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Related: About this forumHas DeSantis been associated with any form of Antisemitism?
I was taken aback when I read that he is the keynote speaker at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem
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Has DeSantis been associated with any form of Antisemitism? (Original Post)
question everything
Apr 2023
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His is usually through code, like the skidmark he is trying to emulate.
Behind the Aegis
Apr 2023
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NoRethugFriends
(3,098 posts)1. A lovely reflection on the current state of things in Israel
LoisB
(9,032 posts)6. I agree.
mountain grammy
(27,410 posts)7. ain't that the truth..
Lunabell
(7,074 posts)2. He failed to condemn neo-nazis
during the election. They were campaigning for him.
question everything
(49,184 posts)3. Thanks. I hope that someone will ask him about it
Lunabell
(7,074 posts)4. They did
and he just refused to say anything. And moved on.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/01/ron-desantis-neo-nazi-protests
carpetbagger
(4,914 posts)5. He sure says "Soros-backed" a lot. Nt
Behind the Aegis
(54,934 posts)8. His is usually through code, like the skidmark he is trying to emulate.
But, when it comes to this topic, there is only one phrase to remember, and this is for both of the political extremes.
"Love the sinner, hate the sin."
The extreme right considers Israel the "sinner" and the Jews, the "sin" . The other extreme, just flips the equation. The problem is we are still considered less than. So all that "love" is really nothing more than contempt, at best, and hostility, at worst.