By Congresswoman Wata Bout
Washington, August 3 – My political allies and I are sick and tired of finding our past statements invoking classic notions of Jewish power and perfidy used against us as a political cudgel, as if our suspicion of Jews has any relevance.
It seems every time we make a pronouncement, post a link, or put something out on social media, someone is out there with a screen grab, just waiting to ambush us with “you’re antisemitic.” Hello, I didn’t run for political office for the purpose of having my own statements used against me. You’re weaponizing my antisemitism against me, and that’s like cheating or something.
The unfortunate phenomenon does not restrict itself to the realm of the strictly anti-Jewish. My beloved colleagues and friends in the intimate club of pro-BDS lawmakers now find themselves on the defensive when someone points out our pro-BDS stance. Set aside for the moment the issue of whether the BDS movement’s aims reek of antisemitism; for rhetorical purposes, let’s simply assert they are noble antiracists, and how dare you try to silence legitimate criticism with that accusation!
Where was I? Right. Not-antisemitism. To the uninitiated observer, it might seem strange for the target of such accusations not to assert the pro-BDS position with pride, but in fact we who have experience and knowledge of Jewish power and perfidy – don’t you dare quote me on that! – know that those accusations grow not out of genuine concern for the integrity or consistency of political representatives, but of a wish to discredit those who refuse to tow the Zionist company line. My antisemitism is secondary to your cynical exploitation of my antisemitism to further your anti-antisemitism. Stop weaponizing my antisemitism by mentioning it!
Part of the problem, you will agree, lies in the propaganda of the Jewish-controlled media that feeds the West lies about Palestinians and their leaders consistently rejecting peaceful resolutions and instead choosing violence. Lies! How dare you cite documented historical facts to justify their largely-self-inflicted suffering! If the Jews didn’t control the media, with the New York Times and Washington Post gladly serving as mouthpieces for violent Islamists dedicated to killing Jews, the situation would differ markedly.
Bottom line: my and my allies’ accusations of Islamophobia, racism, Apartheid, supremacism, et al., merit unquestioning acceptance, whereas anyone who challenges me or my allies on our positions automatically becomes suspect of seeking to distort, obfuscate, oppress, and ultimately silence the only people truly aware of what the Jews are trying to do. How dare you point out what we say the Jews are trying to do!
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