catalan I am interested in pretty much everything, especially history. This user account status is Approved Comments Comments Posts Posts “The deep pocket guys who bankroll major films? “ Keith You are getting old and haven’t heard the news that traditional film studios and the big Hollywood companies are doing terrible, their shares down and employees unhappy. Their movies suck. The big guys now are Reed Hastings (worth 70b) and Jeff Bezos (worth 160b). That’s who makes movies now. Both of these guys are not Jewish. Their combined wealth is approaching 300 billion. So they are not powerful?!? The chairman of the federal reserve is not Jewish, neither is the newest Supreme Court justice. Bezos, Buffet, Hastings, Musk, Bill Gates, the Waltons - all not Jewish and among them close to a trillion dollars. One of the few Jewish guys at the top is Zuckerberg, whose company is doing poorly and who is married to a Chinese woman. The facts speak for themselves. On ‘Billions in our community’ — Israel supporters make frank appeals to Jewish wealth and influence “how you construed that comment was made in anger -- is also beyond me.” Annie Well of all the possible comments to respond to you chose mine which is telling. The biographical part was relevant. The claim often made by antizionists is that they are just against Israel; they don’t hate Jews indeed welcome them to stay. But I mentioned that I am a Jew who chose the assimilationist path and is far removed from anything Israeli. Yet it is clear that the hatred toward me is bigger than that against Israelis. If this was about helping the Palestinians, you would like me, because if all Jews chose my path there wouldn’t be Israel. Yet the hatred towards me is very palpable in your and Keith’s comments. This is proof positive that antizionism is in most cases simply a cover for hatred against Jews. Indeed, you see me as weak, because I am a minority, and you know I am at the mercy of the majority. But Israelis you seem to respect more, because they fight. This in a way affirms the Zionist view that there is no peace for Jews in the diaspora. Even the enemies of Jews respect the fighters better than the assimilationists. On ‘Billions in our community’ — Israel supporters make frank appeals to Jewish wealth and influence "how anyone would think “Jewish involvement in organized crime has been significantly downplayed” or “never ending saga of the Italian-American involvement in organized crime” suggests “Italian Americans are oppressed by Jewish elites” is beyond me." Annie And it is beyond me why you are so angry at me. Officially, your theme is support of the Palestinians. Well while Jewish, I live very far from Israel. I am not an Israeli citizen or speak Hebrew. My son doesn’t even have any Jewish friends. I don’t practice Judaism. I speak some Spanish and understand Ladino. I have no contact with Israelis and don’t donate anything to Israel. I am very close to some Muslims and support Muslim businesses. My voting may perhaps not be to your liking but is that it? All that harshness and anger because I don’t vote exactly the way you want me to? Or that my opinions on Israel might be slightly different? I just don’t get it. You antizionists claim that you accept Jews and they don’t need to live in Israel. Yet here I am, not living in Israel and assimilating completely and yet you still hate me, with unusual and surprising passion. The truth is, there is more to “anti Zionism” I think. On ‘Billions in our community’ — Israel supporters make frank appeals to Jewish wealth and influence “That is an extremely Judeocentric paranoid interpretation. “ Keith Yes, I am very “ judeocentric” that’s why I live in New Mexico. The state, largely Hispanic, deeply Christian, is a true haven for judeocentrics like me. And that’s why I didn’t bother to learn Hebrew or practice anything related to Judaism. But hey, on these pages I am considered somehow responsible for the Palestinian plight too so what do I know. On ‘Billions in our community’ — Israel supporters make frank appeals to Jewish wealth and influence “never ending saga of the Italian-American involvement in organized crime.” Keith But Keith, Mario Puzo’s books about The Godfather were bestsellers before the movie even came out. Also, perhaps I am wrong, but The Godfather movies are kind of a classic. Both Vito and Michael are cool characters - they are criminals, but good guys. The cops are the really bad guys. Either way, it seems that you are suggesting that Italian Americans are oppressed by Jewish elites. That’s a new low, even for you. Tarantino, Coppola, De Niro, Al Pacino are all minor players? On ‘Billions in our community’ — Israel supporters make frank appeals to Jewish wealth and influence “only Jewish self determination is relevant, irregardless “ pdxmuscle This is from the Oxford dictionary: Irregardless is sometimes incorrectly used instead of regardless, but is not usually considered correct in Standard English, as the negative prefix ir- merely duplicates the suffix -less and as such is redundant. On Canard du Jour: Antisemitism and the denial of Jewish self-determination “Or do they hate themselves and non-Zionist Jews?” Eljay So Zionists hate their own selves and presumably their wives, children, boyfriends? That’s a mystery as in surveys Israelis score high on social and family support. Suicides are generally low and family life seems stable, comparably speaking. And yet, all this self-hate and hate of their own children. Well it’s a mystery I guess. On Canard du Jour: Antisemitism and the denial of Jewish self-determination “I honestly cannot comprehend why you Zionists hate Jews so much.” Eljay And if the Zionists are Jews, do they hate themselves? Or do they hate the non- Zionist Jews? On Canard du Jour: Antisemitism and the denial of Jewish self-determination “but I'm hoping for good results in the midterm.” Mooser And when the Republicans expand the majorities there will be an article here about how the loss is actually a win, because fill in the blanks. And Misterioso will tell us how in 1919 someone predicted that. Mooser you are so good at influencing people that you have created a lifetime republican. Even I think I like a democrat, I just think of you and I am like naaah. On Lara Alqasem’s lawyer: her detention is part of a larger, more worrying trend “sadistic passive aggressive outbursts. “ Annie I am among the sixty million who voted for Trump and are happy that Hillary didn’t get elected, indeed thrilled. You not voting for Hillary helped us. What is sadistic, passive or aggressive about this? Are you saying that all 60 million Trump voters are sadistic? That would include most doctors, engineers, architects in the United States. Definitely the vast majority of accountants too. It’s just a fact that you and I both didn’t vote for Hillary - it’not a judgement. It’s also a fact that Trump’s years have been good to me. Ergo, your actions helped me, no matter whatever disagreements we may have here. And for that I am grateful. On Lara Alqasem’s lawyer: her detention is part of a larger, more worrying trend load more comments
