Posted on 01/11/2019 4:36:28 AM PST by SJackson
The Democrats' silence in the face of vile comments by one of their own.
It’s fair to say that ex-congressman John Conyers (D, Mi.), who represented Michigan’s 13th district, was not a good guy. The octogenarian congressman willingly attended Farrakhan gatherings, signed on to anti-Israel legislation and was eventually forced to resign amid a string sexual harassment allegations. It’s also fair to say that his replacement, Rashida Tlaib, who identifies as “Palestinian,” is a walking train wreck by comparison.
In the hours following her inauguration, Tlaib demanded Trump’s impeachment, called him a “mother f*cker,” admitted that she used this language in front of her child, displayed a map in which the State of Israel was replaced with “Palestine,” insinuated that U.S. Jews maintain dual loyalties (this coming from a woman who draped herself in a “Palestinian” flag and garb during her inauguration) and implied that U.S. politicians are controlled by Israel.
This behavior is to be expected from someone like Tlaib, whose unhinged anti-Israel and anti-Semitic vitriol is well known. In fact, Tlaib is so anti-Israel that even the anti-Israel J Street withdrew support for her. What is surprising is the Democratic Party’s near-complete silence on the matter. The calumny of dual loyalty is nearly as old as antisemitism itself and is regurgitated with banal regularity by conspiracy theorists on the hard-right and left. Former KKK leader David Duke and Tlaib find common ground on this matter. Tlaib’s ally, the Farrakhan-supporting Linda Sarsour recently invoked the same anti-Semitic trope.
So why have Democrats remained silent? Why have they not issued a full-throated condemnation of Tlaib’s vile comments? There are three likely explanations, which are not mutually exclusive and often overlap.
First, many Democrats suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, which prevents them from assessing serious matters, such as antisemitism, in rational terms. Tlaib is anti-Semitic to her core but because she is a Trump hater, she’s given a free pass. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) falls into this category. She showered Linda Sarsour with praise despite Sarsour’s odious past and ties to Farrakhan. Gillibrand’s hatred of Trump is so deep-seated that she will choose to pair up and find common cause with sordid characters who share her pedantic views on Trump.
Second, fear is a powerful motivator and is effective at curbing dissent. Many within the Democratic Party are fearful of speaking their minds and challenging the new up and coming but still relatively small socialist contingent within the Democratic Party. This includes people like Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar who replaced Keith Ellison. Ocasio-Cortez is a key Sarsour ally and has been highly critical of Israel while Omar accused Israel of committing “evil doings” and hypnotizing the world. She is also a BDS supporter who lied to her constituents about her position on BDS prior to the elections.
Chris Coons (D-Del) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) who represent the moderate wing of the Democratic Party, and are staunch supporters of Israel have inexplicably failed to address the growing chorus of anti-Semitic invective issued by fellow party members. Their silence can largely be attributed to abject fear of provoking a backlash from radical elements within the party. The fascist left has been successful in drowning out voices of moderation. This is best exemplified by the so-called Women’s March organization where Sarsour and her foul-mouthed cronies sidelined and marginalized more moderate elements within the movement who desired more inclusivity. In fairness, Manchin did condemn Tlaib’s vulgar comments regarding Trump but he was in the minority. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) defended them.
Finally, the Democratic Party itself is metastasizing into an anti-Semitic body much the same way that Britain’s Labour Party has. The British Labour Party, taking its cues from its party boss, Jeremy Corbyn, is rife with Judeophobia and hatred of Israel. In fact, Britain’s Labour Party is so irretrievably anti-Semitic that many of its members have left or resigned in disgust. Every leading Jewish paper in Britain classified Jeremy Corbyn and his Labour Party as an existential threat to British Jewry and at least 40 percent of Britain’s Jews said they would consider emigrating if Corbyn ever seized power.
America’s Democratic Party is not the British Labour Party. In fact, it displays nowhere near the malevolence of its cousin across the Atlantic. Yet the seeds of Corbyn-like antisemitism have been implanted by the likes of Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and the king of Democratic Socialism, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt).
One of the more shocking instances of Jew-hate from the Democratic Party did not originate with the Democratic Socialist contingent. It occurred during Trump’s hard-fought battle to have Kenneth L. Marcus confirmed as assistant secretary of education for civil rights and involved Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash). Marcus, whose impressive curriculum vitae rendered him more than qualified for the job witnessed intensive Democratic efforts to have his appointment thwarted. He has been vocal in his criticism of the anti-Semitic BDS campaign and believes that the Department of Education should be more pro-active in combatting the scourge antisemitism, which has become pervasive on college campuses thanks to the presence of anti-Semitic groups like Students for Justice in Palestine.
During an exchange between a Marcus supporter and a senior aide to Murray, the Murray staffer reportedly said “We do not care about anti-Semitism in this office.” Murry’s communication director later characterized the quote as inaccurate but the denial is highly suspect. This rancid view has taken hold within the extreme elements of the Democratic Party and traces of it have filtered into mainstream Democratic Party discourse. If this deleterious trend remains unchecked, the Democratic Party will without question transform into the party of Jeremy Corbyn, and that would be disastrous for all Americans.
This excellent video explains a lot of this beautifully:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwaM7F2UVWg
Hello........................?
Is anybody LISTENING??????
The problem............
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ISLAM!! they are ALL Jew-HATING (AND Christian-hating BTW) followers of that great pedophile MO!
They have been imported (in the middle of the night—by air) to come and take over the Dhimmocratic Party; buy a VEEERY WELL-FUNDED international operation.
(See: EUropean troubles with “refugees” over the past couple of years.)
(See also: “First the Saturday people—THEN the Sunday people.)
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Tlaib is a security risk and should not be allowed in the Chamber during President Trump’s State of the Union speech. For that matter, there are enough crazies who are Members of Congress that I begin to worry about a Roman Senate and Julius Caesar moment.
What’s interesting here is that something like 80% of Jews vote Democrat, probably because Jews tend to like Socialism, even though most live lives that are FAR FROM SOCIALIST, as in the 1% (doctors, lawyers, executives, business owners, etc.), and most have normal families. And, on top of how they vote, is where they give their money, which, I suspect is well over 90% to Democrats.
Yet, as smart as they tend to be, they simply cannot figure out that they are looked at by the Democrats as USEFUL IDIOTS and nothing more. Once in a while, a big-time Dem will be seen with Farrakhan or whoever, or Jesse Jackson will use the term Hymietown, then the Dem leaders will distance themselves, and the money spigot will be back to normal.
...and don’t even get me started regarding their alliance with Islam.
in addition to weakening America from within, one of their key goals is to infiltrate our government....
they reportedly infiltrated most of our key defense, intelligence, and security agencies (under Bush and then...tremendously more so....under Obama)
and now this sheit.....
Note: most folks think it will take millions more Islamonazis to take over America, but that’s incorrect. They can Effectively seize control with just a few infiltrators in key governmental posts like Congress, Defense, and the Snake Departments...
Correct! There is a mathematical formula as to how they work. It has been posted on here many times in the past. I can’t recall the specifics of how it works but generally it is in this manner: Until they reach a specific part of the population thy are peaceful, kind, loving and remain under the radar by keeping a low profile. Once they reach a specific part of the population, things begin to happen. As their percentage of the population increases more things happen. Soon they they are in control using such tactics as intimidation, murder, terror. They have successfully used their plan in the Middle East and are working on implementing it in the United States of America at this time.
I see it, but I don’t understand it.
Why are non-Muslim Democrats so pro-Muslim and so anti-Jewish? How does this help their cause?
I just don’t get it, especially after 9-11.
The Jews that vote Democrat and support that party do not believe Israel should be its own country. 40% of Jews do not believe God gave them Israel. They are also liberal leaning due to what they went thru during Holocaust. They support the poor, the homeless, social programs, social justice. They are union supporters due to the garment factory fire in 1911 where 146 workers died we=hen the doors were locked and they couldn’t get out. One of the first movements to get workers protection laws.
Not that complicated: “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”.
Lefties and Muslims share common enemies: the U.S., Israel,
Christianity, and Western Civilization.
Each cynically thinks they can use the other to further their own ends. The common goal is destruction of those whom they hate.
Tell that to the Jew schumer. They’d execute him first.
Understand. Times change, and if they’re not able (actually, willing) to read the writing on the wall, they may very well be setting themselves up for another bloodbath.
They can say “Never Again” all they want, but when they succeed in disarming the country, they’ll soon realize that a Glock 19 is a MUCH STRONGER way to say “Never Again”, than a piece of paper with those words on it.
They’re quite always along infiltrating USA and Canada. Even further taking control in UK France Germany Belgium etc. it’s very D’s gerous already as long as they’re not returned to their own ( already Islam-conquered) countries. The West appears doomed frankly as it contains traitors and sell- outs
This one is a big mouth all right.
Let the cameras roll.
She may prove instructive to some, who still try to deny what the Democratic Party has become.
Stick to accusing her of being a Muslim totalitarian - it's 100% true and quite bad enough.
Because they know the NY and FL Jews will keep voting "D" no matter what.
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