As a Jew... I find Orthodox Jews who support..

[busterbrown]

Trump with strong numbers absolutely disgusting..
I'm in L.A. watching the news concerning Trump's visit to Beverly Hills to gain more support from conservative /Orthodox Jews.

It makes me just fucking sick.. His lies and his inability to put a sentence together which actually makes sense... never ends! Evident in News Clips today..

But what irks me most is the love he is acquiring from Conservative and Orthodox Jews.
I realize that Jews in general have a foul taste for Trump...Yet I just can't get over the fact that any Jew could support this ill man!

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/16/trump-neo-nazi-comment-world-leaders-react-241703

[Iggo]

1. I am unsurprised...

...that orthodox or fundamental anything-or-others eschew what they say they believe in favor of what they actually believe.

[hlthe2b]

2. It is very difficullt to fathom, but so too otherwise rational, educated women who support him AND

both men and women who are POC.

It only goes to show that humans are quite often NOT rational.

[Farmer-Rick]

3. The enemy of my enemy is my friend?

Trump is an enemy of the Palestinian people and an enemy of most Muslims except those who run feudal governments. So maybe conservative Jews see Muslims as their enemy and Trump as their friend.

Except for the glaring fact that Trump support Nazis who see Jews as their enemy. But I guess a little political power is worth ignoring the Nazi connection. Or they are more afraid of Muslims then they are of Nazis?

Strange times. I suspect it has more to do with money and how they feel safe from Nazi attacks because of their money.

[sharedvalues]

5. More complicated, aee below.

Biggest issue is Israel and the rightwing Netanyahu govt.

[whathehell]

8. but he's the enemy of just about everyone & everything else, too..

Women, children, human decency, etc.

[Farmer-Rick]

17. True that.

[sharedvalues]

4. The GOP has a full on propaganda campaign to get Jewish votes

Bari Weiss and Bret Stephens at the NYT amplify conservative talking points in EVERY COLUMN. They amplify examples of anti-Semitism on the left. Some are even true. Meanwhile, Trump encourages anti-Semitic violence.

The GOP plot to recruit Jews involves rightwing propagandists, Trump and insane Jews who put power over values like Kushner, Netanyahu, and US Christian evangelicals.

One of the key talking points is that liberal Jews only care about values, not Israel.

[Me.]

6. But Isn't Caring About Values Key To A Better Society?

I find Bari Weiss and her reasoning quite nonsensical whenever she is on Morning Joe.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Selective concern about "values" is a Republican hallmark...

It's what they do.

[sharedvalues]

21. She's horrible: just repeats talki points, no insight

[Me.]

23. Quite

Though I also find her logic rather twisted

[sharedvalues]

24. Bari Weiss: a conservatives idea of what a smart person sounds like

[jberryhill]

27. They are calling it "Jexodus"...

...because, and I shit you not, it’s like an “exodus”, but Jewish.

[sharedvalues]

28. Exactly

Fricking morons

[dawg day]

7. I'll never understand how religious people can laugh at refugees and cheer when he calls them animal

When refugees were turned away before World War II, it was a historically disgraceful action.
After WWII, there were many thousands of refugees, and yes, some with tattoos, who were given asylum here.

And as for those who call themselves "Christians"-- they must close their eyes and ears here-
Matthew 25:35-40 New International Version (NIV)
35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

[demosincebirth]

9. They are not religious - they are hypocriltes

[Wounded Bear]

13. They are "religious," just not spiritual at all...

[demosincebirth]

20. High priests were called hypocrites by Jesus

[Initech]

10. I find it absolutely disturbing and disgusting that the GOP is trying to court the Jewish vote.

And I'm not Jewish either. Do they really think that the party that made white nationalism and Nazism fashionable again is going to get the Jewish vote because Derangement Syndrome? WTF?

[moondust]

11. Dump says Dems are anti-semitic.

Just saw him on NBC News pushing this nonsense at a rally today. It's possible he's playing on advice from Farage or somebody as U.K. Labour Party has had some divisive issues lately with accusations of anti-semitism. I don't know much about it.

[Wounded Bear]

14. He's said it before...

[moondust]

18. More of the Rep. Omar thing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/100211990571

[ProudLib72]

15. As a Jew, I find Rump disgusting as hell

And I believe his tactics to lure Jews to the dark side would not work if those Jews did not already possess some sort of proclivity for authoritarian rule.

But, hey, we represent only 2% of the American population. Just how much extra support could he hope to gain?

[Doreen]

16. Do they not know what happened to them the

last time they supported an evil person lke him?

[The Blue Flower]

19. Same level of hypocrisy as the evangelicals

Sick and disgusting.

[Dazbog]

22. I'm an Orthodox Jew

and I hate Trump and Republicans with a passion. I've always thought Jewish Republicans were like Jews for Hitler and Chickens for Col. Sanders.

[Mosby]

25. why do some women, AAs, LGBTQ, ect. support trump?

There is plenty of disgust to go around.

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

26. Yes.

I saw a meme on FB this morning. Salt shaker at the podium, the mob of slugs all shouting “Slugs for Salt! Slugs for Salt!” Some people always seem to vote/support/proselytize for the very things that harm them.

[JI7]

29. usually because they are bigoted against some other group

same reason most white people support him.

it's all about bigotry.

it doesn't matter if he is also bigoted against their own group or does nothing for them. they are voting their hatred.

[sakabatou]

30. My conservative shul and its members don't support Trump

[karynnj]

34. Same here

He is almost universally detested.

[Dorian Gray]

31. As a human being

I'm always shocked when other humans voice support for him.

[Nonhlanhla]

32. Jews are far less likely to support Trump

than Christians are. As a Christian, I am deeply saddened by evangelical support for Trump - it marks a betrayal of our faith on so many levels. None of my Jewish friends and colleagues (mostly Conservative Jews) support Trump.

[kentuck]

33. What is most amazing...

...is that they cheer the man who says, "we have no more room"...

[OnDoutside]

35. Stephen Colbert called at the 3.10 mark in the video below