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Hekate

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21. It's not Democrats per se, and certainly not the Democratic Party, but The Further Left...
Sat Nov 5, 2022, 10:12 AM
Nov 2022

During the BushCheney admin I participated in several enormous marches on Washington DC. Of course there were lots of speeches by a variety of organizations and lots of signs. For the anti-war marches I was with my friends in the Veterans for Peace, so I felt grounded.

However, I was really disturbed at the signage and language of some of our fellow-travellers who belonged to other organizations. I know what “Zionist” is code for.

When I got back home to SoCal and talked over my observations with my husband, his complete lack of surprise surprised me. He’s Jewish and grew up in New York City, not in the middle of the Pacific Ocean the way I did. He said then, and I now agree, that the further left you go, the more traits you share with the right — including antisemitism.

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not alone ..... Lovie777 Nov 2022 #1
Antisemitism is terrorism. no_hypocrisy Nov 2022 #2
The right lives in a sewer tank. The Jungle 1 Nov 2022 #3
It's not just the right. nycbos Nov 2022 #5
I can't completely agree with you that Democrats have an antisemitic problem. Lonestarblue Nov 2022 #14
Criticizing the actions of the Israeli government is not in itself antisemitic. nycbos Nov 2022 #18
It's not Democrats per se, and certainly not the Democratic Party, but The Further Left... Hekate Nov 2022 #21
What the Trump years made me realized was... nycbos Nov 2022 #4
Excellent post. mountain grammy Nov 2022 #13
K&R IrishAfricanAmerican Nov 2022 #6
America has an anti-minority problem. Baitball Blogger Nov 2022 #7
Getting into a pissing match over who is more oppressed works in the enemy's favor AZLD4Candidate Nov 2022 #10
You're absolutely right on this one Hekate Nov 2022 #17
When the article stated, "Now it's spouting..." Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2022 #11
This is horrible Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #8
I can lonely bird Nov 2022 #19
If you can get Rachel Maddow's podcast, I recommend Ultra. What I thought had been a flirtation... Hekate Nov 2022 #20
In High School, I was beaten up and left for dead by six people because AZLD4Candidate Nov 2022 #9
we have a another race problem too also but we got ur back AllaN01Bear Nov 2022 #12
This free speech thing is poor at self-policing and susceptible to perversion. jaxexpat Nov 2022 #15
And this latest round is just in time for the midterm elections Rocknation Nov 2022 #16
"It takes a lot of work to create a coincidence" -- my favorite Malcolm Nance quote Hekate Nov 2022 #22
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