JennyStokes, some are called "friends." My social circle is diverse, and includes Palestinian Americans and Israeli peace activists. My heart hurts for them all. I feel deep shame for the genocide in Gaza, which I see as an irreversible and appalling strategical blunder by the Netanyahu administration, as well as being utterly horrific o…
JennyStokes, some are called "friends." My social circle is diverse, and includes Palestinian Americans and Israeli peace activists. My heart hurts for them all. I feel deep shame for the genocide in Gaza, which I see as an irreversible and appalling strategical blunder by the Netanyahu administration, as well as being utterly horrific on a humanitarian level. As an American, I'm even more ashamed that my Congress approved more US military aid in the face of a clear pattern of genocide backed by statements from top-ranking Israelis.
BTW, I never accused you of being an anti-Semite, but merely echoed back your own words. Assuming that you aren't anti-Semitic, I'm trying to help you refine your messaging so that you don't [edit: unknowingly or carelessly] cross that line. There are all kinds of people reading and commenting on Hedge's posts, and some of them are rabidly anti-Semitic. I don't like to see people imagining that AIPAC or any other entity is somehow entirely responsible for decisions being made in Washington DC, as to me that is passing the buck. I think this responsibility is something that US leadership owns themselves.
How and why has the US ALLOWED AIPAC to become your Govt?
You Americans sat back for years, not bothering to vote after Reagan. I imagine the 1/4 of the population has absolutely NO idea what is happening.
I lived in the US for 23yrs and eventually had to pull my daughter out of public school in the LA school district because she was learning nothing but American History over and over again. NO Geography/critical thinking.
JennyStokes, some are called "friends." My social circle is diverse, and includes Palestinian Americans and Israeli peace activists. My heart hurts for them all. I feel deep shame for the genocide in Gaza, which I see as an irreversible and appalling strategical blunder by the Netanyahu administration, as well as being utterly horrific on a humanitarian level. As an American, I'm even more ashamed that my Congress approved more US military aid in the face of a clear pattern of genocide backed by statements from top-ranking Israelis.
BTW, I never accused you of being an anti-Semite, but merely echoed back your own words. Assuming that you aren't anti-Semitic, I'm trying to help you refine your messaging so that you don't [edit: unknowingly or carelessly] cross that line. There are all kinds of people reading and commenting on Hedge's posts, and some of them are rabidly anti-Semitic. I don't like to see people imagining that AIPAC or any other entity is somehow entirely responsible for decisions being made in Washington DC, as to me that is passing the buck. I think this responsibility is something that US leadership owns themselves.
Correct.
How and why has the US ALLOWED AIPAC to become your Govt?
You Americans sat back for years, not bothering to vote after Reagan. I imagine the 1/4 of the population has absolutely NO idea what is happening.
I lived in the US for 23yrs and eventually had to pull my daughter out of public school in the LA school district because she was learning nothing but American History over and over again. NO Geography/critical thinking.
You deserve everything that is happening to you.