A bit of bosh in Congress these days. Even more than in recent years. Take the Anti-hate bill recently passed in the House. A young, Muslim congresswoman from Minnesota speaks her truth about abnormal influence peddling in the Congress by pro-Israel lobbying groups. Just saying anything negative about this lobby is taken as an anti-Semitic trope. Really?
I am not anti-Semitic. Never have been. I do question the undying and unquestioning support for Israel when Israel clearly does what she wants while using American dollars. She has often operated in direct opposition to American interests yet we can’t call her out on that? To do so threatens us with an anti-Semitic trope?
I think the freshman congresswoman is speaking honestly from three reality platforms that give her enormous credentials: a woman; an African American; a Muslim. She has experienced deep discrimination and bias her entire life living simultaneously with all three platforms. That is her reality.
Is she anti-Jewish? Not in evidence. Is she anti-Israel? Not in evidence. Anti-White? Anti-Male? No.
How then is she anti-Semitic by merely stating her opinion? Let us not forget that her opinion is well-formed and researched. Why then is she singled out for a blind backlash?
Simply because she is a democrat, female, black, Muslim. That’s it.
Now there’s a trope to get your head around!
Shame on republicans and blind pro-Israeli bigots. Time to get honest. With us. And themselves.
March 11, 2019
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