Trump and what's left of the Republican Party: Get off Rep. Omars ass already! I am not "anti-Jewish" or "anti-Israel" or "antisemitic". I am "American". Yet I "criticize" Israel openly and think Beebe needs to go to Jail. I think Israel should worry about its own house, before telling us what they think we should do. Quit dividing your citizens on religious beliefs. Quit denying the Palestinians existence. Quit stealing others land through military force and "colonization." I don't care if your Jewish, Muslim, Christian or Russian, Chinese or Canadian. Doing these are WRONG and promotes division and war.
I don't live in Israel, pay taxes to Israel, or Serve in their Government or Military. But, surprise folks! Neither do any other American Citizens. "They are our Ally in the region" So what? That hasn't stopped your fearless,(and I use the word in the Joke sense) leader from criticizing all our other allies, often threatening to pull our aid and assistance IF they don't "bow" to his whims. The same guy refers to Chairman Kim as a "great guy and beloved leader" Beloved? Leader? His people FEAR HIM. They fear he will wipe out their entire family line or put them in forced labor camps if the Blink wrong. A great guy who fired an anti tank missile at his own uncle and poisoned his own brother! His people starve while his ass gets fatter and fatter. He also praises Putin, The crown prince of UAE and many others where it is deemed "illegal" to criticize their so called"leadership".
Omar is American first. She has every right to criticize Israel. I do it daily too. I am not Muslim or Christian or Buddhist. I am American first and foremost. She just happens to be Muslim by faith. So are about one billion other people too. Not every Muslim "backed" or "defended" the Hijackers of 9/11. Hundreds of Muslims died in that attack too, as did Jews, Hindi, and Buddhists, as well as atheists.
Tying her to the attacks is childish, stupid and something I would expect from Hitler or Putin or even Kim Jun Un, not an "American President".
In America, we are allowed to express our feelings openly and freely. We have fought Wars, Bled and Died for that right. The same for our right to worship or NOT worship a deity of our choosing, without fear of repercussions or discrimination. We bled and died for our right to a free press, not one controlled or belittled by power and those in power.
Yet here we are in a new century and still defending and fighting to keep these rights after over 200 years! Why? Because someone will always rise to power who feels it should be restricted and controlled. This time its Trump. Always challenging the very laws and rules so many died to secure. Dismissing them because they restrict what he wants to do, and feels he should be allowed to do, without being hindered by pesky rules and regulations and laws that Govern the rest of us.
Make no mistake. We have had similar people rise in our past. Nixon, Sen McCarthy and the "communist scare", Andrew Jackson. All tried to "bend the rules and laws" to get their policies "passed" They gave us Vietnam, The red scare and the Trail of Tears. Eugenics, White Nationalism, the Klan all got power from these times. We survived and learned and grew. Yet remnants still linger, even today.
Being against what Israel does, isn't "Un-American" It isn't "Muslim" or "Anti-Jewish". Its part of being Free. It is our freedom.
Evangelicals do it to bring on the "Apocalypse" so they can get a seat in heaven. Trump does it to separate us and get Evangelical votes. He wants us to have a "boogieman" to hate and blame. So-called "Muslims" flew the planes. So "all" Muslims must be bad, right? Yet a Christian male shot over 500 people and killed 50+ in Vegas, and we got "thoughts and prayers and crickets" A white Christian kid killed a bunch of black folks in Charleston because he felt empowered. More Crickets. A Muslim church is massacred in New Zealand and still crickets. A Muslim woman is beaten to death and still crickets. One Mexican illegal alien kills a girl in California and "ALL" Mexicans and Aliens from Central America are suddenly "evil, bad, gang banger who steal white women and peddle drugs across the border" Really?
Trump and his extremest crew wins when we allow ourselves to be divided for "the boogieman of the week". Muslims, Mexicans, Central American Families, Democrats, The left, the shadow government, socialists, Puerto Ricans, the 9th circuit court of appeals, Judges, Mueller, Obama, Sanctuary Cities, Hillary Clinton and Judges are all people who he says are enemies of the people and to be feared. It keeps us divided and segregated.
Like Sen. Omar. Just let it go. Its time for a real change and a real President to emerge and lead us from the darkness this President has embraced and pushed to the forefront. Like Jackson, Nixon, Sen. McCarthy, Steven Miller and Donald Trump will fade to infamy and Americas dark past where they belong.