funerals of two public figures this week... Hekate Aug 2018 #18

I just have this rather distinct aversion to people who say this... Archae Aug 2018 #19

So do I, but it's not my funeral Hekate Aug 2018 #20

Boom! Spot on. Tipperary Sep 2018 #28

Would it bother you at all to see David Duke at the funeral of someone you admire? oberliner Sep 2018 #31

I have no love for him, but he is from Detroit. Blue_true Aug 2018 #22

He's from Boston n/t jaysunb Aug 2018 #24

Where did you get the idea that he is from Detroit? oberliner Sep 2018 #30

I was shocked to see him sitting there Raine Sep 2018 #26

Anti-Semites should never be legitimized. OneBro Sep 2018 #27

Thank you for this post oberliner Sep 2018 #29

seems to me funeral attendees are invited at the discretion of the mourning families, DrDan Sep 2018 #32