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In reply to the discussion: Why do Americans tolerate letting Israel dictate our Israel policy? [View all]HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)46. When you win, your side's terror organizations, i.e. the Irgun
are written out of terror histories and into the stories of the founding of a nation.
It isn't unique to Israel, it's the way things go.
The "Sons of Liberty" of the American revolution, were seen as terrorists by the British, and loyal patriots by young boomers watching Disney movies about them on Sunday evenings in the early 60's
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I was told it is because Israel holds a great percent of the world wealth.
misterhighwasted
Jul 2014
#4
Ha.well I've said those same words to him on several of our discussions, so I'll just leave it there
misterhighwasted
Jul 2014
#31
..but then farther down to POST #30..may explain what my friend was referring to.
misterhighwasted
Jul 2014
#32
The wealth of a nation is essentially determined by productive capacity (GDP)
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2014
#34
supported is one thing, but allowing the appearance of letting Israel take the lead
yurbud
Jul 2014
#8
Obama and Kerry to a lesser degree are taking the reins a bit more, but if it was any other
yurbud
Jul 2014
#16
I've done quite a bit of reading on it, and the minuses seem to nearly outweigh pluses
yurbud
Jul 2014
#39
Helps? Let's compare how we treated France after they refused to join the Iraq War
yurbud
Jul 2014
#54
most Americans are not aware of the history of the creating of Israel
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2014
#12
Did you know there are thousands of American born Jews who volunteer for the Israeli Army?
Avalux
Jul 2014
#13
the less foreign argument makes sense. Israel could not have engaged in the military operations
yurbud
Jul 2014
#40
Most Americans simply don't care and the corporate media helps keep it that way.
BillZBubb
Jul 2014
#28
this would imply that rich Jews have different motivations from other rich people
yurbud
Jul 2014
#42