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37. I am a bit curious about the absense of the Jewish lobby

Sat Oct 27, 2018, 02:34 PM

Oct 2018

There was a time that the various Jewish organizations were at the forefront of political issues. Starting with the Civil Rights Movement up to the protests against the Bush invasion of Iraq there was always a Jewish voice in the mix.
How is it that the people who suffered most from the last Nationalist eruption are not screaming the loudest?

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It's time to address anti-Semitism. [View all] yardwork Oct 2018 OP

Thank you for posting this. nycbos Oct 2018 #1

Yes, there is. yardwork Oct 2018 #2

And for some on the left to engage in it. DavidDvorkin Oct 2018 #4

Indeed. nycbos Oct 2018 #5

All over Europe. Italy, for example. yardwork Oct 2018 #6

Yup nycbos Oct 2018 #7

.. Cha Oct 2018 #70

Yes, there is leftynyc Oct 2018 #80

The man who just killed at least 8 people at a synogogue in Pittsburgh yelled anti-Semitic things. yardwork Oct 2018 #3

One wonders if this was simmering in the shooter's mind and the bombing events... George II Oct 2018 #8

The anti-Jewish rhetoric is all over the internet. yardwork Oct 2018 #9

Robert Bowers, killed Jews because he believed they organized and financed the "caravans coming to.. Cha Oct 2018 #72

That was merely his excuse leftynyc Oct 2018 #81

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2018 #10

Thank you. yardwork Oct 2018 #11

KR Me. Oct 2018 #12

Yes. It is a pervasive evil throughout the world MaryMagdaline Oct 2018 #13

... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #14

K&R sheshe2 Oct 2018 #15

its time to address very openly ALL forms of discrimination. AllaN01Bear Oct 2018 #16

Post removed Post removed Oct 2018 #42

Oh good grief. nt Codeine Oct 2018 #48

Got a live one here! BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #49

Not anymore eom Maeve Oct 2018 #55

Yeah hattip to MIRT! BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #57

Kick and recommend for truth. And vote out the rethugs. bronxiteforever Oct 2018 #17

Way, way recommended. H2O Man Oct 2018 #18

How do you think it should be addressed? oberliner Oct 2018 #19

Yes. As stated in this thread, I have two concrete suggestions. yardwork Oct 2018 #26

I agree with you there oberliner Oct 2018 #29

What stronger actions are you suggesting? LanternWaste Nov 2018 #95

Maybe have Twitter and Facebook be more rigorous about cracking down oberliner Nov 2018 #96

Exactly. iluvtennis Oct 2018 #20

no one is safe when you have a white, nationalist racist running a country. elmac Oct 2018 #21

Well part of it is the jackass in the Kremlin. Initech Oct 2018 #22

Putin is absolutely promoting global anti-Semitism. yardwork Oct 2018 #28

#PutinOrderedIt FraDon Oct 2018 #31

Good post. I do speak out. Esp now with the neo-Nazi rise in America. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #23

I stand with you. yardwork Oct 2018 #27

Thank you for posting this. It has become more than a concern, it is starting to be frightening. JudyM Oct 2018 #24

Absolutely. sandensea Oct 2018 #25

Yes. This is part of Putin's agenda too KSNY Oct 2018 #30

I have never understood anti-semitism. vlyons Oct 2018 #32

Bannon, an anti-Semite himself, invited them Cary Oct 2018 #33

What was stated in levity 20 years ago I now recall with conviction: lambchopp59 Oct 2018 #34

Well said Bradshaw3 Oct 2018 #35

Naive soul that I am, I've never understood anti-semitism. hostalover Oct 2018 #36

History tells the tale leftynyc Oct 2018 #82

I am a bit curious about the absense of the Jewish lobby randr Oct 2018 #37

Um, what? oberliner Oct 2018 #38

What what? randr Oct 2018 #39

The Jewish Defense League? oberliner Oct 2018 #41

Post removed Post removed Oct 2018 #44

Your own link states that they are a far-right terrorist group. yardwork Oct 2018 #46

Are you thinking of the Anti-Defamation League, by any chance? petronius Oct 2018 #53

Actually most of the hate rhetoric I read about Soros Mr.Bill Oct 2018 #40

Soros is routinely portrayed as part of a Jewish conspiracy. yardwork Oct 2018 #50

K&R suffragette Oct 2018 #43

Can't we impeach Trump for incitement and a breach of the peace? Seriously, is there no way? BeckyDem Oct 2018 #45

This was so coordinated, I believe it came from Putin's trolls. yardwork Oct 2018 #54

Thanks! I swear, we have a case for him on incitement and should have BeckyDem Oct 2018 #61

Eleven dead and more wounded today, by a man with a history of anti-Semitic statements. yardwork Oct 2018 #47

I've had what turns out to be an anti-semetic person emailing me CountAllVotes Oct 2018 #51

Actually, it's a time to address HATE Pachamama Oct 2018 #52

Agree Meowmee Oct 2018 #56

Agreed. yardwork Oct 2018 #58

Good post, yardwork. brer cat Oct 2018 #59

Thank You, yardwork. Cha Oct 2018 #60

I have always felt "Liberal Media" is a dog whistle. LeftInTX Oct 2018 #62

I agree. yardwork Oct 2018 #65

We talk about antisemitism a lot in the Jewish Group. EllieBC Oct 2018 #63

I know that. My message is for the rest of us. yardwork Oct 2018 #66

Anti-Semitic incidents rose 57 percent in US last year Gothmog Oct 2018 #64

Wow. I had no idea. Thank you for posting that. yardwork Oct 2018 #67

This is a scary time for Jews Gothmog Oct 2018 #75

From AMJOY-Antisemitism on the rise in the U.S Gothmog Oct 2018 #85

Kick and rec JustAnotherGen Oct 2018 #68

And some people, you, yardwork, and a few others have always been there to support us. Behind the Aegis Oct 2018 #71

Thank you for your kind words. yardwork Oct 2018 #78

Your welcome JustAnotherGen Oct 2018 #93

Fred Guttenberg tells it exactly how it is.. Cha Oct 2018 #69

Thank you for writing this. Behind the Aegis Oct 2018 #73

President Obama quote in 2015.. Cha Oct 2018 #74

Busting the stereotype qwlauren35 Oct 2018 #76

Thank you for doing this research and posting here. yardwork Oct 2018 #77

I'm really struggling with this. qwlauren35 Oct 2018 #79

If you educate or change even leftynyc Oct 2018 #83

Your sentence sums it up very well: yardwork Oct 2018 #86

Hey Yardwork qwlauren35 Oct 2018 #94

16 cases of white-supremacist killings since Trump was inaugurated Gothmog Oct 2018 #84

Dylan Roof shot up an African-American church in 2015 because he wanted to start a race war oberliner Oct 2018 #87

SPLC warns of massive uptick in hate crimes against the Jewish community since 2016 election Gothmog Oct 2018 #91

Thanks for a thoughtful post. I have elderly LibDemAlways Oct 2018 #88

Anti-Semitism isn't new NastyRiffraff Oct 2018 #89

Jewish leaders in #Pittsburgh pen powerful letter to Trump. Gothmog Oct 2018 #90

That is an excellent message. yardwork Oct 2018 #92