Posted on 03/08/2019 3:49:02 AM PST by Kaslin
Even in the most frustrating of stories, there are heroes. In the case of the watered-down piece of “anti-hate” dreck passed by the Congress Thursday, it is the 23 Republicans who refused to play the ridiculous game laid out before them.
What started as pressure to denounce the repeated anti-Semitic words of freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar was quickly broadened to protect her from the specific sting of rebuke. The idea arose of a broad pronouncement against anti-Semitism, a worthy idea since it does seem to be on the rise in general. But that wasn’t the point.
The point was that we have a member of Congress who strung together completely intentional pronouncements borrowing from the longtime index cards of Jew hatred: Jews as money-hungry, Jews as sinister hypnotists, support for Israel as “allegiance to a foreign country.”
As Democrats scrambled for cover, her backers reminded us that she had issued some apologies (the sincerity of which should soon be made clear), and- my favorite—“she is learning.”
The woman is 37 years old. She occupies a seat in Congress. She did not just land from space. She knew exactly what she was saying, and meant every word. As such, a resolution against those specific offenses was wholly appropriate. That said, if a proper resolution had passed, I would have supported allowing her to keep her seat on the House Foreign Relations Committee. A proper consequence could have been a reset button, an opportunity to see if a lesson was learned.
As it is, she’s learned a lesson all right. She has learned that today’s Democratic party will willfully blind itself to her prejudices to avoid provoking the brash, young congressional generation of which she is a part.
Realizing that even a broad revolution against anti-Semitism would have had her name all over it symbolically, the whole vote was pounded into mush: an expression of opposition to “hate,” allowing everyone to supply a favored definition.
For some, maybe it was Omar’s derision of Jews. For others, it was an opportunity to weaponize their favorite myth of equivalency—the assertion that President Trump is somehow equally guilty because of extreme vetting, comments about illegal immigrants or some other characteristic they wish to stigmatize.
If Rep. Steve King can be drawn and quartered for comments taken out of context, it would seem a Democrat displaying confirmable bigotry might be a worthy recipient of disapproval from colleagues. But not in 2019, and not in a House under Democrat control.
That very control is the subject of some curiosity. This whole drama was a nightmare for Nancy Pelosi, who might ultimately have asked Omar to lean into the strike zone and take one for the team for the greater good. This entire story could have been on its way to forgotten within days, presuming no recurrences.
As it is, Omar is unchastened, a valuable message is undelivered, and a learning opportunity is lost. But every day brings the possibility of new information. Perhaps someone will ask her the bottom-line question that reveals the truthful Jew-hater: Does Israel have the right to exist?
Whether we get that answer or not, this episode has attracted fresh occasions for politicization, as liberals ducking incoming fire seek to deflect with a rousing game of whaboutism
Somebody ain’t giving their top slot on the grievance hierarchy without a fight!
The woman is 37 years old. She occupies a seat in Congress. She did not just land from space. She knew exactly what she was saying, and meant every word.
And, “This is America in 2019.”
Islam has just taken over the Democrat party. The only question now is will Jewish voters see the light and start to support conservatives or will they continue walk blindly into the Democratic cattle car?
I think we should draft a “PRO HATE” resolution here on FR.
I HATE dems.
I HATE snowflakes.
I HATE the ridiculous and fraudulent “#metoo” movement
I HATE BLM
I HATE obummer
I HATE hillary
I HATE....
Well, you get the idea
Not always wrong to hate something.
Oh, and I HATE congress, especially when they pass absurd “anti hate” bills!! :)
I think we should draft a “PRO HATE” resolution here on FR.
I HATE dems.
I HATE snowflakes.
I HATE the ridiculous and fraudulent “#metoo” movement
I HATE BLM
I HATE obummer
I HATE hillary
I HATE....
Well, you get the idea
Not always wrong to hate something.
Oh, and I HATE congress, especially when they pass absurd “anti hate” bills!! :)
She is a symptom of the district she represents.Trash districts elect trash congresspeople. What do you expect?
Don’t need a resolution, censure her.
White people apparently not a target of hate.
Progressives doubling down on their bigotry
Is it? Sounds like Germany in 1938 to me. Although the jackass used to be a fairly good symbol for Democrats I think what with the rise of antifa and this vile POS Omar that the swastika is a much more appropriate symbol for the Democrat party.
Exactly but I do beleive Russia in 1918 is probably a better fit.
Maybe Conservatives/Republicans will learn a lesson about how to not fire on their own from this?
I don’t hate the dems, I despise them, I also despise the so-called Snowflakes, I also despise the the ridiculous and fraudulent “#metoo” movement, I despise BLM, I despise that arrogant pos former occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, and I despise Hillary Rotten Clinton.
You said it.
I hear chicomGoogle approached CPAC to tone down patriotism. No wonder the NrA is changing its tune too lately. Wonder who else is getting it.
This whole scandal is based solely on this kind of bS google and facebook are pushing like apprentice sorcerers. They keep pushing down voices that need to be heard and encourage islamofascists to join up the islamoleftists.
Despise trumps hate so you win!
I could go with loathe but that’s just nitpicking. :)
I vote for despise.
I’ll go draft the resolution.
WTH is “anti hate” legislation anyway.
Our congress is a joke.
MEANWHILE OLD MEN IN MAGA hats get pummeled and it’s all OK. That’s not hate.
Or something.
Anything in the resolution about Feinstein’s anti-catholic statements ? Or what about the Dems endless Russophobia ?
In America, anything under 70 is considered retarded.
What newspaper headline are you most likely to see?
Somalia Again Descends Into Chaos, or;
Major Medical Breakthrough by Somali Doctors
White heterosexual old farts like me are probably high on the Democrat's list for ethnic cleansing. We're also likely to own guns which is why the Democrats' priority is complete disarmament of all non government individuals.
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