So if someone say has a problem with the ADL and SPLC, but believes Israel is a valuable ally in the protection of U.S. interests against Islamism and terrorism does that make one a globalist or a MAGA?The_barBEARian said:
So why don't we just address the third rail and maybe you guys can put on you big boy pants and have a debate without calling me one of the bad guys from WW2.
Is it healthy in a democratic republic to have one minority ethnic group MASSIVELY over-represented in the most powerful positions in our government?
It's no secret that Jews are highly tribal and well organized. The most powerful lobby in DC is the Pro-Israel lobby. They will fund Jewish candidates in congressional races all across the country bcs those candidates are going to be Israel's loudest advocates.
I dont fault them for putting themselves first. It's rational. I do fault them for creating this culture of fear that seems particularly present among white, non-jews that if you criticize Israel or the Israeli lobbyists, you are a called a nazi and branded with this scarlet letter of antisemitism that justifies your removal from polite society. To use the analogy of the carrot and the stick, AIPAC and J Street are the carrot and the ADL and SPLC are the stick.
It's all very 1984. And you don't get this when criticizing any other ethnic group in America.
And FWIW, I agree that for Federally elected offices, dual citizenship should be an exclusion.