Quote Originally Posted by nicholasstanko
i dont really like al sharpton at all. he's loud-mouthed and a sensationalist.
but what i dont like about you, breukelen, is that just like your dealings with muslims, you down-trod one group while ignoring the faults of another.

The jews have faults, like anyone else. There's not enough of them to make much of a difference either way. The christians love israel because it's the birthplace of their alleged savior god, and the oil people are in bed with the sheiks. Is that what you want to hear? Yeah, Israel is our ally for some questionable reasons, but we could be doing worse.

your article makes it seem as if jews are some poor bullied people that never get any breaks in life. well they seem to be doing pretty well for themselves now arent they?

I don't think that the article makes it out like you say at all. We are talking about a situation that Sharpton was complicit in that resulted in the lynching of someone that was innocent of any wrongdoing in the accidental death of that child. His only "crime" was the outfit that he was wearing. The murder of those people in Harlem was another one of Sharpton's masterpieces.

ive never seen you condemn the israelis for doing nothing to ease tensions between themselves and palestinians.

I'm not an expert on the middle east, but I do not believe in giving Israel billions of dollars in aid.

you cry out for the jews that died during your exaggerated holocaust, while your tears for those slain by hitler's men in africa never form.

sharpton is a racist asshole, but dont pretend that the jews deserve no reprimand.
I've never said anything about the "exaggerated" holocaust, either way.
That man, Yankel Rosenbaum, did absolutely nothing. He was murdered by a lynch mob, which was fueled by the words of Sharpton. Rosenbaum was not even an American. This happened where I live, in Brooklyn. The mayor at the time, David "Do Nothing" Dinkins was also responsible for tying the hands of the police during that time. I've met Dinkins and he's a nice guy, but a hack that never should have been mayor of NYC.
All I'm saying is that if the Democrats keep courting people like Sharpton, they'll get what they deserve. I've already expressed my disgust with Bush, whom I voted for.
What is happening in Israel has nothing to do with an orthodox cult in Brooklyn, or, in the case of Yankel Rosenbaum, his home in Australia. I do not think that they (Hassidic Jews) even serve in the armed forces of Israel, but I may be mistaken on that. I can say one thing for certain: they do NOT mug anybody in the streets. They're like the Amish, in dress and in other ways. If you don't like them, fine, but don't think that they are in league with ultra right wing warmongers, because that just isn't their bag. They're more interested in the Talmud, and going to the synagogue - NOT in killing people, either here, or in Israel, or anywhere else.
The Jews that I knew (mostly "Reformed"), while growing up in brooklyn, supported the Civil Rights movement, and backed their opinions up with donations to the NAACP, United Negro College Fund, and many other charities. Almost all of them voted Democrat. Sharpton acts like the Jews are doing harm to the Blacks, simply because they have a higher income - but what he forgets is that the Jews hired African Americans when others wouldn't - and were the biggest supporters of their voting, housing, equal opportunity, and other rights. He's selling the idea that they exploit the African Americans, but that's hogwash. They've consistently been there when other whites weren't, and many jews have gotten disgusted by the anti-jewish rhetorical bashings that they've unfairly received.
Like I said, I'm no fan of Israel, but these domestic-front problems have nothing to do with it. The Arabs may be a little darker than Europeans, but they are NOT African, and will never do for people of African descent what the Jews have.