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In reply to the discussion: Is blatant anti-Semitism rampant here at DU? [View all]oberliner
(58,724 posts)With respect to AIPAC, all of the members are Americans. And they think that a strong relationship between Israel and the US is a positive for both countries. Folks are free to think that they are completely wrong for believing this, but it is something else entirely to say that they are deliberately working to, on purpose, harm America at the expense of another country. There are Americans who think we should have strong relations with China and that it would be good for both countries, whereas others think we shouldn't. Ditto Saudi Arabia. I think it's the same sort of thing with AIPAC. It is one thing to say - you AIPAC folks are wrong, it's actually bad for the US to give money for Israel. It's another thing to say I think you AIPAC folks are deliberately out to harm American on behalf of another country. Not sure if we're going to agree on this one, but would you at least agree that there is some anti-semitic undertone to suggesting that "Zionists control Congress" or the White House or Wall Street or Hollywood?
With respect to your other point, Christians are the majority in the US, so I don't know if that's a fair comparison. Some have suggested that some criticism of Obama is based on racism against African Americans, whereas I don't think too many people thought criticism of Bush or Clinton was based on racism against white people.
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