Anti-semitism, the 800lb gorilla in the room that nobody seems to want to talk about [View all]

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Last edited Mon Feb 22, 2016, 05:00 PM - Edit history (1)

I personally feel that anti-semitism may be playing a large role in the Democratic Primary nomination process. Yet, there's not really a lot of forward facing honest discussion of this possibility.

I don't see it here on DU and I don't see it out there in the mainstream media.

But how can it not be.

People often say "America is not ready for a jewish President" but maybe the Democratic Party, or at least certain core constituencies within it, are not ready for a jewish President.

I have been reading numerous sources to suggest that anti-semetism is higher in core constituencies of the Democratic Party than you would normally think. I was quite surprised by this information and I do feel I need to read more because the research I have seen so far is kind of shocking.

Anyway, there may be others here who are well versed in this matter that might be able to shed light on this situation and may be able to point me and other interested readers toward research that illuminates the extent of where anti-semitism may be found within the Democratic Party and to which extent. Or maybe you can show re-assuring evidence that this is not the case.

This is a very sensitive subject and right now what I am finding is dismaying. I don't want to set my view in stone and I would appreciate any counter evidence that would refute what I am reading in regards to the prevalence of anti-semitism within the Democratic Party in certain core constituencies.

I just don't think we can have an honest discussion about this primary without discussing this issue.

On edit, I am adding this link:

archive.adl.org/anti_semitism_domestic/ADL-2011-Anti-Semitism_Presentation.pdf

I think the statistics within it are remarkable.