Trump and Anti-Semitism

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering how much cash Jewish American lobbyists demand for Israel, why don't they want the American President who has Jewish children?

Both Hillary and Trump have Jewish grandchildren. Sanders is Jewish. All will be an improvement for the jewish people over Obama. The Jewish people are split among the different candidates and all the candidates will be an improvement over Obama who didn't meet with Netanyahu who he came to meet with congress.

Did Obama do anything for the Jewish people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering how much cash Jewish American lobbyists demand for Israel, why don't they want the American President who has Jewish children?

Both Hillary and Trump have Jewish grandchildren. Sanders is Jewish. All will be an improvement for the jewish people over Obama. The Jewish people are split among the different candidates and all the candidates will be an improvement over Obama who didn't meet with Netanyahu who he came to meet with congress.

So why did Jews help put Obama in office?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering how much cash Jewish American lobbyists demand for Israel, why don't they want the American President who has Jewish children?

Both Hillary and Trump have Jewish grandchildren. Sanders is Jewish. All will be an improvement for the jewish people over Obama. The Jewish people are split among the different candidates and all the candidates will be an improvement over Obama who didn't meet with Netanyahu who he came to meet with congress.

So why did Jews help put Obama in office?

Because "Jews" are neither one monolithic group, nor single-issue voters. Many Jews are neoconservatives, but many (including me) are very liberal, and were raised with a mind for social justice. I don't vote for Israeli issues; I vote in large part for issues of social help, women's issues, and healthcare.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So are the Jews who support Trump racist or just stupid?

This is actually an interesting question. I have seen a lot of theories. Obviously, I have my own biases on this topic and I think that any Trump supporter -- Jewish or otherwise -- is misguided (I wouldn't use the word "stupid"). In my opinion, many Trump supporters delude themselves about his positions. We see that even in this thread where Trump supporters can't bring themselves to admit that Trump is playing with fire where anti-Semitism is concerned. Just as posters here see Trump's close association with Jews and therefore ignore any hint that he might be condoning anti-Semitism, Jews can do the same thing. Moreover, Trump's anti-Muslim and "tough on terrorism" positions are viewed favorably by many pro-Israel hardliners (Jewish and non-Jewish alike).

Ultimately, the Jewish community, like other groups, is not monolithic. Jews have long been associated with neo-conservativism and many neocons are rejecting Trump. That has actually provoked some of the anti-Semitism. Of course, most US Jews are liberal and wouldn't dream of voting for Trump under any circumstances. So, Trump is not left with a lot of Jewish supporters. Of course, when one of those is Sheldon Adelson who plans to spend $100 million in support of Trump, a few is all you need. Adelson is a bit of a crackpot who probably assumes he can get Trump to do his bidding vis-a-vis Israel and also help in business and legal predicaments.

Third time posting here but feel obligated to reply to this one. I could very easily remove the name "Trump" from your first paragraph and insert "Obama" and the paragraph would still make sense. Except for the last line, of course. I don't believe Trump is anti-muslim and I like his tough stance on immigration.

Look- no one knows what language they use when they're chatting with their buddies. Maybe his is an anti-semite, maybe he isn't. FDR, Nixon, Truman, Carter, LBJ, Winston Churchill. Every single one has said hideous things about the Jewish people in the past. Outright antisemetic language. Would you call Jews who supported FDR "misguided"?

Jews have to vote their conscience this election and not at a D or an R. Trump isn't a Republican by any sense of the word. The Jewish Neo-Conservatives are starting to come around and they will fully come around.

Oh, and let's remove Adelson from above and plug in Soros. Jews and their money influencing elections, right? I find it offensive that you even brought it up in the context of the discussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Considering how much cash Jewish American lobbyists demand for Israel, why don't they want the American President who has Jewish children?

The fact that his daughter married a Jew does not prove he is not a racist. Many a bigot has had a son or daughter that married outside their race or ethnicity.

The fact that he hires Jews does not prove he is not a racist. Lots of bigots hire people outside their race.

What disturbs me is the many offensive things he says about jews, like "I'm a negotiator, like you people". Or "I want short guys with yarmulkes counting my money". Those are not compliments!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering how much cash Jewish American lobbyists demand for Israel, why don't they want the American President who has Jewish children?

The fact that his daughter married a Jew does not prove he is not a racist. Many a bigot has had a son or daughter that married outside their race or ethnicity.

The fact that he hires Jews does not prove he is not a racist. Lots of bigots hire people outside their race.

What disturbs me is the many offensive things he says about jews, like "I'm a negotiator, like you people". Or "I want short guys with yarmulkes counting my money". Those are not compliments!

You are certainly entitled to your personal beliefs, but you don't speak for all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think Trump is anti-Semitic. I honestly don't think he has strong feelings about groups, because why would he spend any time thinking about people who are not him?

But the statements he has made about other minority groups as a result of his opportunism have lowered the bar for everybody. If it is ok to slam Mexicans and Muslims, why wouldn't it be ok to be anti-Semitic? He has created an environment where fear and hate of other people is ok, where making hateful statements is ok. How do people not get this? He is a gross and toxic person.

While Trump, himself, may or may not be anti-Semitic, he insinuates and fuels any fears throughout the general ignorant population, whether it be against Jews, Latinos, Muslims or Asians. He threw a gas can on top of smoldering embers of existing racism. It doesn't matter what Trump really feels; at the end of the election, we may not be able to put the genie back in the bottle and American society may explode with race riots.

Bosnia comes to mind. Different ethnic groups lived side by side as neighbors for centuries in peace, until one rabid asshole came to power ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering how much cash Jewish American lobbyists demand for Israel, why don't they want the American President who has Jewish children?

The fact that his daughter married a Jew does not prove he is not a racist. Many a bigot has had a son or daughter that married outside their race or ethnicity.

The fact that he hires Jews does not prove he is not a racist. Lots of bigots hire people outside their race.

What disturbs me is the many offensive things he says about jews, like "I'm a negotiator, like you people". Or "I want short guys with yarmulkes counting my money". Those are not compliments!

You are certainly entitled to your personal beliefs, but you don't speak for all.

Really? Are you a Jew who thinks it's ok to say "I'm a negotiator like you people?" Or are you someone else throwing out the best excuse you can come up with?

[Anonymous]

I'm Orthodox and nobody I've encountered in our (largely Republican--I'm one of the lone Dems) community will admit to being a Trump supporter. Most people express open derision for him. Comments about him becoming president are frequently appended with "G-d forbid" and our rabbi can't stand him because of his total lack of derech eretz.

I don't think Donald Trump is an anti-Semite. I don't think Donald Trump has any entrenched views of anything beyond his own delusions of grandeur, narcissism, and what will make the most people look at him. He couldn't give a flying fart about who supports him as long as there are lots of them. I really think the man has no overarching beliefs or morals beyond power and self-aggrandizement. He's driven by NPD and that's the end of it.

[Anonymous]

Bumping this up in response to the recent thread "Is Trump Racist".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bumping this up in response to the recent thread "Is Trump Racist".

Started by Jeff, no less! Thanks, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering how much cash Jewish American lobbyists demand for Israel, why don't they want the American President who has Jewish children?

Both Hillary and Trump have Jewish grandchildren. Sanders is Jewish. All will be an improvement for the jewish people over Obama. The Jewish people are split among the different candidates and all the candidates will be an improvement over Obama who didn't meet with Netanyahu who he came to meet with congress.

Did Obama do anything for the Jewish people?

Probably he gave some grandiose speech at some point, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering how much cash Jewish American lobbyists demand for Israel, why don't they want the American President who has Jewish children?

Both Hillary and Trump have Jewish grandchildren. Sanders is Jewish. All will be an improvement for the jewish people over Obama. The Jewish people are split among the different candidates and all the candidates will be an improvement over Obama who didn't meet with Netanyahu who he came to meet with congress.

Did Obama do anything for the Jewish people?

Probably he gave some grandiose speech at some point, no?

What do you think he should have done?