Is Señor Trumpanzee As Much The Anti-Semite As He Appears?
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In one clip, he cavalierly approves of sex with thirteen-year-olds and suggests that he once attended a party at which minors were sexually assaulted. In another, he talks about the “statistical fact” that “Jews own most of the banks” and “completely dominate the media.”
...He also addressed his claim about Jewish control of the media. “My mother is Jewish. I was raised Jewish,” he said. “I said we are proportionally overrepresented in some industries, and I don’t think pointing out that fact is anti-Semitic.”
Trump and Those Darn Jews
-by Michael Wolkowitz
I have heard a fraction of the speculation and detailed analyses of the basis for and confusion about President T’s purported Anti-Semitism. The manipulative use of his Jewish daughter, the ever-sinister Bannon and Breitbart, his relationships with Israel, the alt-right and white nationalist supporters, and a gazillion other things. While those other topics are interesting and may be relevant in ways, this is mostly just like the rest of his many problems: personal insecurity, jealousy, and resentment. Donald grew up in a Major New York Real Estate Family (note initial caps). Based (now-famously) originally in Queens, founded by his father, and well, not the top of the list, and not just when it came to the family fortune part. Check out what follows and then ask yourself if you are still in any way surprised or confused about that strain of Anti-Semitism running through those purported veins of his. The first on the list is just a reminder that Jews are not the only people he feels inferior to.
A Sampler* of Notable New York’s Real Estate Dynasties ranked in order of wealth. These are all privately held fortunes so the numbers are somewhat speculative but well-substantiated.]**
Except the last one.
Overall notes:
1. Each of these families has buildings, wings, and or entire institutions in the areas of Health and Education named after them.
Except for the last one.
2. Each of these families has members who are current Chairs and Members of Boards of organizations including (but not limited to):
American Museum of Natural History, Columbia University, Cornell-Weill Medical Center, Memorial-Sloan Kettering, The New School for Social Research, The New Victory Theater, Rockefeller University, Smithsonian Institution, The Trust for Public Land. I could make the list double with no trouble at all.
Except for the last one.
3. Each of these families gives at least $5 million a year in miscellaneous philanthropic grants annually and far more (10x annual or more) for capital projects year after year, decade after decade.
Except for the last one.
Name/History-Ethnicity-Religion/Fortune//Samples of Civic Engagement
ROCKEFELLER
Old-ish Money WASP
Family private fortune: $10 Billion
Foundation value: $3.5 Billion
Civic Leadership: just walk around NYC for a few hours and read the names on the buildings.
RUDIN
JEWISH Immigrants/Turn of the 19th/20th Century
Private Family Fortune: $5.5 Billion
Civic Leadership: Founded Association for Better NY; sponsored NY Marathon, support for NYPD; developments have focused on accessibility etc.
They have streets named for them in Manhattan-- for good reason.
DURST
JEWISH Immigrants/Turn of the 19th/20th Century
Private Family Fortune: $5 Billion
Civic Leadership: Several enormous buildings that are the most environmentally-green globally; NYC Job and Work Center; NY Water Taxi.
Leading environmentalism includes largest organic farm in NY State.
MILLSTEIN
JEWISH Immigrants/Turn of the 19th/20th Century
Private Family Fortune: $4.5 Billion
Civic Leaders: NY Blood Center, NYC Commission on the Homeless, Central Park Conservancy, National September 11th Memorial & Museum.
TRUMP
GERMAN Immigrants/Turn of the 19th/20th Century
Private Family Fortune: Good question. $3 Billion? $4 Billion? Half a $Billion?
Family Foundation: out-of-business, never gave much, used other people’s money for the wrong things
Civic Leadership: Fixed a Skating Rink in Central Park once (sort of).
Substantial Giving: Nope.
* There are a several more, all with with similar profiles with greater net worth, civic participation, and philanthropy when compared with the bottom-most on the list, but this should give you the idea.
** Multiple sources including: The Foundation Center, Guidestar, Federal 990s, Forbes Magazine, etc.
Labels: anti-Semitism, Depeche Mode, Jews, Michael Wolkowitz
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Drumpf's pop was so racist that Woody Guthrie wrote a song about it. Anecdotally, though, while he barred blacks from renting, he did allow Jews.
I kind of doubt that der fuhrer is particularly anti-Semitic, but he *IS* indifferent to the suffering of others... ANY others, especially the suffering he, himself alone, causes. He certainly does not give a second thought to the hate his admin represents and foments through his recently adopted party of hate. And he HAS surrounded himself with unabashed anti-Semites... several. So he is NOT running away from that brand of hate.
If I were bibi, I might be a little uncomfortable about that. Maybe that's why bibi was so obvious about giving der fuhrer that public tongue bath.
Without any doubt, he is racist and misogynist. He didn't just use hate of blacks and latins to get elected. There is true hate there. And his misogyny? He proudly admitted so in the billy bush video.
So whether he is or is not fundamentally anti-Semitic is kind of irrelevant. He'll gladly take profit from any Jews willing to give it to him but he won't help anyone out of kindness, empathy or altruism, of which he has none.
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