^ Those chants of "send her back" are chilling.  I think Khan is right that we are at the very least as divided as we've ever been. Now when I meet new people my guard is way up because I'm wondering if I'm dealing with some Trump nut who's on board with all of this insanity.  It's unreal how off the rail things are.

When I was staying in the US, I heard a lot of the "go back to where you came from"/"speak English"/"you're so lucky  we even we let you in here" stuff even though I was suppose to be one of the immigrants they like (white, there legally, well off). It always made me feel completely unwelcome, humiliated, and awful.  I can only imagine how bad it is for POC and people who hear it everyday.

 

I can't speak to the political side of things with the four of them, but they have my sympathy with the racist comments. From the outside looking in, it seems like this latest event has made things significantly worse and that there's no going back. I just feel sorry for the US. 

 

Also, I find US politicians using Israel and the Jewish people as a shield disgusting. I'm Jewish and proud to be so, but there are legitimate criticisms of Israel and Netanyahu to be had and pointing them out does not equal anti-Semitism. I find the fetishising of Israel from right wingers everywhere to be so gross and disingenuous, especially since from I can tell, most of them only care about it because they claim it'll bring upon the rapture (in which all the Jewish people will be sent to hell or left to fight giant rapture bugs- I'm not sure which is the official story these days). Ugh.

As a Jew with many issues with Israel and no loyalty to them or love for their policy against Palestine, I have no problem critiquing both them and Omar's past remarks, which I believe often straddled the line of ancient antisemitic dogwhistles pre-dating her lifetime. I don't believe Omar is an antisemite, but I believe she's occasionally used antisemitic language that dates back to at least the turn of the century. I'm not okay with that.

 

That being said, I feel she is a gifted activist with a strong voice who has the potential to become a very effective politician - or to flame out completely. Either way, I feel the attacks against her by the right wing are vile and dangerous and that she should be protected. I can feel many things at once. And yes, I have had dumb kids who think they're lefter than me try to tell me I "cosigned" Omar's death threats by taking exception to her past behavior, well before those attacks began. I'd never do that and I find the current attacks on her repulsive.

Edited July 18, 20196 yr by Vee

The frustrating thing is that there have been blacks, women, South Asians, Jews and LGBTQ killed during this administration's time in the White House and some people have decided to crystallize it to only being about Congresswoman Omar.  What is happening to her at Trump's command is horrible (as what he's been saying about Pressely, AOC and Tlaib) but let's not forget about the other people who have been imperiled and harassed (including many non-famous Muslims in the U.S.) and killed during the time that Trump has taken the oath of office.

 

Also, people are just finding out that the U.S. does this to people??  Folks need to open a history book.  I'm not trying to get graphic but this is the same country that used to lynch pregnant black women, cut their stomachs open and take pictures of the woman and discarded fetus with hordes of smiling white folks.  Pro-life my as*!

“‘It’s an exclusive club,’ said a former senior White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to talk frankly. ‘People who want to be in charge of everything, but when the going gets weird, just disappear.’” https://t.co/MgtU7tT2F8

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 18, 2019

Shucks:

 

 

STUNNING: ~4 years ago in Morning Consult polling, Susan Collins was the 2nd most popular senator, with 78% approval and just 16% disapproval in her state. Now she's the 2nd most unpopular at 45/48.
No senator has seen their standing hurt more in the age of Trump.

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) July 18, 2019

I asked Trump if he would be okay with someone telling the First Lady to go back to her country. He did not answer.

— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) July 18, 2019

 

Can't forget about the anti-vaxxer nutjobs out there, no matter how hard we may try.

 

NEW: A Pentagon cybersecurity contractor has been charged with threatening to kill Congresswoman Frederica Wilson over the introduction of a bill that would require public schools to vaccinate children@lachlan @JFKucinich report https://t.co/SxP0EaoLsA

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 18, 2019

Some of this anti-vaccine people are crazy and scary.

 

Melania Trump's immigration as well as that of her parents is quite sketchy. A proper investigation would turn up some deceitful tricks and maneuvers that Trump pulled to get them here.

At this point, I don't think Trump would care whether Melania were sent back home.  He got what he wanted out of the relationship: another (male) heir to his so-called throne.

For some reason, Trump is walking back (for lack of a better word) the Chant Heard 'Round the World:

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/us/politics/ilhan-omar-donald-trump.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage

 

42 minutes ago, Khan said:

For some reason, Trump is walking back (for lack of a better word) the Chant Heard 'Round the World:

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/us/politics/ilhan-omar-donald-trump.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage

 

Blowback but it doesn't mean it will stop

 

By the way, Peter Alexander is hosting Meet the Press today.(Yes I tuned in today since I am home today and off for the summer). Far better than Chuck Todd, He was interviewing Trumps campaign comm director and didn't let him slither away nor allowed any both sider nonsense.

 

As for Trump's rally, I am sure we all know the chants were intentionally driven up. 

 

Lara Trump led the prep for the rally

 

Lara Trump did a warm up act to cue the crowd for this chant. It was planned. “Lara Trump, addressed the crowd before Trump spoke, saying: “If you don’t love our country — the president said it...” “Leave!” the crowd replied.

 

 

SCOOP: For years, Bernie Sanders has traveled the country advocating for a $15 per hour minimum wage. His campaign organizers say they aren’t making that much, and they're using his words to protest for higher wages. Via @WaPoSean https://t.co/fMk9C1IFLd

— Cathleen Decker (@cathleendecker) July 19, 2019

 

Mind you, I'm not laughing at the workers.  They deserve to be paid $15/hr. (and more) for their labors.  I'm laughing at Bernie's blatant hypocrisy.

Edited July 19, 20196 yr by Khan

It's not surprising that the workers aren't being paid enough. The strong organization that he has built up couldn't possibly be sustainable without underpaying staffers. He's really not as pro-people as he portrays.

Disengaged and indifferent. This man exudes both qualities in abundance.

 

"Appeared unfamiliar..." 🤦🏾‍♀️ https://t.co/KEZoC8Tcxf

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 19, 2019