“The problem lies elsewhere. Those who are too emotionally unstable to handle the plain spoken truth need to get their act together. Since I’m not clear on whose precious sensibilities are supposedly offended, I can’t be more specific than that.”
The problem does lie elsewhere. The American Jews are sensitive to this topic.
The “that dress DOES make your ass look fat” approach does not work on people weaker than your wife.
You have to persuade and let them come to that realization on their own.
As an Israeli, I get asked about American politics from American Jews almost daily and certainly weekly.
I tend to shrug in a knowing fashion that conveys a lot.
Or say “his policies are not good for the Jews.”
Or say “he is perceived as weak by the Arabs, which emboldens them.”
Or I ask rhetorical questions they know the answer to.
Even secular American Jewish people and there is a cultural approach that is different from the Anglo-Saxon approach.
It’s like saying something too strongly in Japan. If you do, they assume you are crazy and don’t listen to you.
The "American Jews" need to get their act together. And while I appreciate the compliment to my wife, I must say that you have combined it with an insult to a variety of racial/ethnic minority groups. That insult is, in many respects, deserved.
>> You have to persuade and let them come to that realization on their own.
After more than a generation or two of self-destructive voting behavior, it's quite clear that they're NOT going to come to any worthwhile realization on their own. So "No", I don't have to pussyfoot around their sensibilities. Maybe if more people spoke like Rep. Bachman ... plainly ... then the perpetually offended would come to the realization that the world doesn't revolve around their sensibilities.
>> As an Israeli, I get asked about American politics from American Jews almost daily and certainly weekly.
That's just plain weird. Really. Bizarre beyond belief. The foreigner should be asking the natives about local politics ... not the other way around.
>> It’s like saying something too strongly in Japan.
When in Rome ... (or Japan, or Israel, or wherever) ... This is America.
Oh, yes: We beat the Iroquois fair and square ... so it's not "Iroquois Territory". It's America. Just so's you know.
Iran is conceivably months away from blowing Israel off the face of the earth.
You’re talking finesse. And making jokes about fat asses.