Israel Is the Most Evil Country on Earth, but Diaspora Jews Are the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread?
I've been on the Left for a long time. We've been bashing Israel forever, and I've been an Israel-hater for decades. I took this mindset for granted for decades, as the Left insists that Israel is pretty much Satan.
But the Left at the same time always said the Jewish people in the Diaspora were the greatest thing since sliced bread. The combination of the two attitudes is summed up in the title of this piece.
According to the Left, the behavior of Israel has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the thoughts, behavior, culture, and religion of the Jews.
Instead, Israel is based on some heresy called "Zionism" which is contrary to Jewish behavior, culture, and especially religion. If they hadn’t been hijacked by this wicked Zionism business, Jews would be as harmless as the Amish. Well, that’s ridiculous.
The only reason they say this is that the liberal-Left is terrified of being called racist. Once again, the Left’s petty terrors freeze it in place and render it incapable of though…
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