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| DATE | 2016-11-14 |
| FROM | Rick Moen
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout-NYLXS] I'm sure it's a coincidence, part n+1
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Quoting mayer ilovitz (pmamayeri-at-gmail.com):
> I wish all those who accuse Trump of being anti-semitic....
I hope you don't mean me.
Ruben assures me that Mr. Trump isn't anti-Semitic, and indeed his
daughter is a giyoret and married to Jared Kushner, who is Orthodox,
etc.
I merely took note of the lastingly anti-Semitic themes throughout Mr.
Trump's campaign all the way to final ad before Election Day, the
anti-Semitism of key members of his staff and large parts of the
movement behind him, his many white-nationalist appeals and racist
trends, and the groundwork that his campaign has already laid for
blaming 'international financiers' and such when, inevitably, things
start falling apart.
Ruben feels that the Jews won't become a target the way they have on
many similar occasions in the past, and he may be right. Gosh, I do
hope he is.
> Many of Trump's senior staff & advisers are Jewish.
>
> In fact, a Neo Nazi website was kind enough to put together a list
> of "Trump's Jewish Cabal"
> (see story: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/neo-nazis-publish-list-of-donald-trumps-jewish-cabal/2016/11/09/)
It's very entertaining (and creepy), but I'll note that most of those
people actually aren't Trump's staff. ('Adviser' is so vague it can
mean basically anything.)
> On a side note, it might be more appropriate to refer to the ADL
> under it's Obama-affiliated leader as the PADL - The Progressive
> Anti Defamation League as it's leader spends most of his time
> attacking anti-Progressive/Democrat issues than anti-Jewish ones
> (and in fact will turn a blind eye to ones that conflict with his
> Progress/Democrat philosophy).
I don't know if you know this, but it's a really bad sign when you can
produce a handy reason to ignore anyone whose relevant data conflicts
with what you wish to believe. This is part of how confirmation bias
works.
What's your handy reason to ignore Southern Poverty Law Center, which
condemned the selection of Bannon for pretty much exactly the same
reasons? Communism?
SPLC called attention on Twitter, at the time, to a Breitbart News
Network article Bannon wrote immediately after the mass killing at the
black church in Charleston that called for readers to 'Hoist It High and
Proud: The Confederate Flag Proclaims a Glorious Heritage" -- and SPLC
pointed out many other disturbing bits. See:
https://twitter.com/splcenter/status/797937732530110464
But hey, if you tell me it's just an unfortunate coincidence, you might
be right.
To be clear, I do _not_ think Trump is even a discount-grade Mussolini.
He's an entertainer and con-man, basically Professor Harold Hill except
without the business acumen. He's not a dictator: That requires
stamina and an agenda.
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