One shooter’s manifesto does not characterize the political leanings of all shooters, or people with antisemitic ideas. This did not stop right wing media from making that connection.
In the US, it is true that white nationalists, neo nazis, and KKK members are greatly over represented in the far right.
You mean like David Duke, KKK leader and former Democratic politician?
Antisemitism exists outside of the political spectrum. You can have socialists like the Nazis, muslim theocrats, whatever. It’s not a left-right issue.
That said, the Republicans generally disavow their antisemitic clowns. The Democrats are currently mainstreaming them.
No, but it does refute the idea that Trump “emboldened them to attack synagogues”.
(The PA shooter was similarly anti-Trump, BTW.)
You could have just as easily said the NYT vile antisemitic cartoon of this weekend emboldened the shooter.
Did you really bring up the KKK member that openly supported Trump and Trump refused to denounce?
David Duke was planning on running as a Republican for a senate seat in Louisiana in 2016. A long time ago (1988) he had a bid as a democratic candidate for president, but switched to a populist party.
In the US it is. The far right has more real antisemitism than the left does. I say real, because suggesting US’ support for Israel is about money isn’t antisemitic, nor is suggesting that Palestinians may have a right to some of the land in Israel.
Can you give an example?
Incredible article.
They watered down the condemnation of Ilhan Omar until she wasn’t even mentioned, for one. A condemnation of anti-semitism became a condemnation of all hate, and the, 100% at fault, Congress woman was excised from the House motion.
Edited: I believe I got the Judophobic congresswoman’s name wrong, so I’ve edited it to get the right one.
I still do not see how her statement was anti-Semitic. We can argue about if she was correct or incorrect in her assertion, but I fail to see any racism in it.
All she did was say that the US supports Israel because of money. How is that anti-Semitic?
Are we no longer allowed any criticism of Israel?
She was wearing a headscarf while she said it. Nothing pisses off the right more these days than a liberal Muslim.
She’s not liberal. Count on it.
what does that matter? Her name has a D next to it. Replace liberal with democrat if it helps lol
For example, Trump was a liberal/democrat for decades, but he put an R next to his name so it’s cool.
I’m sure it’s all about the benjamins.
If it was all about the Benjamins she’d have gone into business and voted Republican.
Instead of being the party that would be voting to raise her own taxes.
Not to get to soft skinned about it, but accusations of dual loyalty and Jewish money are very tried and true smears.
I was quoting her regarding Jewish money, rather than accusing her of being cash hungry. I don’t know if she is or not.
Mark my words, as the DNC goes the way of Corbyn, this will become harder to explain away.
I’ve seen it happen in real time.
Exactly. Wearing a headscarf where it’s not mandatory means that she’s not liberal - it has nothing to do with religion as covering one’s head is not prescribed in the Quran. End of story. She’s not even a “liberal Muslim”. People in Muslim countries know that a headscarf is a political statement.
Look at these actual liberal Muslims:
Didn’t he hire as an advisor that transgender person who hates white people? He’s getting too insane even for the old Communist International.
And an unrepentant Stalinist. He’s beyond parody at this point.
Okay, so we are never to make any assertions about Israel in regards to money or loyalty? What about if the concerns are legitimate? Should we just not mention it because it might be seen as anti-Semitic?
This is just silly. Like, beyond silly.
This is absolutely by no means a consensus opinion of what the Quran prescribes.
I’m down to interpret other people’s holy books for them just as much as the next guy, but your statement should obviously draw the disclaimer that you’re speaking as the minority opinion
You have to take the scarf off first. And these days run as a republican first.
It’s the exact same concept the GOP has used for decades to water down socialism.