Comments on: Who’s afraid of “the Israel lobby”?

By: MelonCollie

MelonCollie — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:18:03 +0000

If Obama isn’t afraid of it, at the bare minimum he’s a paper tiger and they darn well know it. All the power of his office notwithstanding, he’s nothing more than a petulant child who’s the living incarnation of the Peter Principle.

I would not at all be surprised if for all his bluff and blabbering, the Israeli nickname for our POTUS translates to “carpet”.

By: thebrokenrattle

thebrokenrattle — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:40:52 +0000

Someone mentioned that the far left and right unite ariund these issues. I just pointed out that Jews typically vote left. I’m certain that polling data will support my statement.

antifederalist on February 2, 2013 at 8:27 PM

So do union members, so?

By: JFKY

JFKY — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:38:29 +0000

That’s very logical. I’m sure there were many factors behind the Jewish expulsion.

But mostly just Arab antisemitism….

By: JFKY

JFKY — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:37:28 +0000

I mean can anyone ever find a case where the failure to stand up to tyranny in the last 100 years or so has led to larger problems? I mean beyond the sell-out of Ethiopia, Czechoslovakia and China…I mean and what the cost, not much more than 60 million dead people, and the vast majority of THEM were hook-nosed, or yellow-skinned foreigners…not good, honest Ronulans, I mean ‘Mehrikuns.

By: antifederalist

antifederalist — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:36:57 +0000

Perhaps, it was the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. After that, everyone wanted their own country and wanted to be able to decide who was going to live there. No one much cared about Jerusalem or “Palestine” during the Ottoman Empire because neither were important. WWI ended the Ottoman Empire and millions of Arabs had the ability for the first time to envision their own nations.
Resist We Much on February 2, 2013 at 8:24 PM

That’s very logical. I’m sure there were many factors behind the Jewish expulsion.

By: JFKY

JFKY — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:35:08 +0000

Those pesky, collectivist Joos, they deserve what they get, if you ask me (anti)….

Sure soon after those pushy Joos get theirs in the Middle East, the Muslims will just turn on the rest of us….but that’s for the future.

By: antifederalist

antifederalist — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:27:13 +0000

Who said anything about Jews? you seem to think about them an awful lot.
thebrokenrattle on February 2, 2013 at 8:12 PM
Someone mentioned that the far left and right unite ariund these issues. I just pointed out that Jews typically vote left. I'm certain that polling data will support my statement.

By: Resist We Much

Resist We Much — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:24:56 +0000

And yet many Jews lived in Arab lands for many centuries in (relative) peace. This is not to say that they were not treated as second class citizens in those Arab countries + Iran. What changed?

antifederalist on February 2, 2013 at 8:03 PM

Perhaps, it was the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. After that, everyone wanted their own country and wanted to be able to decide who was going to live there. No one much cared about Jerusalem or “Palestine” during the Ottoman Empire because neither were important. WWI ended the Ottoman Empire and millions of Arabs had the ability for the first time to envision their own nations.

By: JFKY

JFKY — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:24:44 +0000

I mean hey, Antifederalist, why should those pesky jooos have minded being second-class citizens in their own countries?

They weren’t charcoal bricquets, so what complaint could they have had?

By: JFKY

JFKY — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:16:03 +0000

And yet many Jews lived in Arab lands for many centuries in (relative) peace. This is not to say that they were not treated as second class citizens in those Arab countries + Iran. What changed?

The Jews “Stood Up,” in the words of Mao. Once they would not remain “second class” citizens and achieved statehood they needed to be expelled.