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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Nov 9 13:31:53 2015, in response to Re: Hillary Supporters Are Idiots, posted by #4 Sea Beach Fred on Sun Nov 8 15:37:48 2015. Fred,American Jews vote overwhelmingly Democratic because the Democratic Party platform aligns far more closely to Jewish religious values than the Republican Party. For example, the social programs that Democrats like to fund line up with a number of Jewish values and teachings. So does opening the doors to immigrants. Jews have often been an oppressed group within various societies over time and as a result, vote to support the downtrodden, even if we ourselves are not in that position today. And the reality is with a few exceptions, Democrats are still supportive of Israel; the two state solution is a necessity for Israeli interests (as well as American ones, though I've said before and will say again that Obama has certainly helped to make a mess of that neighborhood in recent years). The GOP as it currently operates simply does not align itself with the values Jews care about most. Lastly, many Jews vote as Americans who happen to be Jewish, rather than Jewish Americans. In other words, we vote to support the country we are living in, and whether or not that country supports Israel is not the primary factor in how we determine our vote. When I vote, the question I ask is how will this candidate (regardless of whether they have an R or a D after their name) help to further the interests of the United States, because that is the question we should all be asking as we vote. Feel free to ask any followup questions, I'm happy to try answering them. |
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