Posted on 04/30/2002 1:16:50 PM PDT by Pokey78
"Why do you say 'the Jews'?" I asked. "You mean the Israelis." Catherine stepped in: "Israelis, Jews, you're the same thing. See you're defending them now aren't you? Why are you doing that? Because you're Jewish."
The circular logic of the idiot liberal.
Looks like this Jew, at least, is beginning to open his eyes to their true colors.
Often a self-fulfilling prophecy unfortunately. Same type of thing which is being taught by liberals to Black Americans.
I invite Mr. Pollard to join us in the USA. I believe he may be a liberal on most issues, but hopefully he will change.
But is it the Brits or is it Mr. Pollard?
Stephen doesn't get it yet. He's starting to see, as many other Jews are now, but has yet to catch the scent of the totalitarian sympathies and inclinations bubbling just below the surface of left-wing politics.
That said, Mr. Pollard is hardly "as British as anyone" if he's only the third generation born in England. The English are something of a mix of Celts, Anglo-Saxons, Danes and Normans, but most of the British have dozens of generations in the British Isles. The English at home have hardly ever been accused of accepting non-Englishmen into their society. He shouldn't be the least surprised it's coming out.
-anxiously awaiting your reply
Stephen doesn't get it yet. He's starting to see, as many other Jews are now, but has yet to catch the scent of the totalitarian sympathies and inclinations bubbling just below the surface of left-wing politics.
Good point. The jew-baiters have shifted in the West to the left. Much to do IMO with the Soviet-created or guided "third worldist" construct which these types still work within, though the Russians have dropped it. The "zionist" and "West" as the enemy - indeed, much of the same language is used, and a motive is upkeep of the leftie identity. Typical of the discourse is the "privileging" of facts that allegedly support the construct, omission of others. For example, the question "why" Arafat increased the bombings lately is never asked. Although a legitimate question, it is not considered because nothing Israel changed could explain it - therefore it is omitted.
A lot has to do with 9/11 too. There were earlier anti-semitic and anti-American scares in Western Europe - I think Rushdie talked about this. It is a reaction to the threat to post-Cold war Leftie worldview and to multiculturalism, very uncomfortable to the "chattering classes." Instead of considering new events, there was retreat into old constructs. The idea of America as a genuine and blameless victim was very disturbing, as is the idea of local civil/ethnic war.
New facts can't be incorporated into a set of beliefs without threatening beliefs about prior events (Nicaragua! blah, blah). But for the leftie "identity" is paramount to perspicuity and understanding, though a prime marker of the identity is their self-complimenting posture that they have "greater" understanding of how the world works. At its core, their international politics are about how they feel, not what is.
Plus, the "victims" are Jews. What else is new? There is a leftie/arab project to delegitimize any jewish state. The panicky acceptance of any Pali propaganda. The "Sharonizing" of anything Israel does. All part of the program. The author is in a tizzy because he's near the revelation that people who protest their their non-racism are inherently racist and prejudiced. Just that Jews are a better target with the "West" they are coming to accept.
Plus Arabs are a much bigger market...
Forgive me for concluding that there is something black in his soul, but I cannot honestly come to any other conclusion.
What's wrong with that? To be a "Jew" means to belong to an ethnicity (or a religion), to be a Brit - to be a HM subject.
I am proud to be a Jew, and a New Zealand citizen. And there're plenty of New Zealenders who're Maori, Irish, Dutch etc. - same as with the Brits. So what?
Amen. This is also why Israel will never disarm and, in fact, maintains a large arsenal of nukes and the capability of delivering them to those who would see it disappear. It is the national equivalent of carrying around a .45, and letting everyone know it - nobody will F with you.
-anxiously awaiting your reply
A word of advice: don't waste your time with Larry. And don't bother him with unimportant things, like facts.
No, typical.
Wear a "Kick Me" sign on your rear long enough and some low life is going to take you up on it
Speaking from experience as low life now? How this for Jews to wear?
Better than this?
Inquiring minds want to know.
There are people who look the other way and pretend that they do not see when the Jew is killed? You? You would elbow away others to put the bullet in a Jew's head.
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