"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) cited one of the most prominent historical antisemitic narratives as her reason for not approving legislation aimed at combating antisemitism on Wednesday. Greene posted on the site formerly known as Twitter to explain her thinking."
“'Antisemitism is wrong, but I will not be voting for the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 (H.R. 6090) today that could convict Christians of antisemitism for believing the Gospel that says Jesus was handed over to Herod to be crucified by the Jews,' Greene wrote."
Members of the Jewish community who imagine hopping in bed with white Christian nationalists and Trump makes them safer need to think again.
With any GOP initiative, you have to watch for the head fake.
Banning TikTok should have been labeled the "Zuckerberg Enrichment Act."
In the same way the GOP obviously doesn't care in the least for any actual Jews, especially those who live in the US. But they do love the State of Israel, for two very different reasons.
The first is they love what Israel is doing to the Palestinians and see that as a model for what they can do with immigrants (first and then other minority groups later). A "democracy" can be fascist, is the lesson the GOP takes from Israel.
They also need Israel to exist so that it can be smashed to pieces and Jesus can come back and damn all the Jews (and everyone else they don't like) to hell.
So, the act should be labeled something like "The Damning people we don't actually like to hell" act.
@MylesRyden@wdlindsy
There is a lot of clear, objective writing out there on hypocrisy behind so much of the GOP's narrative (that the entire national leadership/ Party had fallen in place and is marching lockstep behind the false savior / presumed Presidential contender should be sufficient evidence, but...)
First let me say that I have not yet read those links, but I will say this.
With the exception of Goldwater, every time since Eisenhower that the GOP has run a crook/lunatic they have won and any GOP candidate with a shred of decency has lost.
Nixon won. Ford lost.
Reagan Won. GW Bush lost (granted he won first, but that was a fluke)
W Bush sort of won.
MCain Lost.
Romney Lost.
'Nuff said there.
Trump won (sort of, again)
The GOP only really gets behind crooked, racist, fascist types.
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