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Tommy Carcetti

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26. You'll be fine.

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Original post)

Mon Sep 4, 2023, 08:53 AM

Sep 2023

Trust me.

Orlando is a big city with a sizable Jewish population who live normal lives with little interference. You won’t be assaulted walking down the street with a Star of David pendant.

It isn’t some tiny insular hick town or 1936 Berlin, if that’s what you’re asking.

Stop giving into the fear mongers or the fringe freaks. That’s what they want.

On edit, there are nearly 70,000 Jewish people living in the Orlando area:

https://www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-studies/orlando-report.html#:~:text=The%20Central%20Florida%20Jewish%20community,9%2C700%20Jewish%20children

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I am going to Orlando for a film festival. I am selected to be a part of it. I am Jewish [View all] AZLD4Candidate Sep 2023 OP

You couldn't pay me to go to FL as long as DeSatan is governing Blue Owl Sep 2023 #1

I hope this event would be postponed Deuxcents Sep 2023 #2

As far as neo-nazis are concerned, they are a traveling circus. Beastly Boy Sep 2023 #3

This is an America that I just don't recognize anymore. 70sEraVet Sep 2023 #6

And I wish they were here to answer this Hortensis Sep 2023 #30

More importantly: where are you now? How did you get out of China, or are you still there? Hekate Sep 2023 #4

I am still in China. Waiting for my wife's green card interview date to be set up AZLD4Candidate Sep 2023 #12

How very interesting. Can you share the titles of the screenplays with us? Hekate Sep 2023 #15

Of course: AZLD4Candidate Sep 2023 #16

You lead an interesting and creative life. Cheers Hekate Sep 2023 #17

This sort of question dpibel Sep 2023 #20

Is your wife going with you? n/t leftstreet Sep 2023 #5

I think you and I are on the same page Hekate Sep 2023 #7

... leftstreet Sep 2023 #9

This is a long-time subplot. yardwork Sep 2023 #29

No. I am going alone, then coming back to her in China. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2023 #13

My children's father is Jewish. Name is a prayer. Joinfortmill Sep 2023 #8

Few cities are as hellish as Orlando. Marcus IM Sep 2023 #10

Florida's on my no-go list. Can you lobby them to change the location? Arazi Sep 2023 #11

It's the Orlando Film Festival. I doubt it can be moved from Orlando. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2023 #14

I have to be there on occasion, too DFW Sep 2023 #18

Florida has the third largest Jewish community in the US. meadowlander Sep 2023 #19

Be aware of your surroundings. Behind the Aegis Sep 2023 #21

Like China. . .you don't know who is a CCP shill who will try to get a foreigner beaten up. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2023 #22

Better stay in China then, where they don't have to see your necklace or know your name betsuni Sep 2023 #23

That's mean. And the same crap happens randomly here. we can do it Sep 2023 #24

Sanford is the hot spot. Baitball Blogger Sep 2023 #25

You'll be fine. Tommy Carcetti Sep 2023 #26

No matter what the 'doom and gloom's crowd is saying Conjuay Sep 2023 #27

Agree tavernier Sep 2023 #31

If you're going, go big and go bling JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2023 #28

I wear that everyday AZLD4Candidate Sep 2023 #33

If you win XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #32