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lostincalifornia

(5,518 posts)
35. and those folks say this war with Iran is all because of Israel, that speaks
Sat May 16, 2026, 12:19 PM
13 hrs ago

volumes.

As you said trump is the president, and trump is responsible for this.

It was trump who choose to unilaterally walk away from the Iran nuclear deal. It was trump who ordered the bombings of Iran twice in the middle of negotiations with Iran, even after saying after the first bombing the destroyed Iran’s nuclear capability. And not once have I heard a reporter ask trump after he says our main objective is to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, ask him, “I thought you said we destroyed their nuclear capability”?

The same thing was said after 9/11, blaming Israel for 9/11, though at that time that was a minority and it didn’t gain any traction. However, Cynthia McKinney at the time exploited it without the buffer of Israel, but directly spreading antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories directly targeting Jews.

After October 7th a similar pattern followed, blaming Israel for what happened on October 7th, and the student protests around the country not only highlighted that, but extrapolated that to Jews in general.

Blaming Israel for all the woes in the Middle East and beyond for quite a few people is a portal for them to blame the Jews in a not so subtle way.











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Well worth watching but it may be uncomfortable for some sarisataka Yesterday #1
If the argument is that there is a short list of worse countries than Klarkashton Yesterday #2
No, the question is why does a teen in N. Carolina, a Congressional candidate and a professor question everything Yesterday #3
I don't find such a shortage of 'point of views' stopdiggin Yesterday #4
He wants "consistency". LudwigPastorius Yesterday #5
You may not care for military inventions but this country relies heavily on Israeli ideas question everything Yesterday #9
What has that got to do with it? muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #16
I don't say it is OK. The administrations have been saying it. Also recognising that as long as this country question everything 13 hrs ago #44
OK, I'd hoped DU threads would develop better than "here's the US government line on this" muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #48
There are plenty of insightful thoughtful posts on this thread. yardwork 12 hrs ago #51
More insight than Maher's attempt, certainly muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #54
See my comment about Maher here. yardwork 12 hrs ago #55
It's the forced compliance angrychair 8 hrs ago #61
I think Trump gave billions in weapons to Russia recently. yardwork 17 hrs ago #19
I think until the DNC resolves this issue, we are destined to lose elections. LeftInTX Yesterday #6
Wow, Galindo types are POISON to the Democratic Party RandomNumbers 13 hrs ago #39
She has said some real nutso things: LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #43
Real, pure hatred and fear of Jewish people there. yardwork 13 hrs ago #46
This is scary. I have never heard of this faction. I think that only Democrats should be allowed to question everything 13 hrs ago #49
Election laws are determined by states. yardwork 13 hrs ago #50
I can't find where the connection between Galindo and "PSL" has been made, apart in that post muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #56
She hangs with them. I've seen pics. I've seen too many people hanging with them and holding their signs. LeftInTX 2 hrs ago #63
I watched it carpetbagger Yesterday #7
And what was the excuse of the torch marchers in 2017 in Charlottesville question everything Yesterday #8
You're assuming people are sophisticated enough to separate Judaism and a government policy RandySF 23 hrs ago #12
I don't see DSA or other groups as responsible AZProgressive 22 hrs ago #13
Piker is a pig and his comments and actions prove it. RandySF 22 hrs ago #14
We are at war because of TRUMP and the idiots that supported him and didn't support Harris JI7 22 hrs ago #15
and those folks say this war with Iran is all because of Israel, that speaks lostincalifornia 13 hrs ago #35
Opposition to Israel's actions is not the problem. yardwork 16 hrs ago #22
Jewphobia is truly starting to resemble rabies gulliver 23 hrs ago #10
I can't recommend this enough. RandySF 23 hrs ago #11
It's the adolescent contrarian to tankie to antisemite pipeline Sympthsical 18 hrs ago #17
Well said. yardwork 17 hrs ago #21
Thank you. It was determined that many of the pro Palestinians groups that appeared immediately question everything 16 hrs ago #23
They were ready and they had identical slogans and props. yardwork 13 hrs ago #41
The propaganda tailored to flip voters on the left against Democrats got better and more effective. betsuni 15 hrs ago #32
Yup. I married a Jewish man and had two children... Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #30
You should let your DNC rep know. LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #31
Anti-establishment anti-capitalist/West types put them in the Establishment binder betsuni 18 hrs ago #18
I'm sorry...in which those examples are we actually funding the atrocities? biocube 17 hrs ago #20
The Jews face... BH liberal 15 hrs ago #24
You must not know many Jewish people Mossfern 15 hrs ago #26
I have dozens of Jews in my extended family... BH liberal 15 hrs ago #29
Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates 15 hrs ago #25
Maher has gone over to the Dark Side of the Farce... BH liberal 15 hrs ago #27
Maher is an asshole but even a blind squirrel sometimes finds a nut. yardwork 13 hrs ago #45
Indeed. BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #34
Congratulations! You're in contention for the weekly Abolishinist 11 hrs ago #57
It's a fine line, that's for sure. Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #28
US military/economic support for Israel is the primary issue in present day political debate. walkingman 14 hrs ago #33
Every other nation in the middle east is also an ethnostate. yardwork 13 hrs ago #42
I personally wish that Democrats and Republicans worried as much about our own state of affairs walkingman 11 hrs ago #58
I am worried about our state of affairs. yardwork 10 hrs ago #60
Post removed Post removed 13 hrs ago #36
Stole land? PCIntern 13 hrs ago #37
The majority of civilized governments voted... BH liberal 13 hrs ago #38
If the Jews had been given the planet Mars, PCIntern 13 hrs ago #40
Who is them in your post? yardwork 13 hrs ago #47
The USA doesnt give billions of dollars and arrest people for protected free speech on behalf of the other countries. SSJVegeta 12 hrs ago #52
There are some differences themaguffin 12 hrs ago #53
Bill you are completely off base with so much of your rants on Israel. The decimation of Gaza and now Lebanon Pisces 11 hrs ago #59
As a Liberal, I fucking can't stand him. He's a pig - with apologies to pigs and Maru Kitteh 8 hrs ago #62
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