Trump Traffics in Same Jewish Stereotypes

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Trump Traffics in Same Jewish Stereotypes

February 12, 2019 at 8:19 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 14 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/12/trump-traffics-in-same-jewish-stereotypes/

"SNIP....

“President Trump demanded on Tuesday that a freshman lawmaker from Minnesota resign after she posted tweets deemed anti-Semitic even by fellow Democrats, but those tweets echoed some of the same insinuations about Jews and money that he has trafficked in for years, as a candidate and president,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Trump was the latest in a parade of Republicans and Democrats to condemn Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). But the president himself has perpetuated stereotypes of Jews using money to buy political influence or of acting as ‘globalists,’ pulling the levers of power for their own enrichment.”

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1. Trump's not a black female Muslim though, so big difference or something... I guess

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Yes...people aren't falling over themselves to make excuses for it.

If we were at some place like the "Free Republic" or some such site, I am sure the excuses would be aplenty.

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3. The fact is he didn't get nearly the push back for saying the same thing

as she did. I think they both deserved condemnation but only one got that from pretty much everyone while the other got some muted criticism from Democrats and none from anyone else.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Lowered expectations

When the "wrong" side does it, there is some 'outrage' but it is almost expected, when the call comes from inside the house, then the other side is quick to scream and yell, but members inside the house vary on their reactions. One thing is for sure, I have had my fill of people telling what is and isn't anti-Semitism; especially when they aren't Jews and have limited knowledge on the topic. Can you imagine being told by a majority on what "real" discrimination is against your group and how you should or shouldn't react? (That is a sarcastic rhetorical question.)