crazykanoiy

Philospher – For being a philosopher your arguments are quite shallow. Many are blatant falsehoods
– such as “no consequences whatsoever” and in any case, two wrongs don’t make a right. There are more whites in America than blacks so its percentages that need to be compared and not total cases. If you were accused of a crime you would have pidyon shvuyim campaigns getting you the best lawyers in America. When a black American is arrested he is given a court-appointed lawyer and often ends up plea bargaining to save his skin even if he is innocent. The facts on incarceration are not debatable but you need to take your head out of the populist sand to see them. Honestly try for a moment to stop and question where your “feelings” come from. How do you talk to your kids about black people? Do you give over a sense of respect for another human being or is it rage and hatred to others? No ethnic group is monolithic and trying to paint all with one brush in itself leads to racist stereotypes.

Health – Thanki you for proving the point that some Trump supporters have a problem facing reality and resort to name-calling and labeling due to a lack of coherent and cogent arguments. Trump’s own cabinet members faulted his policies as did his allies like Senator Lindsey Graham. Trump is not a diety he can make a mistake.

Philosopher – Your comments show how you would benefit from education that highlights and focuses on the black experience in America. Try reading about the black experience. Recognize that blacks receive longer prison sentences for the same crimes committed by white people. Feel for the mother of Trayvon Martin who looked suspicious because he was black. Feel for the kids and parents at Hobgood elementary school. Be honest with yourself and recognize how different your reaction would be if it was a black mob storming mostly white capitol instead of white Trump supporters. Make a cheshbon hanefesh and look inside your heart.

Not everything on my list is Trump’s fault. I completely agree with that. My point is that so too not everything on the anti-Biden list is Biden’s fault. It is time to move past the asinine and petty remarks that have come to define our political discourse.

Under Trump crime skyrocketed throughout America but of course, there are other factors out of Trump’s control that must be considered and the same applies to Biden.

To claim that when Trump negotiates with the Taliban, cuts out the Afghan government, and does not insist on enforcing agreeable benchmarks he is somehow making America stronger but when Biden carries out that agreement he is solely to blame for making America weaker is simply absurd.

To claim that when Trump publicly states that he has fallen in love with a murderous despot and salutes North Korean officers he is enhancing America’s global standing but when Obama bows to a Saudi Royal he is undermining it is equally ridiculous.

To scream “Venezuela” when Biden opens the spigots of government largesse but then look the other way or yell “MAGA” when Trump costs the Republicans the Senate by publicly feuding with McConnell and insisting on untargeted $2000 checks for all is pure hypocrisy.

There is good and bad on both sides. Childish unintelligent comments such as “Anything the Democrats Touch Gets Worse” and ‘This has been obvious for over half a century” should have no place among a tzibur that is supposed to be an “am chacham vnavan”

We are not Republicans or Democrats, Conservatives or Liberals. We are Yidden. When we invest ourselves so thoroughly in one political camp that we reflexively lash out against the other side as if it is a personal affront or religious obligation to do so we have crossed the line. Republicanism is not our religion.

A show that is one sided and fails to present nuance and depth does not enhance chochmah. A show that features mocking of others does not lead to enhanced middos. Shows such as these have corrupted our youth with values that are foreign to Torah and Yiddeshkeit. If you care for your childrens chinuch teach them to listen and think and not mock others.

Never Trumpers are true conservatives who still believe in controlling the national deficit, free trade, strong alliances, and moral leadership. Never Trumpers are opposed to Trumpian populism which has nothing to do with true conservatism. Never Trumpers also oppose Trumps non-stop spreading of lies and disinformation which has only escelated post his historic election loss. Never Trumpers put the country over the party and oppose all of Trump’s attempts to subvert democracy. Never Trumpers were wildly successful in bringing about Trump’s downfall.

Of course, Biden is better and not just regarding the Coronavirus.

Special call out to the many frum Jews in Teaneck who helped reelect centrist Democrat Josh Gottheimer a true friend of Israel and chairman of the bipartisan problem solvers caucus.

Welcome! Thanks for popping in!

The one Democratic poll that matters is the Democratic primary which was won by one of the most centrist Democrats in the pack. The party chose Biden and did not follow the radical example set by the Republican party faithful. The Democratic party is large and diverse. As President-elect Biden said “The grim era of demonization ends now”

Joseph “Women shouldn’t be working. That’s the husband’s job.”

Please keep your misogynistic comments to your self. We dont live in the dark ages. Women actually leave their houses and can hold productive jobs and have a career. Women are essential part of the American workforce and there is no reason why frum women can not hold jobs that are within the boubdries of tzniyos.

If you read the frum media you would conclude that it is Donald Trump.

“@crazykanoiy what is your alternitive to President Trump”
Any person who respects the constitution, the seperation of powers and the free press and does his job with a sense of duty and dignity and with respect to others and to the country that he serves would be a better alternative than Trump.

If you want specific names. Gov. John Kasich, Gov. Mitt Romney, Gov. John Hickenlooper, Sen. Jeff Flake, Evan McMullin, Sen. Evan Bayh, Sen. Bill Nelson, Sen Joe Manchin, Sen John Tester would all be fine candidates who would do a fine job for this countrt. Im yortzeh Hashem we will have a good candidate to challenge tripTrump and truly give this country the great leadership it deserves.

Health –

North Korea is not an example of successful foreign policy

Trump goes to Asia and,
Gives Kim prestige by giving a one on one meeting with sitting US president.
Salutes NK general.
Praises Kim as a very talentes leader that cares about his country and is beloved by his people.

Trump leaves Asia and,
Claims that the nuclear issue is solved.
Claims that NK is returning bodies of US servicemen.
Is unable to get NK to commit to verifiable and irreversible denuclearization.

This weekend,
Pompeo says no bodies of servicemen have been returned.
Satellite imagery shows NK continuing to develop its nuclear arsenal.

NK proves the point that Trump’s ego is dangerous and leads to recklessness.

America is the strongest country in the world. It is the richest and most powerful. America has gained tremendously from the post WW2 world order. It is a danger to America and Jews in America to recklessly try to destroy it. Creating fights and tensions with our allies in the west, threatening to disband NATO calling the EU worse than China does not bode well for America. Historically Jews do not do well in times when countries ratchet up tensions and leaders ferment hatred of others. Trump’s right wing populusm is dangerous for America and the world.

Trumpism is not conseevatism it is a grotesque corruption of Conservative values and ideas. That is why true conservatives like George Will and Bret Stephens, the editorial board of the National Review and Weekly Standard and senators Jeff Flake, Ben Sasse and John McCain and Congressman like Freedom caucus members Justin Amash and Mark Sanford have spoken out strongly and forcefully against the dangers of Trmpism.

Trumps policies have also directly caused higher gas prices, higher insurance premiums and higher taxes for NY, NJ and MD.

Whitecar – True Friends of Jews do not say that people who march with Nazi flags chanting Jews will not displace us are fine people. True friends of Jews do not claim they dint know David Duke. True friends of Jews dont tell Rolling Stone that they like little men in yarmulkas counting their money. True friends of Jews dont say that evangelicals are more thankful to him them “the Jews”

True friends of Torah dont engage in the vile, repulsive and abhorrent behavior that Trump engages in.

Because we are Americans and we should care about our own country as well.

We should be concerned when the president uses his position to attack free enterprises such as Amazon with lies and slander.
We should be concerned when the President attacks the independent judiciary such as saying a judge of Mexican heritage is biased.
We should be concerned when the president fabricates falsehoods against law enforcement such as claiming that the FBI planted a spy in his campaign even though every Reuplican with access to the intelligence says that this is a lie.
We should be concerned when the president publicly states that he can just do away with due process by saying we don’t need judges at the border to process asylum seekers and detainees.
We should be concerned – as Agudah, RCA and OU have all stated – when children are ripped away from their parents due to Trump’s zero tolerance policy.
We should be concerned when the president verbally attacks our allies such as Canada.
We should be concerned when the president showers praise on unrepentant dictators such as Putin, Kim Jong Uhn and Dutarte.
We should be concerned when the president attacks the free press and demonizes reporters who are doing their job and claims that any story that portrays in an unflattering light is fake news.

And as Jews we should recognize that Trump has stoked hatred of others and played to racial biases.
As Jews we should recognize that when it is OK to stereotype and attack Mexicans, Muslims, Immigrants and others it is not a big leap for it to be OK to stereotype Jews.
And when Trump refuses to distance himself from David Duke for three days and says that there were good people marching with NeoNazi’s in Charlottetown that should be enough to make every Jew shudder.

Even Trump’s withdrawal from Iran deal is of questionable benefit and may actually increase the threat of a nuclear Iran and much like Obama, Trump has done basically nothing to reign in Hizbullah in Syria.

YWN is doing a service that most of the frum media have been unwilling to do. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are not Daas Torah. The wholesale adoption of their views by many in the frum community is tragic. YWN keep the articles coming.

Health – Please stop trying to confuse the issue. The issue is somple. Would a true “oheiv yisrael” refer to people marching with Nazi flags and chanting Jews will not displace us as very fine people? Would a true “oheiv yisrael” take days to disavow an endorsement from David Duke. Would a true “oheiv yisrael” make racist jokes to the RJC? Would a true “oheiv yisrael” refuse to condemn the antisemetic attacks of his supporters on Jewish journalists? To most thinking people the answer is quite obvious. Trump is not the hero of the Jews that his misguided apologists try to make him out to be.

I guess your silly definition of a “true” oheiv yisrael is a man who said neo-Nazi marchers are fine people. Refused to distance himself from David Duke – “doesn’t know him”. Made racist comments about Jewish money to the RJC. Retweets from racist sources. Went to bed with Hitler speeches on his night table. Refused to condemn antisemitic attack by his supporters on Juli Ioffee and other Jewish reporters. Picked a white-supremacist William Johnson as his delegate from California and more. And all this is to ignored because he promised to move the embassy to Jerusalem even though as of today every single official US government document does not list Jerusalem as being in Israel but rather as Jerusalem, Jerusalem with no mention of Israel at all.

Romney never admitted to posthumously baptizing Jews. The Mormon Church does this type of thing to all types of non Mormons. Romney said that he did perform a posthumous baptizing ceremony but never said on whom.