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In reply to the discussion: Actually Diane Rehm owes an apology to all US Jews [View all]Bonobo
(29,257 posts)Moving on to your other statements.
"How have they made it un-askable?"
-Who is "they"? Jews, you mean?
"There are people I've run into who say they put Israel first. Why do they get to do that unquestioned? You're claiming they can't even be asked. "
-Is the "they" here also "The Jews"? Why do the "Jews" get to say they put Israel first? Is that what you are asking me? These Jews that you say you have "run into" that say the "put Israel first"... well, I guess you should ask them. But I doubt that they would seriously say in a conversation that they put Israel first over their own country. Is that what you think they would do? Put Israel first over America? Is this a big concern of yours? These Jews that put Israel first over America?
"The rest of us are brainwashed that we owe Israel its existence. Why? Can't we keep and spend that money on ourselves? Why shouldn't we? "
-You don't sound brainwashed. Do you think others are brainwashed? Really? As for allocating the money we give to Israel to other purposes, that's a fine conversation to have. It can certainly be done without dipping into the ancient anti-semitic claim that Jews are not real citizens and can not be trusted.
Have you ever heard of the Dreyfus Affair? It is a drop in the bucket but as good a place to start your education.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_affair