It was always a bit horrifying that the ADL and the SPLC are deeply intertwined with government, particularly at the federal level. So the world is a little better place now that these organizations have been been dropped as “resources” on the FBI‘s Hate Crime Web page. This occurred after 15 family groups pressed Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI […]
A theme at TOO, most recently the early days of the Israel Lobby, is that Jewish wealth and willingness to contribute to ethnic causes is a cornerstone of Jewish influence. Simply put, Jewish causes are lavishly funded and provide ample career opportunities. Now the Forward is beginning a series of articles on “the Jewish charity industry”: “26 […]
In “Background traits for Jewish activism” I listed several traits of Jewish activist groups that make them so effective. They are all on display in Alison Weir’s excerpt from her book Against Our Better Judgment: How the US was Used to Create Israel. 1. Jewish groups are well organized and lavishly funded. I probably shouldn’t have […]
A major theme at TOO is the racialization of American politics—the tendency for politics to reflect racial/ethnic identities rather than economic interest, as was the rule in pre-multicultural America where the Democrats were the party of working class Whites. The racialization of politics means that the Democrats’ “ascendant majority” of non-Whites is likely to dominate […]
The main narrative in the Western media on Ukraine is that the “Ukrainian people” have delivered themselves from the evil, corrupt Yanukovych government. The nationalist role in toppling the government and its presence in the new government has been downplayed, with assurances given by Jewish organizations and Jewish writers in the NY Times that Putin’s […]
13 Marzo de 2014 La versión oficial de los medios de comunicación occidentales sobre Ucrania es que el “Pueblo Ucraniano” se ha liberado a sí mismo del gobierno malvado y corrupto de Yanukovich. El papel de los nacionalistas en la caída del anterior gobierno y su presencia en el nuevo ha sido minimizado, con garantías […]
