[lbo-talk] "Does the Jewishness of the neocons influence American foreign...

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In a message dated 4/9/2004 9:27:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
michael098762001 at earthlink.net writes:
And if we see maleness, whiteness, Jewishness, Zionism or intellectual 
thuggery there, then let us not look the other way. 
I am saddened and appalled that the editor of Ad-Busters subliminally 
classifies Jewishness and all forms of Zionism (including left or socialist Zionism) 
with maleness [as in male domination] whiteness [as in white supremacy] and 
intellectual thuggery.  Her fixation with counting the Jews in the 
overwhelmingly right wing, Christian dominated Bush administration is a form of 
anti-Semitism (and "intellectual thuggery") in and of itself.  Ellen Willis had just such 
a phenomenon in mind when she dissected "The [anti-Semitic] Myth of Jewish 
Power."  

Instead of putting Jews "under a microscope," I suggest that the editor of 
Ad-Busters take a closer look at one or more of the following phenomena:

-Bush's collusion with the dictators, misogynists, racists, anti-Zionists and 
anti-Semites of the current (and past) Saudi government
-Jerry Falwell's assertion, not so long ago, that the "anti-Christ" is a 
Jewish man who walks among us.
-Pat Robertson's belief, as expresed in one of his books, that Jews have a 
disproportionate amount of power over international finance
-The mainstream media's flaccid response to Mel and Hutton Gibson's 
anti-Semitism and holocaust denial, and the Southern church that posted a sign 
stating that "the Jews killed Christ" after Mel's anti-Semitic snuff film was 
screened (note:  Gibson's film is currently very popular in Middle Eastern 
countries with anti-Zionist governments; not a comfortable fact for left 
anti-Zionists; but perhaps we should put that under a microscope)
-Bush's collusion with the worst of the right wing evangelical Christian 
crowd, as exemplified by his friends (like Ashcroft) who are in accord with the 
Jerry -Falwell/Pat Robertson mentality--the current choice scapegoats being 
lesbians and gays who want marriage licenses
-Why and how the ardently anti-Zionist Syrian government would willingly 
torture a Canadian citizen born in Syria (Maher Arar) on behalf of the American 
government

Marion
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