Josh, you speak for me. Your letter brilliantly and succinctly sets forth everything I've been thinking since October 7th. The 2 party system we have in the US no longer works. There are bad and even evil individuals on both sides. I am sick of being scolded by people who think they know which side is "less" harmful. They don't. I am an intelligent woman who is not afraid of opening my mouth. I will NOT be bullied into "choosing" between two rotten apples. If it requires writing in a 3rd party, so be it. I just know, deep down, that Biden is a clear and present danger to Jews, Israel and the American People.
I for one believe in bullying people like you Susan into submission. YOU are the one supporting Vladimir Putin and his atrocities. YOU are the ONE Susan B Shulman who stands with the rioters on January 6th. It will be you and your family who will bear the blame for all eternity of supporting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
As a jewish American who believes that Israel has every right to defend itself, I do not want US money to go to supporting illegal West Bank settlements or to foreclosing the possibility of a Palestinian state if the Palestinians will recognize Israel's right to exist and cease hostilities. And I most certainly do not support attempts to create a "greater Israel" comprising the entire territory of Palestine. The legal borders for Israel are those established in the UN partition plan. If Israel needs to exert some degree of military control for a period of time over the West Bank and Gaza for security reasons, that is different matter. But the goal should still be to establish a Palestinian state according to the UN partition, if and when the Palestinians will finally change their ways.
When Joshua first mentioned that he was thinking about doing some satirical blog posts, I warned him that this would be tricky. Because there is no tone of voice or facial expression in written communications, it's easy for the reader to miss sarcasm, and hard for the writer to communicate it with absolute certainty. Hey, we're living proof! :-)
In response to all the hand-wringing about voting for Trump by some in this forum, I'd like to say a few words in his favor. Here goes:
Trump's blunt, carnival-like communication style offends many people. And entertains many more because his “insults” are more silly or funny than mean. I won’t fall into the Left’s trap of defending Trump’s personal life or the library of charges the Left has brought against him (and not their own people, who are just as deserving of legal scrutiny). I’m interested in what he did during his first 4 year term as president. You can read his list of accomplishments if you’re willing to do your homework. As far as I’m concerned a key accomplishment was getting America’s oil and gas flowing again; exports that Biden immediately stopped when he took office.
Why is this important? Apart from returning jobs to American workers and lowering the price of gas at American pumps, it freed Trump to dictate some terms to Middle Eastern fuel producers and the countries who buy fuel. It removed the Middle East “hegemony” in this export, as the Left would call it. It also gave Russia a run for its money in terms of oil exporting. That’s a good thing, too.
After doing this, Trump then told Iran (a fuel producer) where to go by denying it the funding that Obama promised it. (Biden gave Iran that funding and voila, Iran’s proxy, Hamas, committed the worst genocide of Jews since the Holocaust). Trump also dried up a lot of the funding to Palestinians – knowing full well the money wasn’t going to build “infrastructure” for them. (Sadly, he was too late. The Pallies have been funded for decades by other presidents and sources: enough to build their tunnel system and arsenal under hospitals and schools.)
Then Trump sat down with some Sunni nations. (These are Muslims who aren’t as interested in Jihad or in destroying Israel as their enemies, the Shia Muslims, are). And he facilitated the Abraham Accords, the first real start to peace in the region. Peace through economics. (Arabs like to make money. Don’t let anyone tell you different.) Yes, he also moved the US Embassy to Israel’s rightful capital: Jerusalem. (No small thing since no other president had the “batzim” to do it.)
In America, Trump also did something else I believe is important. He promoted school choice, beginning to free millions of American children from dangerous “woke” indoctrination going on at public schools, via the teachers’ unions. Indoctrination that insists Jews are the bad guys; the “oppressors”. That America is an evil, racist country. Indoctrination that labels parents child abusers if they do not allow their youngsters the drugs and surgical procedures to change sex. (In one of Trump’s recent speeches, he promised to make it a crime to “transition” anyone under 18.)
Trump’s policies about education and everything else are there to read if you are willing to ignore all the Trump Derangement Syndrome in the mainstream media and Jewish liberal circles and find his actual orders, policies and speeches. Stop listening to “lashan hara” and get your info from the horse’s mouth and documentation even the horse can’t lie about.
It’s been suggested in this forum that G-d sometimes chooses unlikely leaders. No argument there. You have to admit that Trump’s ability to bounce back from the torrent of legal and other abuse heaped on him is miraculous. Maybe just as miraculous as the stuttering son of a Hebrew slave demanding (and getting) the Pharoah of Egypt to let his people go.
Ok, Joshua, now tell us what you really think!! (just kidding) You are definitely not pulling your punches. And Biden deserves only disdain and disgust for his pathetic performance that you so ably describe.
My only quibble with what you write is that it is still guided by the underlying assumption that Biden and Co mean well, but they are just bumblers and hypocrites. I gave up on that theory at some point when I realized that no one can be *that* stupid. Everybody does dumb stuff sometimes, but when you keep scoring points for the opposing team, people start to wonder whose side you're on. When you step back and consider the consequences of opening our borders, printing trillions of Bidenbucks, abandoning Afghanistan, promoting transgenderism, removing sanctions on Iran, and blocking Israel's path to victory over Hamas—it kind of makes you start to wonder. Are they really that misguided, inconsistent and confused? Or, is that just what they'd like us to believe? As they systematically cut the cords to bring down the circus tent on all our heads.
BINGO! You are spot on once again. So refreshing to hear your perspective. Mr B. really ought to avail himself of his 6-figure (?) pension and retire into obscurity (what DO they pay past presidents anyway upon retirement??).
Absolutely Brilliant!!! The man is a weak old fool and the world is vulnerable because of him. If he were my President,I would be crippled with embarrassment
I am in Australia and from here Trump’s foreign policy was AMAZINGLY GOOD compared to Biden’s democrats and the old school republicans.
So totally agree with your assessment that Biden ( really his handlers) are destroying the USA and the hope of peace on our planet.
I believe “progressive” ideology really means progressing away from God, the God of Israel, God of USA, God of marriage and the God of self evident truths.
Where are progressives progressing?
Further away from God, the Bible, Judeo-Christian values, reason, doing unto your neighbour as you would want them to do for you.
When you reject God and self evident truths you become irrational. That’s where the Democrats are.
The democrats are progressive and so can only continue to destroy the constitutional USA and like some year 9 high school kids will be unable to think in anything but one dimension. ie there is no wisdom there( which starts with the fear of God).
Finally some of my fellow Jews are waking up to the fact that the dems are not their true allies in the U.S. Why anyone thinks that Trump, who helped make great strides in Mid-east peace during his term, is worse than Biden for Israel is beyond me. Watch the viral videos of him stating the obvious -- that Hamas is pure evil and Israel needs to take them down quickly, and then get back to establishing and enforcing peace. He is extremely clear. The longer this war is drawn out to appease the radical left and Iran by stopping and starting, the worse it will be for Israel's PR in the world. The U.S. citizenry has a short attention span so the sooner the war is over the better, even if Israel has to hit hard and fast. The left is going more radical Joshua. Just like Elon, even if you don't move you might suddenly find yourself on the right.
Absolutely correct…the Democratic Party is the party of antisemitism, hate for Israel, and the party of Islam…you need only look at the “squad” for proof. Time for American Jews to wake up from the cult and stop voting democratic!
I don’t know why you bother bothered with this. He’s not going to do it so you obviously just did it for the attention. If you’re trying to get people to vote for Trump I don’t know what the hell your point is. Unless you’re just trying to get me to not subscribe to you anymore. We need people to get together behind Biden no matter what. Because we can’t have Trump. We just can’t. no matter what happens in Israel we can’t have Trump. So I’m voting for dark Brandon no matter what you say and I’m gonna get all my friends to do the same thing. Including all my Jewish friends. Including all my passionately pro Israel Jewish friends. We all know what the stakes are.
But you, Karen obviously don't. You don't get it, and that's very sad. You and your "Jewish friends" risk annihilation. Biden has brought the US to this precipice. Trump is a horrible individual, but he is NOT a back-stabbing hypocrite. Biden, his administration and his uber-master, Obama are. I worry about my children and grandchildren's lives. Under Biden's incompetent "leadership," their precious lives in the US, in my beloved country, are in jeopardy. Jewish Lives Matter. The Biden cabal are happy to throw us all under the bus to get his 4 more years. I; and MY Jewish friends and relatives will do everything I can to stop him!!!!! #🟦
Some of us know what the stakes are. Others seem to remain clueless—no matter what. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about our present situation. It helped me understand why so many people support Biden in spite of everything. Since Trump is more evil than Hitler, Stalin, Caligula, Voldemort and Satan combined, we really have no choice but to support Biden.
Hi, Josh. I’m confused by the assertion that Democrats used to be classically liberal. I associate that school of thought with limited government, free markets, and individual liberty. Since at the least the New Deal, Ds have generally supported larger government, regulated markets (to varying degrees, perhaps), and individual liberties. One out of three. I’m curious what your take on classical liberalism is, and if there are any politicians in the U.S. that align with you.
Good question! A lot of nuance here, not sure we can get into all the weeds in a comments section, but generally I am for limited government, free markets, and individual liberty within reason. Social security is fine (if there is a better solution, I am open to it), so are other social programs that help people without too many taking advantage or becoming disincentized. The bigger issue I see is that there are only two parties in America (two tribes, really) so no one talks about the issues in detail, candidates tell us to vote for them because they are not their opponent. This is a horrible system. We should elect candidates for their character and policies, and not be called a X supporter because we don't like Y (for example, a Trump supporter because we don't like Biden). It is wrong to conflate the two.
Well, it was a rousing letter until your antepenultimate paragraph. A vote for the Democrat party? Do you really believe this or are you pandering to the American Jewish voters who just can’t seem to get enough of the duplicitous Left?
Great, appreciate the steps toward conservatism. There’s a lot of classic liberalism going on these days, particularly as God is pushed out of our lives.
I felt the same way. I’m glad someone else sees it. Bashing someone else for talking out of both sides of his mouth while his actions are the same. Unreal. I’m by no means a Biden supporter or democrat supporter, but don’t keep stepping and standing into the same pile of crap if you want a change or help. These progressive and indoctrinated Jews should understand that this party isn’t going to change. Their agenda is set and they are moving forward towards satan’s desires. That is to destroy them and Christians. I just can’t with this….
Do they vote Left because they associate the Right with Christianity? Or is it because they are following the lead of the Hollywood and/or financial elite (many of whom are self-professed atheists)? Of course, I’m well aware that I may be mistaking one’s Jewish faith for a love of Israel. I’m pro-Israel, have a deep fondness for the Jews and their history, and befriended many IDF during my time in the USMC. The Marxists (Dems) bow to the global Islamists, cater to the Iranians, and certainly hold Christians in contempt. Josh may want to consider amending his “letter” to Joey Eggplant. BTW, Josh, the Jug Eared Kenyan and his globalist malefactors are the ones pulling the strings. Look at current administration’s cabinet and senior positions filled by Jews and consider the paradox.
YES! And please research FDRoosevelt and Woodrow Wilson’s bigotry and antisemitism. It’s historically known, written and foot noted. These are facts yet the democrat commi’s main stream media praising FDR and claiming Trump isn’t Jewish when he’s done be more for the Jewish people of any American president since Truman. Go look up Woodrow Wilson’s admiration that is quoted and documented of Hitler’s 3rd Rike. FYI Trump has Jewish in laws and grandchildren. So I hope the left wing media Joe Scarborough and Dana Bash can chew on that. Ignorance is bliss.
Okay you were batting 1.000 and then this. Josh maybe you better look closely at what is going on with your beloved Democrat Party. My newly installed county executive Sara Inamorsto here in Allegheny County has encouraged me to vote for Erie Democrat Eric Khouri. So I check out her recommendation. Wouldn’t you know Mr. Khouri has been doing his post grad work at CLDP. An obvious front for CAIR. Wake up the democrats are participating in the Muslim conquest of America.
Josh, here's the thing: It's NOT Joe Biden alone throwing Israel under the bus. Don't you realize he is being controlled by the Dem party, who in turn, is very likely in cahoots with influential, anti-Israel elites around the world? I realize it's hard for lifelong Democrats to pull the wool from their eyes, but yours is not the party of JFK anymore. It's a hardline, far-left party practicing the racist, West-hating dogma that Obama thrust into the mainstream using "sweet sounding" words. So you want Joe to retire? I PRAY HE DOESN'T RETIRE BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. Otherwise you can be sure the Dems will get a hardliner to replace him. Michelle Obama's name has been bandied around. Or someone else more appealing to a certain demographic among American voters, a demographic which now includes those in cahoots with Islamic Jihadists. No, I am not a conspiracy theorist. I am watching this nightmare unfold every day in the news that Dems don't want you to read or hear. Like the Moscow summit which took place recently where bad-ass Muslim leaders discussed with Putin their "next steps" to assault Israel and the West. Josh, whatever you think of Trump, I can assure you he'd be a far better president and friend to Israel than anyone from the Dem party. Only someone like Trump has the chutzpah to preserve the United States, upset the international players and stop the Jihadist tide. So if you really care about Israel and the Jews, I beseech you to stop supporting the American Democrat Party in any way, shape or form. And let Biden stay exactly where he is until a red tide washes him out of office in November.
Susan, have you read the GOP project 2025 platform? Believe them when they tell you what they are going to do. As a progresdive Democrat, I'm extremely unhappy with what the Dem party looks like right now. Extremely disappointed in those I saw as the future of our party. In fact Im feeling like quite the political orphan right now, but at the same time, unless we want to become a fascist state where Trump will be our "dear leader," I, for one, will do my very best to help keep Trump out of office.
Please study the Project 2025 or listen to some trustworthy folks who have done the hard work (its1,000 pages..) and fleshed out some of the key points..it's downright terrifying.
For those interested, Project 2025 can be downloaded at https://www.project2025.org/policy/. I must review it thoroughly but my initial reaction is quite the opposite of yours, Ellen. I applaud it and hope it comes to pass.
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While I fully understand what Josh is saying, I got a nervous feeling when I had the thought of who would replace Biden. I literally stopped breathing when I realized it could be someone worse...as you pointed out. Yet at the same time, I cannot stand Trump 😣 (the sight, sound and just hearing his name is indigestable to me, although now, I admit, he seems a little less intolerable for some reason, but still... Let's not forget... It's Trump! The sexist, arrogant, immature, spoiled brat showcasing his ego at every possible opportunity)... Jews and supporters of Israel are up against a wall now because he's more willing to side with Israel than Biden. It's a double edged sword. I met Trump many years ago when I was 26 and I still cringe... Ugh... We need a miracle.
All those things you just spat out about Trump is a lie made up by lying main stream media and the democrats. If giving you the truth and being honest and straightforward about the corruption in our government, if giving you the best economy and an energy independent country, keeping illegal aliens from stealing from American citizens and not allowing these democrats to devour and destroy the citizenship and sovereignty of this nation, then you need to check yourself and stop voting on personality. Are you better off since Biden took office? Do you think this country is better off?
"I cannot stand Trump 😣 the sight, sound and just hearing his name is indigestible to me, although now, I admit, he seems a little less intolerable for some reason, but still... Let's not forget... It's Trump! The sexist, arrogant, immature, spoiled brat showcasing his ego at every possible opportunity..."
Ok, it may be true that Biden removed the sanctions on Iran that sent them billions of dollars; it may be true that Trump brokered peace treaties between Israel and several of their Arab neighbors; that he moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem; that he blocked the PA's "Pay for Slay" program; that he's wildly popular in Israel, etc. etc. All that may be true, but it doesn't matter. The most important thing is that he has an unpleasant, irritating personality. Nothing matters more than that!!!!! And that's why 80% of American Jews voted against Trump no matter how strongly he supported Israel and opposed Iran.
Okay, I will avoid ironic statements at all costs in the future. The statement "The most important thing is that he has an unpleasant, irritating personality. Nothing matters more than that!!!!! " was, to my mind, obviously ridiculous and sarcastic.
Superficial? Come on... I don't think ignoring and sweeping under the rug some pretty important facts about him that raise red flags with other issues is superficial.... no matter how much he supports Israel. What is superficial is your comment.
Karen, if you read his comment, he seemed to acknowledge the importance of key issues Trump is strong on yet still focuses on the "personality" stuff. I guess you and other Trump-haters can't get past this stuff, partly because of your "delicate sensibilities" and partly because you cannot seem to confront your political biases. Believe it or not, I was a dyed-in-the-wool liberal in 1995. Raised to vote liberal because libs were the good guys, right? I swallowed all the 1960s/70s era peacenik dogma and never studied a single political issue from various points of view. Then I entered a university program that required me to read a lot of cultural Marxist dogma; stuff which actually laid out plans for the New Left; how it had to be accepted by classical liberals to succeed in its "long march through Western institutions". I then started reading conservative literature (on my own; not part of the university curriculum, of course) from conservative scholars. And I noted how my own liberal government in Canada was voting against Israel on many UN resolutions. I realized how much I'd been brainwashed by the left all my life. Although I didn't agree with everything that conservative scholars wrote, their basic ideology made sense to me. From that time on, I became a political independent; voting for politicians based on their platforms, qualifications - and to some extent, their speaking style. But as a communications professional I knew how to interpret someone's speaking style and its likely affect on voters. Which is why I predicted Obama's win as president when he was still a junior senator and Trump's win, too. Both have dramatically different styles which mesmerize different segments of the population. Obama's win scared the dickens out of me because his language was straight out of my critical theory courses, only smoother and slicker. Trump's win didn't, because, despite his silly/funny insults, he focused on issues I thought were important to retain America's freedom and economic position in the world. But you keep throwing insults at me, Karen. Especially calling me "superficial". At least you make me laugh.
Susan, you're flipping the comments around. Why? That's a narcissistic trait you know. Glad to hear you're so experienced. I also predicted Obama's win but I don't have all your experience. I predicted George Bush's second win and Trump's win too. How? Because I don't analyse. I look at what I'm being shown. The rest is politics, manipulation, mind games, etc. That said, I hope for Israel's sake that Trump will win but that doesn't mean I like him or trust him (he's friends with Putin).
That's the unfortunate conundrum: Getting such an important declaration from a person that seriously lacks the virtues of an honest person / president. I always thought of it as a parallel to accepting the "gift" of laundered money and its future consequences. Yet at the same time, looking a gift horse in the mouth, so to speak, isn't right either. Or maybe, the declaration was just long overdue and the messenger happened to be this clown. Could it be a divine way to downplay the weight Israel has always carried? A clown is supposed to be funny, but underneath the mask, he's crying. Who is Trump really, to the Jews and to Israel?
Exactly. There is a time to push for classical liberalism, but now is not the time. The Dem party needs a major "makeover" and maybe that's something to look forward to. But it needs to be brought down before it can be made over!
My current plan, as an alternative to not voting, is to vote Republican but not for Trump. At least it denies Biden. I think Biden’s true self is closer to his early-on pro-Israel stance. It’s the “progressive” Democrat Party that’s the real problem. That’s where the breach is. Biden is an old puppet now.
Sounds reasonable but for the short term we need someone who will give Israel what she needs for a decisive WIN. And although one can never be sure with Trump he looks like the best bet. He really doesn't want to drag the US into a fighting war and seems more than willing to let Bibi do what he wants without interference. That's the best we can hope for, along with getting the necessary military supplies. And Americans can rest assured that Trump will put the brakes on Muslim immigration as well as illegals from your southern border. Also; Israel aside, the Islamo/leftist alliance has taken over most of Europe - all of the commonwealth countries (Canada, Australia, New Zealand) and is giving Russia and China carte blanche these days. That is really bad, Lisa. I'm Canadian and our federal govt has taken many anti-Israel steps. We're fighting like crazy for legal protection against the violent anti-Israel protestors in our communities. (I go out with dog spray because it's illegal to carry a firearm, here.) You have no idea what it's like to live in a country where Jews are consider the enemy and Muslims number in the millions, buying off our politicians. No one has the guts to stand up against this except Trump. He will ally with the Netherlands, Hungary (conservative led countries putting the brakes on their Muslim populations and Muslim immigration). Also: one thing about Trump. He is not a true conservative. And not socialist either. He's a pragmatist. So he won't go too far down the right-wing path in terms of social programs. (He's not a Rand Paul libertarian, TG) But he needs a decisive win to be president. So I hope you'll consider voting him in for the next 4 years.
Keep voting democrat and you’re going to get the same results. And no, Netanyahu isn’t to blame for Oct. 7. While your are correct about everything you said about Joe Biden, you are complacently wrong in supporting the very people who hate you and can’t see that everything they are doing is to eradicate you on purpose. They hate God and they hate Jesus Christ. I guess that is the common denominator.
It doesn’t matter where you live. You’re supporting the wrong side, clearly. Progressives are infiltrated across the globe. You have some very intuitive and advantageous points because of knowledge others may not have. For the sake of your people, I pray you use it wisely. I’m mean that sincerely.♥️
I am Jewish but I understand and agree in essence with what you wrote. The Dem party hates G-d, period. Whether you worship Him in the Jewish way or the Christian way. Although it doesn't seem to mind the vicious, violent diety that Islamic Jihadists worship. The left has been allied with Islamic fundamentalists for decades, Amy - and Obama's presidency brought it to the fore. If you're American, vote Trump. Get your friends and family to vote Trump. He's our only hope right now to preserve America and Israel.
Yes I am definitely voting Trump. These democrats world wide are destroying the world and realigning the stage, yet Jewish people continue to support it! It’s like the Bible coming to life again with the majority of Jewish people and priest standing with the Roman’s. I just don’t understand the double talk and mind set. I’m a Christian and love Jews, but this self hating progressive trend blows my mind.
Unfortunately, a lot of Jewish people in the West vote the way mainstream liberal Jewish leaders advise them to vote. They don't think for themselves or understand what's going on. However the more religious among us - and those who make a point of studying politics and thinking for ourselves - tend to be politically to the right these days. I agree this "self hating progressive trend" as you put it, is a mind-blower. Drives me (and plenty of other Jews) crazy.
Josh, you speak for me. Your letter brilliantly and succinctly sets forth everything I've been thinking since October 7th. The 2 party system we have in the US no longer works. There are bad and even evil individuals on both sides. I am sick of being scolded by people who think they know which side is "less" harmful. They don't. I am an intelligent woman who is not afraid of opening my mouth. I will NOT be bullied into "choosing" between two rotten apples. If it requires writing in a 3rd party, so be it. I just know, deep down, that Biden is a clear and present danger to Jews, Israel and the American People.
I for one believe in bullying people like you Susan into submission. YOU are the one supporting Vladimir Putin and his atrocities. YOU are the ONE Susan B Shulman who stands with the rioters on January 6th. It will be you and your family who will bear the blame for all eternity of supporting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
As a jewish American who believes that Israel has every right to defend itself, I do not want US money to go to supporting illegal West Bank settlements or to foreclosing the possibility of a Palestinian state if the Palestinians will recognize Israel's right to exist and cease hostilities. And I most certainly do not support attempts to create a "greater Israel" comprising the entire territory of Palestine. The legal borders for Israel are those established in the UN partition plan. If Israel needs to exert some degree of military control for a period of time over the West Bank and Gaza for security reasons, that is different matter. But the goal should still be to establish a Palestinian state according to the UN partition, if and when the Palestinians will finally change their ways.
When Joshua first mentioned that he was thinking about doing some satirical blog posts, I warned him that this would be tricky. Because there is no tone of voice or facial expression in written communications, it's easy for the reader to miss sarcasm, and hard for the writer to communicate it with absolute certainty. Hey, we're living proof! :-)
Nice thoughts. But dream on!
In response to all the hand-wringing about voting for Trump by some in this forum, I'd like to say a few words in his favor. Here goes:
Trump's blunt, carnival-like communication style offends many people. And entertains many more because his “insults” are more silly or funny than mean. I won’t fall into the Left’s trap of defending Trump’s personal life or the library of charges the Left has brought against him (and not their own people, who are just as deserving of legal scrutiny). I’m interested in what he did during his first 4 year term as president. You can read his list of accomplishments if you’re willing to do your homework. As far as I’m concerned a key accomplishment was getting America’s oil and gas flowing again; exports that Biden immediately stopped when he took office.
Why is this important? Apart from returning jobs to American workers and lowering the price of gas at American pumps, it freed Trump to dictate some terms to Middle Eastern fuel producers and the countries who buy fuel. It removed the Middle East “hegemony” in this export, as the Left would call it. It also gave Russia a run for its money in terms of oil exporting. That’s a good thing, too.
After doing this, Trump then told Iran (a fuel producer) where to go by denying it the funding that Obama promised it. (Biden gave Iran that funding and voila, Iran’s proxy, Hamas, committed the worst genocide of Jews since the Holocaust). Trump also dried up a lot of the funding to Palestinians – knowing full well the money wasn’t going to build “infrastructure” for them. (Sadly, he was too late. The Pallies have been funded for decades by other presidents and sources: enough to build their tunnel system and arsenal under hospitals and schools.)
Then Trump sat down with some Sunni nations. (These are Muslims who aren’t as interested in Jihad or in destroying Israel as their enemies, the Shia Muslims, are). And he facilitated the Abraham Accords, the first real start to peace in the region. Peace through economics. (Arabs like to make money. Don’t let anyone tell you different.) Yes, he also moved the US Embassy to Israel’s rightful capital: Jerusalem. (No small thing since no other president had the “batzim” to do it.)
In America, Trump also did something else I believe is important. He promoted school choice, beginning to free millions of American children from dangerous “woke” indoctrination going on at public schools, via the teachers’ unions. Indoctrination that insists Jews are the bad guys; the “oppressors”. That America is an evil, racist country. Indoctrination that labels parents child abusers if they do not allow their youngsters the drugs and surgical procedures to change sex. (In one of Trump’s recent speeches, he promised to make it a crime to “transition” anyone under 18.)
Trump’s policies about education and everything else are there to read if you are willing to ignore all the Trump Derangement Syndrome in the mainstream media and Jewish liberal circles and find his actual orders, policies and speeches. Stop listening to “lashan hara” and get your info from the horse’s mouth and documentation even the horse can’t lie about.
It’s been suggested in this forum that G-d sometimes chooses unlikely leaders. No argument there. You have to admit that Trump’s ability to bounce back from the torrent of legal and other abuse heaped on him is miraculous. Maybe just as miraculous as the stuttering son of a Hebrew slave demanding (and getting) the Pharoah of Egypt to let his people go.
My hat's off to you. What an outstanding defense of the man that everyone loves to hate!
Ok, Joshua, now tell us what you really think!! (just kidding) You are definitely not pulling your punches. And Biden deserves only disdain and disgust for his pathetic performance that you so ably describe.
My only quibble with what you write is that it is still guided by the underlying assumption that Biden and Co mean well, but they are just bumblers and hypocrites. I gave up on that theory at some point when I realized that no one can be *that* stupid. Everybody does dumb stuff sometimes, but when you keep scoring points for the opposing team, people start to wonder whose side you're on. When you step back and consider the consequences of opening our borders, printing trillions of Bidenbucks, abandoning Afghanistan, promoting transgenderism, removing sanctions on Iran, and blocking Israel's path to victory over Hamas—it kind of makes you start to wonder. Are they really that misguided, inconsistent and confused? Or, is that just what they'd like us to believe? As they systematically cut the cords to bring down the circus tent on all our heads.
BINGO! You are spot on once again. So refreshing to hear your perspective. Mr B. really ought to avail himself of his 6-figure (?) pension and retire into obscurity (what DO they pay past presidents anyway upon retirement??).
Absolutely Brilliant!!! The man is a weak old fool and the world is vulnerable because of him. If he were my President,I would be crippled with embarrassment
I enjoyed the essay!
I am in Australia and from here Trump’s foreign policy was AMAZINGLY GOOD compared to Biden’s democrats and the old school republicans.
So totally agree with your assessment that Biden ( really his handlers) are destroying the USA and the hope of peace on our planet.
I believe “progressive” ideology really means progressing away from God, the God of Israel, God of USA, God of marriage and the God of self evident truths.
Where are progressives progressing?
Further away from God, the Bible, Judeo-Christian values, reason, doing unto your neighbour as you would want them to do for you.
When you reject God and self evident truths you become irrational. That’s where the Democrats are.
The democrats are progressive and so can only continue to destroy the constitutional USA and like some year 9 high school kids will be unable to think in anything but one dimension. ie there is no wisdom there( which starts with the fear of God).
Finally some of my fellow Jews are waking up to the fact that the dems are not their true allies in the U.S. Why anyone thinks that Trump, who helped make great strides in Mid-east peace during his term, is worse than Biden for Israel is beyond me. Watch the viral videos of him stating the obvious -- that Hamas is pure evil and Israel needs to take them down quickly, and then get back to establishing and enforcing peace. He is extremely clear. The longer this war is drawn out to appease the radical left and Iran by stopping and starting, the worse it will be for Israel's PR in the world. The U.S. citizenry has a short attention span so the sooner the war is over the better, even if Israel has to hit hard and fast. The left is going more radical Joshua. Just like Elon, even if you don't move you might suddenly find yourself on the right.
Yes,I don't know how you can vote democrats when they hate us and our country Israel.
Absolutely correct…the Democratic Party is the party of antisemitism, hate for Israel, and the party of Islam…you need only look at the “squad” for proof. Time for American Jews to wake up from the cult and stop voting democratic!
I don’t know why you bother bothered with this. He’s not going to do it so you obviously just did it for the attention. If you’re trying to get people to vote for Trump I don’t know what the hell your point is. Unless you’re just trying to get me to not subscribe to you anymore. We need people to get together behind Biden no matter what. Because we can’t have Trump. We just can’t. no matter what happens in Israel we can’t have Trump. So I’m voting for dark Brandon no matter what you say and I’m gonna get all my friends to do the same thing. Including all my Jewish friends. Including all my passionately pro Israel Jewish friends. We all know what the stakes are.
But you, Karen obviously don't. You don't get it, and that's very sad. You and your "Jewish friends" risk annihilation. Biden has brought the US to this precipice. Trump is a horrible individual, but he is NOT a back-stabbing hypocrite. Biden, his administration and his uber-master, Obama are. I worry about my children and grandchildren's lives. Under Biden's incompetent "leadership," their precious lives in the US, in my beloved country, are in jeopardy. Jewish Lives Matter. The Biden cabal are happy to throw us all under the bus to get his 4 more years. I; and MY Jewish friends and relatives will do everything I can to stop him!!!!! #🟦
Some of us know what the stakes are. Others seem to remain clueless—no matter what. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about our present situation. It helped me understand why so many people support Biden in spite of everything. Since Trump is more evil than Hitler, Stalin, Caligula, Voldemort and Satan combined, we really have no choice but to support Biden.
Hi, Josh. I’m confused by the assertion that Democrats used to be classically liberal. I associate that school of thought with limited government, free markets, and individual liberty. Since at the least the New Deal, Ds have generally supported larger government, regulated markets (to varying degrees, perhaps), and individual liberties. One out of three. I’m curious what your take on classical liberalism is, and if there are any politicians in the U.S. that align with you.
Good question! A lot of nuance here, not sure we can get into all the weeds in a comments section, but generally I am for limited government, free markets, and individual liberty within reason. Social security is fine (if there is a better solution, I am open to it), so are other social programs that help people without too many taking advantage or becoming disincentized. The bigger issue I see is that there are only two parties in America (two tribes, really) so no one talks about the issues in detail, candidates tell us to vote for them because they are not their opponent. This is a horrible system. We should elect candidates for their character and policies, and not be called a X supporter because we don't like Y (for example, a Trump supporter because we don't like Biden). It is wrong to conflate the two.
Agreed that tribalism is … not good 🙃
Well, it was a rousing letter until your antepenultimate paragraph. A vote for the Democrat party? Do you really believe this or are you pandering to the American Jewish voters who just can’t seem to get enough of the duplicitous Left?
Yes, I am a classical liberal, although I’ve become more conservative recently.
Great, appreciate the steps toward conservatism. There’s a lot of classic liberalism going on these days, particularly as God is pushed out of our lives.
Keep taking those steps, Josh.
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Just keep walking on over! 😎
I felt the same way. I’m glad someone else sees it. Bashing someone else for talking out of both sides of his mouth while his actions are the same. Unreal. I’m by no means a Biden supporter or democrat supporter, but don’t keep stepping and standing into the same pile of crap if you want a change or help. These progressive and indoctrinated Jews should understand that this party isn’t going to change. Their agenda is set and they are moving forward towards satan’s desires. That is to destroy them and Christians. I just can’t with this….
Do they vote Left because they associate the Right with Christianity? Or is it because they are following the lead of the Hollywood and/or financial elite (many of whom are self-professed atheists)? Of course, I’m well aware that I may be mistaking one’s Jewish faith for a love of Israel. I’m pro-Israel, have a deep fondness for the Jews and their history, and befriended many IDF during my time in the USMC. The Marxists (Dems) bow to the global Islamists, cater to the Iranians, and certainly hold Christians in contempt. Josh may want to consider amending his “letter” to Joey Eggplant. BTW, Josh, the Jug Eared Kenyan and his globalist malefactors are the ones pulling the strings. Look at current administration’s cabinet and senior positions filled by Jews and consider the paradox.
YES! And please research FDRoosevelt and Woodrow Wilson’s bigotry and antisemitism. It’s historically known, written and foot noted. These are facts yet the democrat commi’s main stream media praising FDR and claiming Trump isn’t Jewish when he’s done be more for the Jewish people of any American president since Truman. Go look up Woodrow Wilson’s admiration that is quoted and documented of Hitler’s 3rd Rike. FYI Trump has Jewish in laws and grandchildren. So I hope the left wing media Joe Scarborough and Dana Bash can chew on that. Ignorance is bliss.
Okay you were batting 1.000 and then this. Josh maybe you better look closely at what is going on with your beloved Democrat Party. My newly installed county executive Sara Inamorsto here in Allegheny County has encouraged me to vote for Erie Democrat Eric Khouri. So I check out her recommendation. Wouldn’t you know Mr. Khouri has been doing his post grad work at CLDP. An obvious front for CAIR. Wake up the democrats are participating in the Muslim conquest of America.
It is not my beloved party, although I am a classical liberal.
Me too so by 2024 standards that would make us far right conservatives
Ain’t that the truth.
Josh, here's the thing: It's NOT Joe Biden alone throwing Israel under the bus. Don't you realize he is being controlled by the Dem party, who in turn, is very likely in cahoots with influential, anti-Israel elites around the world? I realize it's hard for lifelong Democrats to pull the wool from their eyes, but yours is not the party of JFK anymore. It's a hardline, far-left party practicing the racist, West-hating dogma that Obama thrust into the mainstream using "sweet sounding" words. So you want Joe to retire? I PRAY HE DOESN'T RETIRE BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. Otherwise you can be sure the Dems will get a hardliner to replace him. Michelle Obama's name has been bandied around. Or someone else more appealing to a certain demographic among American voters, a demographic which now includes those in cahoots with Islamic Jihadists. No, I am not a conspiracy theorist. I am watching this nightmare unfold every day in the news that Dems don't want you to read or hear. Like the Moscow summit which took place recently where bad-ass Muslim leaders discussed with Putin their "next steps" to assault Israel and the West. Josh, whatever you think of Trump, I can assure you he'd be a far better president and friend to Israel than anyone from the Dem party. Only someone like Trump has the chutzpah to preserve the United States, upset the international players and stop the Jihadist tide. So if you really care about Israel and the Jews, I beseech you to stop supporting the American Democrat Party in any way, shape or form. And let Biden stay exactly where he is until a red tide washes him out of office in November.
Love your comments Susan….nice to see how much you get it!
Thanks!
Susan, have you read the GOP project 2025 platform? Believe them when they tell you what they are going to do. As a progresdive Democrat, I'm extremely unhappy with what the Dem party looks like right now. Extremely disappointed in those I saw as the future of our party. In fact Im feeling like quite the political orphan right now, but at the same time, unless we want to become a fascist state where Trump will be our "dear leader," I, for one, will do my very best to help keep Trump out of office.
Please study the Project 2025 or listen to some trustworthy folks who have done the hard work (its1,000 pages..) and fleshed out some of the key points..it's downright terrifying.
Be careful she'll insult you then accuse you of insulting her 🤨
For those interested, Project 2025 can be downloaded at https://www.project2025.org/policy/. I must review it thoroughly but my initial reaction is quite the opposite of yours, Ellen. I applaud it and hope it comes to pass.
And Susan I absolutely agree with you…keep up your spot on comments. I’m boycotting this current Democratic Party
Thanks Phil! It all counts. I'm writing letters like crazy to every politician, organization and "influencer" I think might make a difference.
Influence Watch is considered right leaning. For those who don't have the time or patience to delve into the entire book, their summary can be found here:
https://www.influencewatch.org/organization/2025-presidential-transition-project-project-2025/
While I fully understand what Josh is saying, I got a nervous feeling when I had the thought of who would replace Biden. I literally stopped breathing when I realized it could be someone worse...as you pointed out. Yet at the same time, I cannot stand Trump 😣 (the sight, sound and just hearing his name is indigestable to me, although now, I admit, he seems a little less intolerable for some reason, but still... Let's not forget... It's Trump! The sexist, arrogant, immature, spoiled brat showcasing his ego at every possible opportunity)... Jews and supporters of Israel are up against a wall now because he's more willing to side with Israel than Biden. It's a double edged sword. I met Trump many years ago when I was 26 and I still cringe... Ugh... We need a miracle.
All those things you just spat out about Trump is a lie made up by lying main stream media and the democrats. If giving you the truth and being honest and straightforward about the corruption in our government, if giving you the best economy and an energy independent country, keeping illegal aliens from stealing from American citizens and not allowing these democrats to devour and destroy the citizenship and sovereignty of this nation, then you need to check yourself and stop voting on personality. Are you better off since Biden took office? Do you think this country is better off?
"I cannot stand Trump 😣 the sight, sound and just hearing his name is indigestible to me, although now, I admit, he seems a little less intolerable for some reason, but still... Let's not forget... It's Trump! The sexist, arrogant, immature, spoiled brat showcasing his ego at every possible opportunity..."
Ok, it may be true that Biden removed the sanctions on Iran that sent them billions of dollars; it may be true that Trump brokered peace treaties between Israel and several of their Arab neighbors; that he moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem; that he blocked the PA's "Pay for Slay" program; that he's wildly popular in Israel, etc. etc. All that may be true, but it doesn't matter. The most important thing is that he has an unpleasant, irritating personality. Nothing matters more than that!!!!! And that's why 80% of American Jews voted against Trump no matter how strongly he supported Israel and opposed Iran.
Good grief. He's got bigger problems than just an "unpleasant" personality that's much like scratching nails on a chalkboard. Maybe that's why.
Sounds to me like you're more concerned with superficial stuff than the issues which count.
Okay, I will avoid ironic statements at all costs in the future. The statement "The most important thing is that he has an unpleasant, irritating personality. Nothing matters more than that!!!!! " was, to my mind, obviously ridiculous and sarcastic.
Ok - didn't catch the sarcasm. My brain needs to slow down. Thanks for clearing things up. <g>
Superficial? Come on... I don't think ignoring and sweeping under the rug some pretty important facts about him that raise red flags with other issues is superficial.... no matter how much he supports Israel. What is superficial is your comment.
Karen, if you read his comment, he seemed to acknowledge the importance of key issues Trump is strong on yet still focuses on the "personality" stuff. I guess you and other Trump-haters can't get past this stuff, partly because of your "delicate sensibilities" and partly because you cannot seem to confront your political biases. Believe it or not, I was a dyed-in-the-wool liberal in 1995. Raised to vote liberal because libs were the good guys, right? I swallowed all the 1960s/70s era peacenik dogma and never studied a single political issue from various points of view. Then I entered a university program that required me to read a lot of cultural Marxist dogma; stuff which actually laid out plans for the New Left; how it had to be accepted by classical liberals to succeed in its "long march through Western institutions". I then started reading conservative literature (on my own; not part of the university curriculum, of course) from conservative scholars. And I noted how my own liberal government in Canada was voting against Israel on many UN resolutions. I realized how much I'd been brainwashed by the left all my life. Although I didn't agree with everything that conservative scholars wrote, their basic ideology made sense to me. From that time on, I became a political independent; voting for politicians based on their platforms, qualifications - and to some extent, their speaking style. But as a communications professional I knew how to interpret someone's speaking style and its likely affect on voters. Which is why I predicted Obama's win as president when he was still a junior senator and Trump's win, too. Both have dramatically different styles which mesmerize different segments of the population. Obama's win scared the dickens out of me because his language was straight out of my critical theory courses, only smoother and slicker. Trump's win didn't, because, despite his silly/funny insults, he focused on issues I thought were important to retain America's freedom and economic position in the world. But you keep throwing insults at me, Karen. Especially calling me "superficial". At least you make me laugh.
Susan, you're flipping the comments around. Why? That's a narcissistic trait you know. Glad to hear you're so experienced. I also predicted Obama's win but I don't have all your experience. I predicted George Bush's second win and Trump's win too. How? Because I don't analyse. I look at what I'm being shown. The rest is politics, manipulation, mind games, etc. That said, I hope for Israel's sake that Trump will win but that doesn't mean I like him or trust him (he's friends with Putin).
Trump is the only one who declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel 🇮🇱
That's the unfortunate conundrum: Getting such an important declaration from a person that seriously lacks the virtues of an honest person / president. I always thought of it as a parallel to accepting the "gift" of laundered money and its future consequences. Yet at the same time, looking a gift horse in the mouth, so to speak, isn't right either. Or maybe, the declaration was just long overdue and the messenger happened to be this clown. Could it be a divine way to downplay the weight Israel has always carried? A clown is supposed to be funny, but underneath the mask, he's crying. Who is Trump really, to the Jews and to Israel?
Absolutely
Yes I am well aware that the Democratic Party is not what it used to be, i.e. classical liberalism.
Exactly. There is a time to push for classical liberalism, but now is not the time. The Dem party needs a major "makeover" and maybe that's something to look forward to. But it needs to be brought down before it can be made over!
Agreed, hence why I will not be voting in November!
My current plan, as an alternative to not voting, is to vote Republican but not for Trump. At least it denies Biden. I think Biden’s true self is closer to his early-on pro-Israel stance. It’s the “progressive” Democrat Party that’s the real problem. That’s where the breach is. Biden is an old puppet now.
Sounds reasonable but for the short term we need someone who will give Israel what she needs for a decisive WIN. And although one can never be sure with Trump he looks like the best bet. He really doesn't want to drag the US into a fighting war and seems more than willing to let Bibi do what he wants without interference. That's the best we can hope for, along with getting the necessary military supplies. And Americans can rest assured that Trump will put the brakes on Muslim immigration as well as illegals from your southern border. Also; Israel aside, the Islamo/leftist alliance has taken over most of Europe - all of the commonwealth countries (Canada, Australia, New Zealand) and is giving Russia and China carte blanche these days. That is really bad, Lisa. I'm Canadian and our federal govt has taken many anti-Israel steps. We're fighting like crazy for legal protection against the violent anti-Israel protestors in our communities. (I go out with dog spray because it's illegal to carry a firearm, here.) You have no idea what it's like to live in a country where Jews are consider the enemy and Muslims number in the millions, buying off our politicians. No one has the guts to stand up against this except Trump. He will ally with the Netherlands, Hungary (conservative led countries putting the brakes on their Muslim populations and Muslim immigration). Also: one thing about Trump. He is not a true conservative. And not socialist either. He's a pragmatist. So he won't go too far down the right-wing path in terms of social programs. (He's not a Rand Paul libertarian, TG) But he needs a decisive win to be president. So I hope you'll consider voting him in for the next 4 years.
Well, I suppose that's better than another Dem vote. I understand.
Keep voting democrat and you’re going to get the same results. And no, Netanyahu isn’t to blame for Oct. 7. While your are correct about everything you said about Joe Biden, you are complacently wrong in supporting the very people who hate you and can’t see that everything they are doing is to eradicate you on purpose. They hate God and they hate Jesus Christ. I guess that is the common denominator.
Actually I don’t plan to vote in the upcoming election. I also haven’t lived in the U.S. since 2012.
It doesn’t matter where you live. You’re supporting the wrong side, clearly. Progressives are infiltrated across the globe. You have some very intuitive and advantageous points because of knowledge others may not have. For the sake of your people, I pray you use it wisely. I’m mean that sincerely.♥️
I am Jewish but I understand and agree in essence with what you wrote. The Dem party hates G-d, period. Whether you worship Him in the Jewish way or the Christian way. Although it doesn't seem to mind the vicious, violent diety that Islamic Jihadists worship. The left has been allied with Islamic fundamentalists for decades, Amy - and Obama's presidency brought it to the fore. If you're American, vote Trump. Get your friends and family to vote Trump. He's our only hope right now to preserve America and Israel.
100% with you…
Yes I am definitely voting Trump. These democrats world wide are destroying the world and realigning the stage, yet Jewish people continue to support it! It’s like the Bible coming to life again with the majority of Jewish people and priest standing with the Roman’s. I just don’t understand the double talk and mind set. I’m a Christian and love Jews, but this self hating progressive trend blows my mind.
Unfortunately, a lot of Jewish people in the West vote the way mainstream liberal Jewish leaders advise them to vote. They don't think for themselves or understand what's going on. However the more religious among us - and those who make a point of studying politics and thinking for ourselves - tend to be politically to the right these days. I agree this "self hating progressive trend" as you put it, is a mind-blower. Drives me (and plenty of other Jews) crazy.