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In reply to the discussion: Ilhan Omar tweet called anti-Semitic 'dog whistle' [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)like you. Reading articles in local newspapers that cautiously suggest that isn't the same.
Accepting and working with diverse ideologies is the essence of democracy, but representatives in congress need to develop an educated intellectual foundation for their own. Her equating American Zionism with American Jews is extremely misdirected. Of course the Palestinians' largest, and hugely powerful American enemy is the pro-Zionist Republican Party dominated by Zionist Christians and other gentiles. Conservatives use the Zionist subset of our 2% Jewish population for distractions and fall guys for their actions. Blame the Jews. Gee, that's new.
I give her credit for understanding every time now, for sure since the first one went national, that statements from her will be taken by many as antisemitic. Her choice to keep repeating, and we'll see how this strategy, or indulgence of what shouldn't be indulged, whatever it is, works out for her.
A smile for the possibility of your district at least having the choice of trading in their first female Somali American Muslim for the first openly gay black member. Voters' choice, no one else's though. I'd really like to live in a district like yours. Again. I've missed West Hollywood ever since we moved away, long ago now.