I am finding its astounding and terrifying that a large number of people within the Jewish Community are supporting Donald Trump. History dictates that my people tend to fear Secularism over Genocide. And in recent memory, the Holocaust has pointed out the flaw in that fear.
But fast forward to now. Some (but not all) of the Jewish people feel betrayed by President Obama and the Iran deal. This deal does put Israel in real danger from the rogue country. However, now that the Iran deal exists, the GOP idea of merely removing it will have no effect, and even has a chance to backfire instead.
How does this involve Trump? Quite simply, Trump is a potential politician that does not care about the ramifications of his actions. Instead, he does what he wants. Being born into a wealthy family and never having to really even suffer for his actions, (despite going bankrupt multiple times) has given him values that do not do well as a politician.
However, the current GOP political climate which has based its entire platform around a president who won't even be so in the near future, has turned the entire party into frothing maniacs. These people are being drawn to someone who speaks their language. Donald Trump.
He along with most of the current GOP candidates are becoming popular among the right for a few reasons:
-An intense hatred of liberalism.
-An Intense spurt of nationalism that brings with it the desire to be a great nation again.
-A Paranoid fear of government taking away all ability for the ordinary citizen to defend himself.
-An Intense hatred and fear of Communism, or Socialism. (They are not the same thing by the way)
-A need for scapegoats. In this case, its a flavor of the month. Going back and forth between Gays/Transgenders, Muslims, Jews, Blacks, Hispanics, the Mentally Different (notably Autism and Schizophrenia) and Women
Now look at this list very very carefully, and tell me where you have seen it before. Guess what, you get to find the answer on your own, I will not be posting it here.
Back to Trump yet again, he is the loudest and most obnoxious of the lot. And History teaches us that this is the most dangerous person of the lot. Even more dangerous, the Jewish people are so willing, especially the most religious of the lot, to fling ourselves right into his arms. My people are very talented at allowing our enemies to kill us and make no mistake that supporting someone like Trump puts us on that road.
But, one may interject, Donald Trump Loves Israel. Bibi and him are friends after all.
Let me clarify a few things here. Israel likes Bibi the way that Britain loved Churchill. His is a great leader during times of war, but in a time of peace, there are far better alternatives. Israel has of course been at war since the country was re-founded. But, Bibi is a war-hawk, and he allies himself with people that will ensure that Israel remains at war.
But, Bibi is also a Jew, and like the rest of us, he is not always good at identifying his allies.
Now lets look at some of Trumps Other Supporters. Groups such as the Klu Klux Klan. Groups that desire the destruction of the Jewish people. Unlike the Jewish people, these large groups of Anti Semites have no trouble identifying their enemies. And their enemies are peace love and liberalism.
If Trump is so loudly, (he is quite loud after all) in his support of Israel, then shouldn't the Anti Semites be scared away? Or is it possible that they know something that the Jewish people do not?
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