No, your anti-Semitism is just your anti-Semitism. You can’t stop people from criticizing you for it by claiming Islamophobia. Jews are leaving the Democrats and it will only get worse for the Dems with anti-semites like Tlaib and Omar making excuses for being criticized for their comments.
Quote:Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) suggested Islamophobia drove Democratic lawmakers to oppose anti-Semitic statements made by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.).
“Why do you think people in your own party reacted so strongly against what [Omar] said?” The Circus host Alex Wagner asked Tlaib in an interview released Sunday.
“You know, I’m trying to figure it out. It’s just this past week, I feel, and I know this would be somewhat shocking for some, but I think Islamophobia is very much among the Democratic Party as well as the Republican Party,” Tlaib responded. “And I know that’s hard for people to hear, but there’s only been four members of Congress that are of Muslim faith. Three of them currently serve in this institution. More of us need to get elected, but more of us need to understand as we come into this institution that I have a lot of work to do with my colleagues.”
Last month during a “Progressive Issues Town Hall” in Washington, D.C., Omar said she wanted “to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is okay for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country.” The comment prompted backlash from members of both political parties.
(03-17-2019 03:09 PM)usmbacker Wrote: [ -> ]“You know, I’m trying to figure it out. It’s just this past week, I feel, and I know this would be somewhat shocking for some, but I think Islamophobia is very much among the Democratic Party as well as the Republican Party,” Tlaib responded. “And I know that’s hard for people to hear, but there’s only been four members of Congress that are of Muslim faith. Three of them currently serve in this institution. More of us need to get elected, but more of us need to understand as we come into this institution that I have a lot of work to do with my colleagues.”
aka... anyone who doesn't agree with racist anti-semitic comments about Jews is a racist islamophobe.
She is confusing her terms. Islamophobia is a fear of Islam. That's not what we are dealing with here. What we have here is a complete ideological conflict. There's no fear. There is conflict without fear.
Quote:Jewish voters furious at Democrats’ defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar say they’re done with the party that has held their support for generations.
“We felt we had a home there,” said Mark Schwartz, the Democratic deputy mayor of solidly blue Teaneck, NJ. “And now we feel like we have to check our passports.”
Jordan Manor of Manhattan, who calls himself a “gay Jewish Israeli-American,” laments, “The party I thought cared about me seems to disregard me when it comes to my Jewish identity.”
Mark Dunec, a consultant in Livingston, NJ who ran for Congress as a Democrat in 2014, says, “I’m physically afraid for myself and for my family,” adding, “I see my own party contributing to the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States.”
“I feel confident that [Omar’s] words were not based on any anti-Semitic attitude,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
Many Jewish Dems in the city aren’t buying it.
“The fake defense she doesn’t know what she’s saying? I don’t believe it,” said Sara, a Queens teacher who asked not to be fully identified. “This is a grown woman and a member of Congress. Trying to excuse this as naivete is inexcusable.”
For her and others, anger is sparking immediate action.
“The watered-down resolution triggered my decision to walk away from the Democratic Party,” said Allison Gangi of Manhattan.
“I never dreamed anti-Semitism would have become mainstream on the left, but it has.”
Sara said she is “not comfortable anymore being a Democrat” and will register as an independent.
Among his Teaneck neighbors, Schwartz said, “Our only question now is, do we start voting Republican, or do we become Republicans?”
Others say they feel like the wandering Jew of legend.
“I’m homeless. I don’t think I can vote for Trump, even though he’s great for Israel,” said Jason, a start-up owner from Long Island who asked that his surname not be used. “But as a Jew, I can’t see a way to support the Democratic Party. It’s supporting your own destruction.”
Last week, President Trump issued two tweets boosting “Jexodus,” a new advocacy group — advised by a prominent GOP strategist — that encourages moderate and conservative Jews to find a new political home. More than 4,000 people have signed on, organizers said.
“Since launching this, the anti-Semitism we are seeing is so blatant and obvious it’s terrifying,” said Elizabeth Pipko, the group’s spokeswoman and a volunteer on Trump’s 2016 campaign.
The organization’s Instagram and Facebook pages are regularly targeted with hateful messages, she said.
“I leave them up, because people have got to see it,” Pipko said.
Won't be long until Omar and her friends call for Islamic law and if you disagree... that's Islamophobia and the subjects will be bent towards acceptance.
It's the same play they keep coming to the line of scrimmage with on all major issues. Only a matter of time.
(03-18-2019 12:15 PM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote: [ -> ]Won't be long until Omar and her friends call for Islamic law and if you disagree... that's Islamophobia and the subjects will be bent towards acceptance.
It's the same play they keep coming to the line of scrimmage with on all major issues. Only a matter of time.
Can’t wait! Sharia law is so much fun. I can finally get those additional wives! Praise Allah!
(03-18-2019 12:15 PM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote: [ -> ]Won't be long until Omar and her friends call for Islamic law and if you disagree... that's Islamophobia and the subjects will be bent towards acceptance.
It's the same play they keep coming to the line of scrimmage with on all major issues. Only a matter of time.
(03-18-2019 12:15 PM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote: [ -> ]Won't be long until Omar and her friends call for Islamic law and if you disagree... that's Islamophobia and the subjects will be bent towards acceptance.
It's the same play they keep coming to the line of scrimmage with on all major issues. Only a matter of time.
Can’t wait! Sharia law is so much fun. I can finally get those additional wives! Praise Allah!
No, your anti-Semitism is just your anti-Semitism. You can’t stop people from criticizing you for it by claiming Islamophobia. Jews are leaving the Democrats and it will only get worse for the Dems with anti-semites like Tlaib and Omar making excuses for being criticized for their comments.
Quote:Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) suggested Islamophobia drove Democratic lawmakers to oppose anti-Semitic statements made by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.).
“Why do you think people in your own party reacted so strongly against what [Omar] said?” The Circus host Alex Wagner asked Tlaib in an interview released Sunday.
“You know, I’m trying to figure it out. It’s just this past week, I feel, and I know this would be somewhat shocking for some, but I think Islamophobia is very much among the Democratic Party as well as the Republican Party,” Tlaib responded. “And I know that’s hard for people to hear, but there’s only been four members of Congress that are of Muslim faith. Three of them currently serve in this institution. More of us need to get elected, but more of us need to understand as we come into this institution that I have a lot of work to do with my colleagues.”
Last month during a “Progressive Issues Town Hall” in Washington, D.C., Omar said she wanted “to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is okay for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country.” The comment prompted backlash from members of both political parties.
(03-18-2019 12:15 PM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote: [ -> ]Won't be long until Omar and her friends call for Islamic law and if you disagree... that's Islamophobia and the subjects will be bent towards acceptance.
It's the same play they keep coming to the line of scrimmage with on all major issues. Only a matter of time.
Can’t wait! Sharia law is so much fun. I can finally get those additional wives! Praise Allah!