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And this guyâs opinion matters why?
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âThey should be there at the ready to support Prime Minister Netanyahu.â
What the fuck???
REALLY?
Black people should be âat the readyâ to support NetanyahuâŚno matter what. Wow.
This guy should be embarrassed at the way this invite was extended.
He should be embarrassed at how this event came political.
He should be embarrassed that the WH was not even notified beforehand.
He should be embarrassed at how Netanyahu is using U.S. Congress to win an upcoming election.
But no, heâs embarrassed Black people arenât kissing Netanyahuâs feet, because of oppression.
Unbelievable.
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Why should âtheyâ be at the ready to support a Prime Minister of a foreign county?
God help your precious hurt fee fees that the CBC said âNo thanks, wingersâ, you clueless backbencher.
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The liberation narrative of the Israelites in the Old Testament is a prominent metaphor used in black christian theology. But, Bibi isnât here to break bread and build bridges, theological or otherwise (see:Israeli President Rivil). He is here, with the aid of the republicans, to leverage white backlash against the first black president to elevate himself and his election prospects.
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they have a âcommon bondâ of âoppressionâ with the Jewish community.
Well, now that a smarter (white) guy took the time to explain it, theyâll all be there sharpish.
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He should be embarrassed that the WH was not even notified beforehandHeâs proud of that. The hate for Obama has revealed the venal, juvenile, âweâre REAL MENâ blood-lust prevalent in the GOP that scatters like dust when truly challenged.
But maybe thatâs giving them too much credit.
In any event, the fact that the WH was not consulted is cause for celebration among the residents of WingNutIsStan.
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Drop the mic. Youâve said everything that need be said about this concern troll.
One canât wait to hear what he thinks about the Jewish members of Congress who arenât attendingâŚ
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And if I hear one more wingnut equate Netanyahu with the Jewish people, I may end up a tabloid headline. (âShe was always so pleasant, we had no idea she even owned a bazooka.â)
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Iâm probably as big a critic of Israelâs actions as anyone here. I really hate it when people start trying to make a religious or Jewish battle out of nationalistic problems - ugliness always follows.
This is setting the stage for a massive increase in anti-Semitism. Hereâs how Haaretz put it last week:
Israel, which until now was a cornerstone of bipartisanship, has become loathsome to its traditional supporters. Benjamin Nitay Netanyahu, the Israeli-American, has made it into something that reeks, even among its longtime supporters.
In these very moments, the protocols are being rewritten. Rich Jews are writing them in their own handwriting. They, in their wealth, are confirming with their own signatures what anti-Semites used to slander them with in days gone by: We, the elders of Zion, pull the strings of Congress, and the congressmen are nothing but marionettes who do our will. If they donât understand our words, theyâll understand our threats. And if in the past, we ran the show from behind the scenes, now weâre doing it openly, from center stage. And if you forget our donations, the wellspring will run dry.
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âthe blacksâ
You can pretty much stop reading there.
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Netanyahu is not the Jewish people. Heâs a right-wing hack and warmonger.
What the fuck is wrong with these people? And here we go again another southerner
telling black people who they are and what they are supposed to do.
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Haaretz seems to be a terrific source not only on this unfolding episode but throughout it there are useful links to related stories we need to know about vis a vis Israeli-American policies. Thanks for it.
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More than thatâŚdo you know what Israelâs policies are towards and their treatment of Ethiopian Jews? It isnât as if Israel is some color blind state.
Just because a particular group has been the victim of oppression does not mean that it should automatically be willing to claim some bond with another victim of oppression. For instance, gays and lesbiansâŚone would think that the two groups WITHIN the LGBT community have a common bond and yet you will find many homophobic lesbians and lesbophobic gay men. Transphobia runs rampant within the gay community, as does biphobia.
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I am a Jew, and I am proud that my (African-American) Representative, John Lewis, is skipping the speech. And someone like John Lewis doesnât need this clown to tell him whom he should be sympathetic to.
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what about the jews who are skipping the speech? is he embarrassed by them as well?
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yeah⌠the CBC⌠does Doofus realize that a lot of us wonder why heâs worried that the Canadian Broadcasting Company wouldnât want to televise this and why they might show more sense than the Dems in the Congressional Delegations?
while the Congressional Black Caucus might have common cause with the Jewish delegation that doesnât mean Netanyahu speaks for the all Jews⌠he speaks for his âconstituentsâ much the same way that Boehner and McConnell want to pretend that they speak for all AmericansâŚ
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The back talking puppet is only funny in Jeff Dunhamâs comedy show. The Israeli leader just raises the question what we are really getting for our foreign aid dollars.
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I grieve for Lewis. I do not know much about him, personally, but I know his story. I am not sure if he would have anticipated FOX, Talk Radio, the 0.001% Takeover and the Bagger-dittoheads in the heyday of the Second Reconstruction.
The damage wrought by a delinquent MSM and FOX has undone so much. And, to me, the tragedy of it all is the âordinarinessâ of it.
The MSM enablers look like the same people in front of the cameras as before. The FOX filth has attractive âTV hostsâ guaranteed to enliven and tempt.
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White christian guy is âembarrassed aboutâ âthemâ Black guys not supporting âJewish peopleâ.
Maybe the white guy should mind his own damn business. Blacks and Jews can figure it out for themselves, thank you.
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