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herding cats

(19,558 posts)
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 12:09 AM Feb 2017

Anti-Semitism searches surge after Trump press conference

“Anti-Semitism” was among Merriam-Webster’s most-searched words on Thursday, after President Donald Trump said at a press conference he is "the least anti-Semitic person that you've ever seen in your entire life."

The statement was part of Trump’s response to a Jewish reporter who asked a question about how Trump might address the recent rise of anti-Semitic violence.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/320000-anti-semitism-search-surges-after-trump-press-conference
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Anti-Semitism searches surge after Trump press conference (Original Post) herding cats Feb 2017 OP
And Trump totally misunderstood the question. madaboutharry Feb 2017 #1
I'm not sure if he didn't understand it, or just didn't want to address the real question. herding cats Feb 2017 #2
He understood just fine bravenak Feb 2017 #3
It's not that he misunderstood it, it's that he is literally incapable of Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #4
He didn't misunderstand. He's guilty of conspiring with white supremacists like Bannon. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #6
I guess that is good. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #5
That was my take. herding cats Feb 2017 #7
You would be surprised. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #8
The way he treated that nice, low-key reporter? - I'm still raging behind that. Leghorn21 Feb 2017 #9

herding cats

(19,558 posts)
2. I'm not sure if he didn't understand it, or just didn't want to address the real question.
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 12:20 AM
Feb 2017

With Trump it's hard to be sure.

Maru Kitteh

(28,327 posts)
4. It's not that he misunderstood it, it's that he is literally incapable of
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 12:33 AM
Feb 2017

seeing any issue outside of the narcissistic lens of ME me ME ME ME ME ME ME ME I I I I I I I I I ME ME I ME I I ME I ME.

herding cats

(19,558 posts)
7. That was my take.
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 01:23 AM
Feb 2017

It's good that people were curious and may have learned something about it today, but how could they not even know what anti-Semitisim was before today?

Behind the Aegis

(53,922 posts)
8. You would be surprised.
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 01:30 AM
Feb 2017

TygrBright wrote a piece yesterday, Hate Jews, Love Israel: The Logic of American Anti-Semitism, which I commented on and explained it was just part of the picture. However, it was a very good piece on right-wing anti-Semitism and how they don't recognize it in themselves.

There are some who don't think anti-Semitism is a "real" bigotry and is unworthy of discussion. Others think it is only "kikes" and "swastikas" which indicate anti-Semitism. But it is so much more. Unlike racism, to a smaller level sexism and homophobia, anti-Semitism is largely ignored and unknown, with the exceptions of the above and maybe a small knowledge of the Holocaust.

Think of it this way, they same way people claimed racism was over or we live in a post-racial society because we had a President who was African-American, many think anti-Semitism is rare because they don't hear about it and too many, Jews are doing well for themselves, so it much be a thing of the past or rare; it is neither. I saw something similar with the passage of marriage equality and people equating it with homophobia being "less important, since the battle for gay rights was over."

Leghorn21

(13,523 posts)
9. The way he treated that nice, low-key reporter? - I'm still raging behind that.
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 01:38 AM
Feb 2017

I can't bear to think of it, what's left of my emotions just - unnnnhhhhhhhhh ofallthefuckinnerve

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