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Russell McOrmond's avatar

I have a completely different question:

Why are Jewish communities not freaking out about this? Or are they, and it is simply not being reported?

What happens in the USA is actually more critical to the ongoing existence of Jewish peoples than what is happening with Israel.

While the currently disclosed US target may be latinos and other “brown” peoples (Indigenous peoples have always been targeted), it feels obvious to me that a longer-term goal of the Evangelical Christians that are a huge part of this movement will be the “extradition” of Jewish people to Israel in order to push forward The End Times prophecies.

"The fact that 80% of the global population of Jewish people are in two Zionist countries (USA and Israel) makes Jewish people less safe today than they have ever been"

https://r.flora.ca/p/zionism

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Wayne C's avatar

“We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless ― if the left allows it to be,” Kevin Roberts, president of the right-wing Heritage Foundation.

The plan, Project 2025, is no secret and it is being implemented. The principles involved are Christian Fascists with emphasis on fascists. They are guided by a “God” who apparently is cruel and ruthless. A “God” who sent the cult Donald J Trump as his/her useful idiot. Americans are not sleep walking into disaster they are in a full out sprint. Yet the “resistance” is “oratory “ in nature and “peaceful”. If there are any lessons in history to take to heart it is this - in the face of fascism orderly protest is insufficient. (Joy Reid)

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Beryl Puddifer's avatar

Terrifying

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linda's avatar

We need to get new trading partners ASAP. More people have to stop buying Isa imports. Stop buying cheap usa food imports. And REALLY DO NOT TRAVEL OR VACATION THERE. STOP SPENDING THERE. I know it hurts the real people but the govt has to feel it too.

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Russell McOrmond's avatar

An amazing article!

I want to add one piece of context I have added to other articles discussing related topics.

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A quote from Anishinaabe writer Patty Krawec that may be helpful context:

"Too often we develop myths of innocence, like calling that concentration camp in Florida Alligator Auschwitz, as if there aren't myriad examples of this kind of race-based detention in US history. Hitler was inspired by the US after all, it isn't the other way around."

https://www.thousandworlds.ca/you-g/

The current Trump regime is not the anomaly some people wish it to be, and to confront the real issues requires confronting British North American settler-colonialism generally (consolidated into USA and Canada). All this pointing at individuals, or pointing to governments on other continents, is simply an attempt to move to innocence.

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