Gosar censure & Republican objections
Nov 18, 2021 1:55:53 GMT
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Post by aj2hall on Nov 18, 2021 1:55:53 GMT
I'm really tired of their whataboutisms. The actions of these 3 Democrats don't even compare to the statements and actions of Republican members. Kevin McCarthy refuses to discipline them, what choice does that leave the Democrats?
Gosar refused to apologize for his violent video. MTG tweeted anti-Semitic statements regarding Jewish space lasers and comparisons between the Holocaust and mask wearing. She also promoted violence against Democratic lawmakers. Gaetz is under investigation for sex trafficking.
Statements from the Republican Congresswoman from New York
www.pbs.org/newshour/show/gosar-censure-shows-dem-double-standard-rep-malliotakis-says
But if you look at the way Nancy Pelosi has played politics, she refuses to go after her own members who have done inappropriate things. Look at Ilhan Omar, her anti-semitic comments over the last two years. Look at Eric Swalwell, who had an affair with a Chinese spy, and he still sits on the Intel Committee, Maxine Waters, who has incited civil unrest.
So we can't have double standards here. And we're tired of Nancy Pelosi picking on our members, but not going after her own members' misdeeds.
Swalwell is guilty of hypocrisy for attacking Trump for the Russian interference. But, beyond that, I'm struggling to figure out what Swalwell did wrong. US officials stated he didn't give her any information. The statement that he slept with the Chinese spy is a best a rumor and likely false.
www.npr.org/2020/12/18/948210355/fbi-briefs-reps-pelosi-mccarthy-on-rep-swalwells-ties-to-suspected-chinese-spy
www.axios.com/china-spy-california-politicians-9d2dfb99-f839-4e00-8bd8-59dec0daf589.html
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/10/poetic-justice-eric-swalwells-relationship-with-chinese-spy/
Ilhan Omar clarified her statements, they were not anti- Semetic, they were anti- Isreal.
Later, Omar did offer a clarification, saying she was not making “a moral comparison between Hamas and the Taliban and the U.S. and Israel.”
“I was in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries with well-established judicial systems,” she said in a statement.
Omar, who had tweeted that “Israeli airstrikes killing civilians in Gaza is an act of terrorism,” rejected such criticism, arguing in another tweet: “We cannot equate legitimate criticism of the Israeli government, its policy, and its military occupation with anti-Semitism.”
I know the situation is really complicated but I have trouble understanding how objecting to the actions of a country shows a prejudice or bias against the people. I do understand that objecting to the creation or existence of Israel is different. But objecting to their actions against the people of Gaza? Regardless of where you fall on who the land belongs to, it seems universal to condemn violence on all sides. I would not make excuses for the violent attacks by Hamas nor would I excuse the recent attacks by Isreal.
Maybe not a fair comparison, but when people complain about China's unfair trade practices, they're not accused of being anti- Asian. People that object to Russia or Belarus are not accused of being anti- Russian or anti- Eastern European.
I apologize if this offends anyone, it's not my intent.
I thought these were interesting
www.ajc.org/the-working-definition-of-antisemitism
www.annefrank.org/en/topics/antisemitism/all-criticism-israel-antisemitic/
Here's a different perspective. Admittedly, I rarely agree with the WSJ these days. I'm curious how the WSJ defines what happened to Native Americans if not displacement and genocide? Here's the Merriam-webster definition
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genocide
Essential Meaning of genocide
: the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group
Full Definition of genocide
: the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group
www.wsj.com/articles/george-mason-kamala-harris-anti-semitism-jews-israel-patriotism-progressives-woke-11633636968
This was a little off-topic from my original objection to the Republican comparisons. I apologize for my rambling thoughts.
Back to the original topic.
Gosar refused to apologize for his violent video. MTG tweeted anti-Semitic statements regarding Jewish space lasers and comparisons between the Holocaust and mask wearing. She also promoted violence against Democratic lawmakers. Gaetz is under investigation for sex trafficking.
Statements from the Republican Congresswoman from New York
www.pbs.org/newshour/show/gosar-censure-shows-dem-double-standard-rep-malliotakis-says
But if you look at the way Nancy Pelosi has played politics, she refuses to go after her own members who have done inappropriate things. Look at Ilhan Omar, her anti-semitic comments over the last two years. Look at Eric Swalwell, who had an affair with a Chinese spy, and he still sits on the Intel Committee, Maxine Waters, who has incited civil unrest.
So we can't have double standards here. And we're tired of Nancy Pelosi picking on our members, but not going after her own members' misdeeds.
Swalwell is guilty of hypocrisy for attacking Trump for the Russian interference. But, beyond that, I'm struggling to figure out what Swalwell did wrong. US officials stated he didn't give her any information. The statement that he slept with the Chinese spy is a best a rumor and likely false.
www.npr.org/2020/12/18/948210355/fbi-briefs-reps-pelosi-mccarthy-on-rep-swalwells-ties-to-suspected-chinese-spy
www.axios.com/china-spy-california-politicians-9d2dfb99-f839-4e00-8bd8-59dec0daf589.html
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/10/poetic-justice-eric-swalwells-relationship-with-chinese-spy/
Ilhan Omar clarified her statements, they were not anti- Semetic, they were anti- Isreal.
Later, Omar did offer a clarification, saying she was not making “a moral comparison between Hamas and the Taliban and the U.S. and Israel.”
“I was in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries with well-established judicial systems,” she said in a statement.
Omar, who had tweeted that “Israeli airstrikes killing civilians in Gaza is an act of terrorism,” rejected such criticism, arguing in another tweet: “We cannot equate legitimate criticism of the Israeli government, its policy, and its military occupation with anti-Semitism.”
I know the situation is really complicated but I have trouble understanding how objecting to the actions of a country shows a prejudice or bias against the people. I do understand that objecting to the creation or existence of Israel is different. But objecting to their actions against the people of Gaza? Regardless of where you fall on who the land belongs to, it seems universal to condemn violence on all sides. I would not make excuses for the violent attacks by Hamas nor would I excuse the recent attacks by Isreal.
Maybe not a fair comparison, but when people complain about China's unfair trade practices, they're not accused of being anti- Asian. People that object to Russia or Belarus are not accused of being anti- Russian or anti- Eastern European.
I apologize if this offends anyone, it's not my intent.
I thought these were interesting
www.ajc.org/the-working-definition-of-antisemitism
www.annefrank.org/en/topics/antisemitism/all-criticism-israel-antisemitic/
Here's a different perspective. Admittedly, I rarely agree with the WSJ these days. I'm curious how the WSJ defines what happened to Native Americans if not displacement and genocide? Here's the Merriam-webster definition
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genocide
Essential Meaning of genocide
: the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group
Full Definition of genocide
: the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group
www.wsj.com/articles/george-mason-kamala-harris-anti-semitism-jews-israel-patriotism-progressives-woke-11633636968
This was a little off-topic from my original objection to the Republican comparisons. I apologize for my rambling thoughts.
Back to the original topic.
