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Introspection on Trump long overdue
So, Howard Feldman thinks maybe it’s time for introspection by the Jewish community on its love affair with Donald Trump. Long past, in my opinion, although many are still at it, warbling – or should I say parroting: “He tells it is it is”; “Biden is a communist”; or “good economy”.
And when Poplak said, “but he was good for Israel” did Feldman see that Poplak was satirising those who (1) believed Trump was good for anything apart from himself; and (2) thought that throwing a few symbolic crumbs to Israel (while at the same time glorifying fascist antisemites at Charlottesville and regularly) was a good enough reason to tolerate a loutish nihilist who recognised neither laws, norms, or respect for others (in other words everything that makes us civilised), and who from early on displayed all the tenancies that led to authoritarianism and the Kristallnacht dénouement when a mob of despicables was sent by its cult leader on an orgy of violence and destruction.
Those who still defend Trump would have plenty to say if it happened here, particularly if we were the target.