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Baitball Blogger

(46,723 posts) Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:01 PM Nov 2016

The irony of debating with the right-wing on Facebook.

He was looking for a direct connection to Trump's personal allegiance to neo-nazism and I pointed out Steve Bannon and gave ample background information. For my trouble, he pointed out that Trump has a Jewish daughter, so I guess in his simple mind, that means that Trump has teflon protection from being called anti-Semitic, ergo, he can't be a neo-nazi. You would think a reasonable person would realize that a president loses plausible deniability when he surrounds himself by the Legion of Hate.

The Facebook guy also directed me to a link that headlined, "Progressives = Socialists = Communists." The irony of the Right. They question our patriotism by calling us communist when they're the ones that benefited from Putin's interference. Putin found our country's weakest link, and exploited them.

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The irony of debating with the right-wing on Facebook. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 OP

Today's right-wingers are still in love with the old Soviet "communists." Archae Nov 2016 #1

We need to drum this in their heads. Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 #2

Point out to him that Ivanka is not Jewish, she is married to a Jewish man..n/t monmouth4 Nov 2016 #3

I think she converted. Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 #4

Ahh, you are right, she did convert. I also read the same thing about the mace..lol. n/t monmouth4 Nov 2016 #5

The correct retort to his comment was so obvious that I didn't think to post it. Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 #6

But he is Orthodox greymattermom Nov 2016 #7

Archae

(46,328 posts)

1. Today's right-wingers are still in love with the old Soviet "communists."

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:16 PM

Nov 2016

The ones they vilified and so enjoyed slamming, their fictitious "Evil Empire."

Baitball Blogger

(46,723 posts)

2. We need to drum this in their heads.

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:23 PM

Nov 2016

I think the mistake we make is thinking that we only have to tell them once. The sad truth is that we need to keep drumming them with these troubling hypocrisies, until they finally see it. And if not them, then the people around them.

monmouth4

(9,708 posts)

3. Point out to him that Ivanka is not Jewish, she is married to a Jewish man..n/t

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 01:48 PM

Nov 2016

Baitball Blogger

(46,723 posts)

4. I think she converted.

Reply to monmouth4 (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 02:50 PM

Nov 2016

BTW, isn't she the one who says she would have to mace trump if he wasn't her father?

monmouth4

(9,708 posts)

5. Ahh, you are right, she did convert. I also read the same thing about the mace..lol. n/t

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 05:02 PM

Nov 2016

Baitball Blogger

(46,723 posts)

6. The correct retort to his comment was so obvious that I didn't think to post it.

Reply to monmouth4 (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 26, 2016, 12:15 AM

Nov 2016

But, seriously, nothing is too simple a point to use against these people. The obvious retort is that knowing one Jewish person is no more an indication of immunity of antisemitism, than having one black person as a friend is an indication that you're not a racist.

greymattermom

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7. But he is Orthodox

Reply to monmouth4 (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 26, 2016, 12:35 AM

Nov 2016

and Ivanka doesn't dress in the Orthodox style. Are they Conservative or Reform? Ivanka should be covering her hair.

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