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lostincalifornia

(5,518 posts)
35. and those folks say this war with Iran is all because of Israel, that speaks
Sat May 16, 2026, 12:19 PM
21 hrs ago

volumes.

As you said trump is the president, and trump is responsible for this.

It was trump who choose to unilaterally walk away from the Iran nuclear deal. It was trump who ordered the bombings of Iran twice in the middle of negotiations with Iran, even after saying after the first bombing the destroyed Iran’s nuclear capability. And not once have I heard a reporter ask trump after he says our main objective is to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, ask him, “I thought you said we destroyed their nuclear capability”?

The same thing was said after 9/11, blaming Israel for 9/11, though at that time that was a minority and it didn’t gain any traction. However, Cynthia McKinney at the time exploited it without the buffer of Israel, but directly spreading antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories directly targeting Jews.

After October 7th a similar pattern followed, blaming Israel for what happened on October 7th, and the student protests around the country not only highlighted that, but extrapolated that to Jews in general.

Blaming Israel for all the woes in the Middle East and beyond for quite a few people is a portal for them to blame the Jews in a not so subtle way.











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Well worth watching but it may be uncomfortable for some sarisataka Yesterday #1
If the argument is that there is a short list of worse countries than Klarkashton Yesterday #2
No, the question is why does a teen in N. Carolina, a Congressional candidate and a professor question everything Yesterday #3
I don't find such a shortage of 'point of views' stopdiggin Yesterday #4
He wants "consistency". LudwigPastorius Yesterday #5
You may not care for military inventions but this country relies heavily on Israeli ideas question everything Yesterday #9
What has that got to do with it? muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #16
I don't say it is OK. The administrations have been saying it. Also recognising that as long as this country question everything 20 hrs ago #44
OK, I'd hoped DU threads would develop better than "here's the US government line on this" muriel_volestrangler 20 hrs ago #48
There are plenty of insightful thoughtful posts on this thread. yardwork 20 hrs ago #51
More insight than Maher's attempt, certainly muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #54
See my comment about Maher here. yardwork 19 hrs ago #55
It's the forced compliance angrychair 16 hrs ago #61
I think Trump gave billions in weapons to Russia recently. yardwork Yesterday #19
I think until the DNC resolves this issue, we are destined to lose elections. LeftInTX Yesterday #6
Wow, Galindo types are POISON to the Democratic Party RandomNumbers 21 hrs ago #39
She has said some real nutso things: LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #43
Real, pure hatred and fear of Jewish people there. yardwork 20 hrs ago #46
This is scary. I have never heard of this faction. I think that only Democrats should be allowed to question everything 20 hrs ago #49
Election laws are determined by states. yardwork 20 hrs ago #50
I can't find where the connection between Galindo and "PSL" has been made, apart in that post muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #56
She hangs with them. I've seen pics. I've seen too many people hanging with them and holding their signs. LeftInTX 9 hrs ago #63
Thank you muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago #64
I watched it carpetbagger Yesterday #7
And what was the excuse of the torch marchers in 2017 in Charlottesville question everything Yesterday #8
You're assuming people are sophisticated enough to separate Judaism and a government policy RandySF Yesterday #12
I don't see DSA or other groups as responsible AZProgressive Yesterday #13
Piker is a pig and his comments and actions prove it. RandySF Yesterday #14
We are at war because of TRUMP and the idiots that supported him and didn't support Harris JI7 Yesterday #15
and those folks say this war with Iran is all because of Israel, that speaks lostincalifornia 21 hrs ago #35
Opposition to Israel's actions is not the problem. yardwork 23 hrs ago #22
Jewphobia is truly starting to resemble rabies gulliver Yesterday #10
I can't recommend this enough. RandySF Yesterday #11
It's the adolescent contrarian to tankie to antisemite pipeline Sympthsical Yesterday #17
Well said. yardwork Yesterday #21
Thank you. It was determined that many of the pro Palestinians groups that appeared immediately question everything 23 hrs ago #23
They were ready and they had identical slogans and props. yardwork 20 hrs ago #41
The propaganda tailored to flip voters on the left against Democrats got better and more effective. betsuni 22 hrs ago #32
Yup. I married a Jewish man and had two children... Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #30
You should let your DNC rep know. LeftInTX 22 hrs ago #31
Anti-establishment anti-capitalist/West types put them in the Establishment binder betsuni Yesterday #18
I'm sorry...in which those examples are we actually funding the atrocities? biocube Yesterday #20
The Jews face... BH liberal 23 hrs ago #24
You must not know many Jewish people Mossfern 23 hrs ago #26
I have dozens of Jews in my extended family... BH liberal 22 hrs ago #29
Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates 23 hrs ago #25
Maher has gone over to the Dark Side of the Farce... BH liberal 22 hrs ago #27
Maher is an asshole but even a blind squirrel sometimes finds a nut. yardwork 20 hrs ago #45
Indeed. BannonsLiver 21 hrs ago #34
Congratulations! You're in contention for the weekly Abolishinist 19 hrs ago #57
It's a fine line, that's for sure. Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #28
US military/economic support for Israel is the primary issue in present day political debate. walkingman 21 hrs ago #33
Every other nation in the middle east is also an ethnostate. yardwork 20 hrs ago #42
I personally wish that Democrats and Republicans worried as much about our own state of affairs walkingman 18 hrs ago #58
I am worried about our state of affairs. yardwork 18 hrs ago #60
Post removed Post removed 21 hrs ago #36
Stole land? PCIntern 21 hrs ago #37
The majority of civilized governments voted... BH liberal 21 hrs ago #38
If the Jews had been given the planet Mars, PCIntern 20 hrs ago #40
Who is them in your post? yardwork 20 hrs ago #47
The USA doesnt give billions of dollars and arrest people for protected free speech on behalf of the other countries. SSJVegeta 20 hrs ago #52
There are some differences themaguffin 19 hrs ago #53
Bill you are completely off base with so much of your rants on Israel. The decimation of Gaza and now Lebanon Pisces 18 hrs ago #59
As a Liberal, I fucking can't stand him. He's a pig - with apologies to pigs and Maru Kitteh 16 hrs ago #62
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