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Submitted by Alex (United States), Apr 14, 2014 at 19:25

I unfortunately have a grandparent who lived just feet away from the scene of one of these two incidents, and I saw a couple of things I cared not to see right afterwards, though my family is okay. I had not previously believed that Neo-Nazis and the fringe Right in this country still constituted a viable threat to anyone, and that Islamists were our only real enemy, but apparently I was wrong. Right wing zealots like the shooter in this case cannot mount a genocide against the Jewish people or anyone else today, unlike Iran and those allied with it.

So, I suppose the lesson from this despicable act is that, much as it is wrong to believe that "it can't happen here," it is foolhardy not to take bigots who advocate violence at their word. Rather than distracting from vigilance over the Iranian nuclear program, this episode ought to firmly strengthen our intent to stop it.

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Self Hating Jew by Theodor Lesing (1930) - Antisemite Max Blumenthal [93 words]RobertNov 6, 2022 10:26288287
So is... [11 words]NikiNov 6, 2022 23:43288287
overuse [11 words]blutcherApr 26, 2014 18:16214623
Alternatives [7 words]EdwardMay 8, 2014 13:36214623
Don't forget the David Sheen' role [15 words]
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edivarApr 18, 2014 15:23214538
Oh we will see him soon on stage with Gilad Aztmon [39 words]Empress TrudyApr 17, 2014 17:06214531
1please stop referring to blumenthal as a jew [35 words]max blumenthalApr 17, 2014 12:19214528
Our relatives' hate [38 words]PermReaderMay 1, 2014 12:41214528
Blumenthal's obsession [8 words]Bruce JosloffMay 25, 2014 02:43214528
1Joseph Lumbard is just as bad [425 words]
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dhimmi no moreApr 17, 2014 08:57214525
1The saga of Joseph Lumbard! [731 words]dhimmi no moreApr 20, 2014 10:05214525
1Max Blumenthal, Jewish Anti-semite [53 words]BrigidApr 16, 2014 18:40214506
wow [3 words]TommyApr 16, 2014 09:46214501
2Max Blumenthal/self hating Jew [97 words]RonCo215Apr 15, 2014 21:48214497
The Insanity Offense [44 words]DaveApr 15, 2014 17:27214495
Passover Connection - Hatred For Things Jewish are Not Limited to Being Jewish [523 words]M. ToveyApr 15, 2014 16:09214494
Max Blumenthal is guilty no less, and even more than Miller [8 words]GeorgeApr 15, 2014 13:37214491
Max (Blumenthal) [107 words]AaronAug 9, 2014 22:27214491
1Such self-hatred [75 words]Mike KuApr 15, 2014 07:04214487
Blumenthal, do not get too comfortable [18 words]NuritGApr 14, 2014 21:46214478
My Local Community [157 words]AlexApr 14, 2014 19:25214471
1Fratricide [47 words]Yoel LarryApr 14, 2014 18:40214470
2IS IT WORTH IT? [199 words]SunshineApr 14, 2014 18:26214469
Max used to have ties to a hizballah newspaper [76 words]JohnApr 14, 2014 17:23214467
"Good Jews don't support Israel", [66 words]
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Robin RosenblattApr 14, 2014 17:11214465
Diaspora, corruption,Jewish political position. [36 words]PermReaderApr 30, 2014 07:39214465

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