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Dante Lazlo's avatar

Going through all of this should make it as clear as day to anyone still unsure about whether or not our government is serving our interests first and foremost. When Ted Cruz was going on and on to Tucker Carlson about the U.S. protecting Israel at all costs was in "America's best interests", he wasn't speaking about us everyday people but rather what benefits the American state's depraved and belligerent goals in the Middle East: complete and total hegemonic power, influence, and control - especially when it comes to strategic resources like oil and gas. Our government will happily sacrifice us in the name of protecting this genocidal ethnonationalist-apartheid-state, which is something I hope will continue to radicalize more and more people as we proceed from here. We're committing some of the most heinous and monstrous crimes against humanity in service of a settler colony that feeds the U.S.'s depraved capitalist and imperial tendencies. Highlighting how this is just as much about communism as anything else for the U.S. is such a critical point as well that also highlights one of the primary capital contradictions that the U.S. maintains: boasting about being a "democracy" that "fights back against fascism" while simultaneously supporting countless fascist regimes that they themselves have paved the way for, propped up, and supported tremendously.

All of this also makes it quite clear why the Zionist-Israeli lobby is going after Zohran. Fighting against a mandate which seeks to make NYC affordable for all New Yorkers isn't a popular position to take up, so the escalation of their desperation has led them into some of the most vial, disgusting, and just outright monstrously Islamophobic smears (looking at you Kirsten Gillibrand) against arguably the most popular Democratic candidate in the country right now (who also received the 2nd highest Jewish vote in the primary behind Brad Lander). All they can hope to lean on now is tar and feathering Zohran by branding him as "antisemitic" when nothing he has said or done could ever be truly considered as such. Then you have idiots like Jonathan Greenblatt coming out yesterday and playing into the "Zionist Occupied Government" line by basically saying that the Jewish people Zohran has spoken to don't count and only by going through the ADL can Zohran receive the "Zionist Stamp of Approval." The fact that AIPAC, the ADL, or any of the groups you mentioned don't have to register as foreign agents and can spend tens of millions of dollars to influence and oust politicians who are critical of Israel should be a point of radicalization for folks in more ways than one. Chuck Schumer claiming his mission is to "keep the left pro-Israel" makes even more sense the more the facade begins to unravel.

The timing of this piece couldn't have been more perfect Scarlet. More and more people are starting to reject this false framing from the USreal lobby and, through that, are exposing the moral depravity and rot at the heart of this partnership. Thank you again for all the work you do and for everything that you stand and fight for!

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Snow Himbo's avatar

Very well written.

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Chad Thaddeus, ESQ's avatar

Not trying to be “that guy” bc I think your content is great, but I think you a forgot a “the” in this sentence;

“This lobby is oldest foreign policy lobby in the United States an”

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Scarlet's avatar

Arg thank you 🙏

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Chad Thaddeus, ESQ's avatar

Anytime, keep up the good work 🫡

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Dead American's avatar

Humanity is a worthless irredeemable species and we all deserve to be wiped off the face of the Earth. I hope when Israel's done with Palestine they fucking betray us and wipe this disgusting worthless nation off the face of the Earth and do the same to every other country including themselves. This species was God's greatest mistake and we are doing his Earth a great service by getting rid of this parasitic invasive species that has contributed nothing worthwhile to existence.

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Truth Seeking Missile's avatar

Nice write-up, thanks for taking time to research and post it. I disagree with you on one point though: we do most certainly have a ZOG.

One of the best chronicles of how Zionists have influenced and manipulated America's political leaders and inoculated them against any consideration of Arab and Palestinian viewpoints is explained in the book "Perceptions of Palestine: Their Influence on Middle East Policy," by Kathleen Christison. It is a serious book, 310 pages with another 56 pages of footnotes, a thoroughness befitting the writings of the former CIA analyst.

Another is Ilan Pappe's most recent book, "Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic" which is focused on the conception and growth of Zionist influence from the late 1800s to present day.

The comprehensive actions of American Zionists - including two jewish zionist US Supreme Court justices during Wilson and Roosevelt - to influence and control our government's policies toward Israel is stunning and would likely be shocking to most Americans.

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jakey's avatar

"a country you've never heard of and don't actually give a shit about"

projection

noun

pro·​jec·​tion

: the attribution of one's own ideas, feelings, or attitudes to other people or to objects

especially : the externalization of blame, guilt, or responsibility as a defense against anxiety

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jakey's avatar

I think you might be confused! You're not making much sense

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