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18. Accusing patriotic Jewish Americans of dual loyalty

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2019, 09:09 PM

Mar 2019

is not a criticism of Israel.

Netanyahu is scum ... but Jewish Americans are not Netanyahu.

Conflating the two is at best naïve and at worst nefarious.

Jewish Americans are the base of the Democratic party and we won't have a prayer without their support in may places particularly Florida and NY.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Sanders defends Omar: Can't equate anti-Semitism with 'legitimate criticism' of Israel [View all] Uncle Joe Mar 2019 OP

Bernie's right on the money... as usual!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #1

'House resolution intended to rebuke Omar over the comments could end up stifling elleng Mar 2019 #2

We can't as a party allow anti-Semitic tropes to be thrown around by our Representatives CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #3

Except that's not what happened. babylonsister Mar 2019 #4

Thanks for the addition babylonsister. Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #5

THANKS, b'sis. elleng Mar 2019 #6

'And you can't be in the practice of humanizing and uplifting the suffering of one, elleng Mar 2019 #7

Thank you. shanny Mar 2019 #27

So true if only her remarks were ACTUALLY anti-Semitic. Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #8

They were. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #9

As a Jew I have zero loyalty to Netenyahu's policies as regards to Israel. And I don't support Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #12

And I suspect you would not like being accused of dual loyalty. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #13

I don't have sual loyalty but people can say what they want. I know what I am. Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #14

Sound like semantics games Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #10

Nah. Just an unwillingness to allow age old anti-Semitic tropes to take hold. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #11

Sorry Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #15

It ain't difficult to criticise Israeli policies without resorting to anti-Semitic tropes. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #16

Semantics games Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #17

Not a bit. No games what-so-ever. Using anti-Semitic tropes is no good. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #21

Since she never said the words Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #23

... CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #24

No it's semantics games nt Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #25

Not a game. Anything but a game. This stuff is deeply offensive. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #26

Not according to Sanders Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #29

Common Dreams? CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #30

So you can't refute Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #31

Read this: CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #32

More semantics games Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #33

So you were not sincere when you asked for a refutation. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #34

Still playing games Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #35

Accusing patriotic Jewish Americans of dual loyalty forklift Mar 2019 #18

Apparently not Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #19

Mathematically there are four choices forklift Mar 2019 #22

That's some spin. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #28

Spot on. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #20