>>>That’s ironic, all right, seeing as how Sobran hated Israel and evidently blamed it for everything wrong with the world
As a supporter of Israel, I believe that Sobran’s criticisms of Israel were wrong.
But, occasionally, Sobran had some nice things to say about Jews. Bill Buckley wrote a book in 1992 opposing anti-semitism. But it was written in a PC manner, that was similar to the appeals we have today on the need to oppose Koran burning. Coulter’s column quotes Sobran’s reaction to the book:
“......On Buckley’s book “In Search of Anti-Semitism”: “Its real message is not that we should like or respect Jews; only that we should try not to hate them. But this implies that anti-Semitism is the natural reaction to them: If it’s a universal sin, after all, it must be a universal temptation. ... When he defends Jews, I sometimes feel like saying: ‘Bill! Bill! It’s all right! They’re not that bad!’”.......”
Sobran’s residual popularity among many social conservatives, stems from his passionate opposition to abortion. He made the pro-life case more effectively than any conservative intellectual in American history. In 1983, he wrote a collection of essays in opposition to abortion, titled: “Single Issues: Essays on the Crucial Social Questions – Human Life Press – 1983”
As a supporter of Israel, I believe that Sobran’s criticisms of Israel were wrong.I agree with you on both points.-- snip --
Sobran’s residual popularity among many social conservatives, stems from his passionate opposition to abortion.
It is becoming increasingly frustrating for me to discover that people whose opinions I REALLY respect -- like Sobran on abortion -- can be so COMPLETELY wrong on so many OTHER issues that are also very inportant to me -- like his positions on Israel.