Posted on 12/12/2019 11:56:08 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to “crush the monstrous evil of anti-Semitism” as he signed an executive order giving the federal government more tools to defend Jews from anti-Semitism through civil rights laws protecting against discrimation on college campuses.
The move is a welcome step to define the problem and empower the government to investigate such threats on campus, but American Jews are facing increasing intimidation and peril that go well beyond the university quad.
What we are seeing today is the mainstreaming and normalizing of anti-Semitic tropes by elected leaders and media personalities that then empower bigots.
One of the worst offenders is the president’s favorite network: Fox News.
On Nov. 13, Joe diGenova, a frequent guest on “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on the Fox Business Network, maligned Jewish financier and progressive activist George Soros, claiming he “controls a very large part of the career Foreign Service of the United States State Department.” DiGenova continued, “He corrupted FBI officials, he corrupted Foreign Service officers.”
Accusing Soros of “controlling” the government and world affairs is an enduring anti-Semitic slur. It is rooted in “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” Czarist propaganda invented early in the 20th century to demonize and scapegoat Jews. The propaganda has likewise been used as the basis to demonize, persecute and even slaughter Jews around the world for generations.
We cannot win the battle against anti-Semitism and hatred in society through executive orders and legislative fixes alone. While these protections are important, we also need our news media to be fully accountable to the public they serve. Not only must they take responsibility for what is on their airwaves, but they must also ensure that their broadcasts are not turned into forums for spreading hate
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Soros’ is an ass period and he’s helped destroy many nations financially so calling him out for what he is isn’t antisemitism it’s fact.
Jonathan Greenblatt an Obama azz kisser is what’s called an American social entrepreneur... so him and Soros have probably slept together literally and/or figuratively.
Anything with “Social” in it nowadays is something liberals do to screw up society.
Does GreenblattIdiot admit or even acknowledge that the real normalizing of anti-semitism resides well within the libtard progressive DEM Party? Yeah, I thought not.......
You might be surprised at what some of the self-appointed gate keepers on FR say.
I’m confused. So does this mean Trump thinks Americans don’t have the right to be anti-Semitic?
Notice the “poll/vote” regarding rhetoric from “Fox” contributing to anti-semetism. The poll is a joke, I hit “no” and it changed it to “yes”....more freaking propaganda!
I don’t give a s... what they say.
They’re wrong.
Then you’d love a really neat appetizer—Hebrew National hot dogs wrapped in bacon.
You, live in a very, very privileged land. This is a land that sent many sons to die in Europe while defeating Nazi Fascism, eventually leading to salvation of those Jews who still survived in the Holocaust death camps. Yet, too many of your smarmy and extremely poorly informed compatriots on the left actually HATE the American military - and look down on those who serve our country.
There is NOTHING in the least intellectual about American leftist academia and its disdain for those simple but meaningful things that have united us as a nation, and that have given meaning to our lives - including our Judeo-Christian heritage and faith, our commitment to family, and our commitment to preservation of the innocent. Your intellectually and spiritually vapid side is oblivious to what matters, and it is those who you support who are the biggest threat to those Jewish peoples around the world who only want to worship in peace. Please drop your unearned and obnoxiously inappropriate virtue signaling. It's not real.
Jonathan Greenblatt lies.
I’m still free to hate Amy Schumer though right?
The elders of zion nonsense is one thing. It’s disgusting and it’s used against Jewish people to do them harm.
soros is a REAL entity that cares not a WIT about Israel or Jews.
Reminds me of when Italians in Gotti’s neighborhood used to praise him like he was a deity. He threw great 4th of July parties and he kept the neighborhood safe, they said
The SECOND one is Dubious at best and in the meantime he drove the price of homes through the roof and destroyed MANY legitimate people’s businesses by crushing them with no show workers and extortion.
And the lie that only people involved got killed is laughable.
There’s NO ambiguity regarding either men.
They were/are bad.
The low fat ones used to suck but they’ve changed the recipe and they much better now. That being said Sat or Sun is usually my hotdog lunch day and I’ll give it a try:-) I can’t imagine it’ll be anything but geshmak (delicious)
George Soros is not evil because he is a Jew. He is evil because of what he does. The author’s allegations of code words (e.g. “globalist”) aside, I have never seen that term used exclusively toward Jews. If there are Jewish globalist, they’ll be opposed because they are globalists, not because they are Jews.
Considering CNN’s featuring the goofball neo-Nazi Art Jones as an example of burgeoning anti-Semitism is nonsense. I sit at this very moment in the district in which in ran — and nobody paid any attention to him, including the local and state GOP who let him slip by as the only GOP candidate in a safe Democratic district, and then disavowed him as soon as they realized he had won the nomination. I think CNN had him on as a slam against the Republicans, not to give a forum for anti-Semitism.
I see how Mr Greenblatt’s logic works. Let me try: Greenblatt criticized Joe diGenova. Therefor, Greenblatt must be anti-Italian. See how easy that is?!
Correction— “Soros is evil not because he is a Jew.”
So “controlling” is an anti Semitic dog whistle? OY VAY! Live and learn!
Accusing Soros of ANYTHING is NOT an enduring anti-Semitic slur. Anti-Semitic slurs are said about Jews (and sometimes Israel) as a class, e.g. “It’s all about the Benjamins”. Greenblatt avoided saying anything about that. I wonder why.
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