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rlritt's avatar

It's just that I know a lot far left Jewish people and not so many on the right. My longest friend is both religiously conservative and observant (but fairly liberal politically) pro Israel and I have made donations to Israel in his name because it's important to him.

However there are quite a few liberal Jews who hate Hamas but don't approve of the bombing of civilians. Point being, it's complicated. And not all Jewish people think a like.

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Kim M Murphy's avatar

Also, liberals aren’t the Left. I’m a liberal (lifelong) but would like the Rashida Tlaibs of the world slung into the sun.

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rlritt's avatar

I don't think she is left wing because she is a observant

Orthodox Muslim. Isn't that by definition conservative? But politically she is a Democrat because the Republicans wouldn't accept her. They only want ultra conservative Christians

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Kim M Murphy's avatar

Oh, she’s absolutely the Left. She’s part of the Squad.

I don’t know what the rules of Islam are, at all, but she is definitely Left.

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rlritt's avatar

But I think it's like she is radical and so hangs with those younger congress people, and she represents a poor ethnic area, a woman wearing a hijab is really socially conservative.

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Kim M Murphy's avatar

Tlaib doesn’t wear a hijab.

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rlritt's avatar

Your right,. I'm Omar.

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Kim M Murphy's avatar

No, you’re right, we don’t.

I should have said that antisemites on the Left are just as antisemitic as those on the Right. And a lot of them are protesting.

I support Israel 100%, but I loathe Bibi. I am not alone. I am saddened by the loss of life but I understand that this is a war and the first rule of war is that innocents die. I would never join the protesters because I think they care less about the merits of the thing than getting attention.

Jews contain multitudes.

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