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Trump says Jews who vote dem are disloyal.

Lyndon

"Peace is the answer" quote: GOD, 2014
Premium Member
Especially when we have a President clearly acting against the interest of the USA and its allies;

If you are an elected official loyalty should be expected no? Or do you think it's ok to have elected officials acting against the interest of the U.S. and its allies?
 

rosends

Well-Known Member
Regardless of the wording of the headline, the quote seemed (to me) to be an attempt at an explanation, not an accusation. He said "And I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty." So, "he thinks" (let's skip the obvious jabs on that one) that a particular behavior, that is, voting for a democrat -- not being one or embracing ideas that are representative of the dem party, but voting, considering the current crop of dem candidates -- can only be explained by either ignorance or a lack of loyalty (though to what, I'm not sur; he might be claiming that it shows a disloyalty to Israel, considering the sentence directly before it).

The problem is (well, one of them is) that we are used to politicians who speak carefully and measure their words, so we can parse them and judge each syllable as meaningful (or, at least, we can hold them to that standard and see when they mess up). But Pres. Trump lacks that filter and diplomatic sensibility so we are trying to judge his shoot-from-the-hip statements in the same way that we would take apart a practiced and calculated statement.
 

Enoch07

It's all a sick freaking joke.
Premium Member
What constitutes the interest of the US and its allies is a matter of interpretation.

I disagree.

I would argue that Trump has consistently worked against those interests and in the interests of our enemies.

That's your subjective opinion. Which is no doubt biased.

I base my accusations on objective facts.

1. Both Ohmar and Tlaib have said anti-semitic things on twitter or on film. Both can be evidenced in 2 seconds.

2. They have both voted against providing aid/funds to a U.S. Ally that ally is Israel.

3. They both meet with anti-american organizations that support radical Islamic terrorist groups.

These are verifiable facts that cannot be denied or misconstrued.

But, I know that you disagree. And that is part of the point.

I disagree because I base my accusations on verifiable evidence.

As *members of Congress*, they have not just the right, but the duty to determine for themselves what the interests of the US are

You are 100% wrong there. As elected members of Congress they are to represent the will of the citizens of the United States, specifically the will of the people in their jurisdiction/district.

The vast majority of the Democratic and Repuplican parties and the people they represent support Israel because they are our allies.

And they may well disagree with the views of the president or *some* of our allies.

Because they are racist pieces of p00p. They have been recorded using racial tropes, joking about terrorist groups, and calling for the support of Palestine which is supported by Iran who support radical Islamic groups that have attacked America and its allies.

If you haven't guessed it they are radical Islamist themselves.

Support for Palestine/Iran check

Anti-Semitic rhetoric check

Interfering with aid provided to Israel by its allies check
 

Lyndon

"Peace is the answer" quote: GOD, 2014
Premium Member
I disagree.



That's your subjective opinion. Which is no doubt biased.

I base my accusations on objective facts.

1. Both Ohmar and Tlaib have said anti-semitic things on twitter or on film. Both can be evidenced in 2 seconds.

2. They have both voted against providing aid/funds to a U.S. Ally that ally is Israel.

3. They both meet with anti-american organizations that support radical Islamic terrorist groups.

These are verifiable facts that cannot be denied or misconstrued.



I disagree because I base my accusations on verifiable evidence.



You are 100% wrong there. As elected members of Congress they are to represent the will of the citizens of the United States, specifically the will of the people in their jurisdiction/district.

The vast majority of the Democratic and Repuplican parties and the people they represent support Israel because they are our allies.



Because they are racist pieces of p00p. They have been recorded using racial tropes, joking about terrorist groups, and calling for the support of Palestine which is supported by Iran who support radical Islamic groups that have attacked America and its allies.

If you haven't guessed it they are radical Islamist themselves.

Support for Palestine/Iran check

Anti-Semitic rhetoric check

Interfering with aid provided to Israel by its allies check

Do you enjoy posting nonsense????
 

metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist
To blame Omar and Tlaib for Trump's words is so utterly bizarre that it makes me wonder if there's anything that Trump could ever do that would upset his supporters? And just a reminder that a criticism of an Israeli policy is not intrinsically anti-Semitic, and if that were to be the case then a great many Jews here and in Israel would have to be regarded as being anti-Semites.

Either way, Trump said what he said, thus he owns it. To blame that on the representatives is simply disingenuous.
 

sooda

Veteran Member
I disagree.


That's your subjective opinion. Which is no doubt biased.

I base my accusations on objective facts.

1. Both Ohmar and Tlaib have said anti-semitic things on twitter or on film. Both can be evidenced in 2 seconds.

2. They have both voted against providing aid/funds to a U.S. Ally that ally is Israel.

3. They both meet with anti-american organizations that support radical Islamic terrorist groups.

These are verifiable facts that cannot be denied or misconstrued.



I disagree because I base my accusations on verifiable evidence.



You are 100% wrong there. As elected members of Congress they are to represent the will of the citizens of the United States, specifically the will of the people in their jurisdiction/district.

The vast majority of the Democratic and Repuplican parties and the people they represent support Israel because they are our allies.



Because they are racist pieces of p00p. They have been recorded using racial tropes, joking about terrorist groups, and calling for the support of Palestine which is supported by Iran who support radical Islamic groups that have attacked America and its allies.

If you haven't guessed it they are radical Islamist themselves.

Support for Palestine/Iran check

Anti-Semitic rhetoric check

Interfering with aid provided to Israel by its allies check

Before Obama left office he added an additional $50 billion in foreign aid to Israel.
 

Polymath257

Think & Care
Staff member
Premium Member
I disagree.

You disagree that people can have different opinions about what is in our interest?? That it is a matter of interpretation??

That's your subjective opinion. Which is no doubt biased.

I base my accusations on objective facts.

1. Both Ohmar and Tlaib have said anti-semitic things on twitter or on film. Both can be evidenced in 2 seconds.

2. They have both voted against providing aid/funds to a U.S. Ally that ally is Israel.

And Trump has spoken about defunding NATO, which is a collection of allies.

3. They both meet with anti-american organizations that support radical Islamic terrorist groups.

And Trump has met with leaders of Russia, which interfered in our election.

These are verifiable facts that cannot be denied or misconstrued.

I disagree because I base my accusations on verifiable evidence.

You are 100% wrong there. As elected members of Congress they are to represent the will of the citizens of the United States, specifically the will of the people in their jurisdiction/district.

Nope. We elect *representatives* so they can do the work for us in many cases. They are not and should not be parrots. While they should consider the opinions of the electorate, they should also consider the biases of their electorate and occasionally vote in the way they consider to be best for the country.

The vast majority of the Democratic and Repuplican parties and the people they represent support Israel because they are our allies.

And it is reasonable to ask whether that alliance is in our best interest. And there can be different opinions about that by loyal Americans.
 

Saint Frankenstein

Wanderer From Afar
Premium Member
Not only that, but there's this nonsense, too: Trump boasts Israeli Jews love him like 'the second coming of God' as he quotes conspiracy theorist | Daily Mail Online

Someone needs to remind him that he is supposed to be the president of the United States, not the prime minister of Israel. To me, this just shows how much of a liar he is when he labeled himself a "nationalist". He talks like he puts Israel before America. American civil nationalists and patriots who vote for him are being duped big time.

Also, that Guardian article didn't seem to make much sense. He doesn't seem to be trying to be anti-Semitic, rather he seems to be encouraging this dual loyalty as he has thrown in with the far-right Zionists.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Do you enjoy posting nonsense????
You know what's coming after a post like that.
th
 

metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist
Just a reminder that one country's "freedom fighters" is another country's "terrorists"-- just ask the Brits about that in terms of what happened that led up to and included our Revolutionary War with them. And this is not the only time we've taken positions and actions that were of "questionable" ethics.

BTW, just to be clear, I do not endorse nor support groups that target civilians, plus even going to war in general should be done only at last resort, imo.
 
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