{"id":406,"date":"2012-09-11T11:58:59","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T15:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveemanuel.wordpress.com\/?p=406"},"modified":"2014-10-24T14:12:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T18:12:14","slug":"the-jewish-vote-perpetuating-an-insult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cuttothe-chase.com\/?p=406","title":{"rendered":"The “Jewish Vote”- Perpetuating an Insult"},"content":{"rendered":"

Within the minds of pollsters and pundits, individuals have no identity; they are simply components of monolithic voting blocks that are typically identified by religion, ethnicity or a combination thereof. Whether analyzing election results or predicting them, the monolith theoreticians ascribe a candidate\u2019s success or failure to \u201cthe Catholic vote<\/a>\u201d, \u201cthe Jewish vote\u201d, \u201cthe Hispanic vote\u201d, \u201cthe black vote\u201d, \u201cthe evangelical vote\u201d or any number of the other voting blocks they have identified.<\/p>\n

To accept that voters cast their ballots according to the monolith in which they are placed, is to deny that these voters are individuals, with unique priorities. It would therefore seems unreasonable to expect that one person will have the same values and expectations as another simply because he or she shares an ethnic or religious background.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, sometimes \u201cmonolithicist\u201d theory is eerily close to being a precise reflection of actual election results. Such was the case in the 2008 presidential election. According to some pollsters, approximately 78% of \u201cthe Jewish vote\u201d was cast for Obama. Even if that percentage is grossly optimistic, it begs the question of why any person of the Jewish faith would vote for a candidate who is not only anti-Israel<\/a>, but is also a supporter of Israel\u2019s enemies.<\/p>\n

The easy answer is that many Jews have had a long-time affiliation with the Democratic Party. That affiliation dates back decades, to a time when Republicans were often viewed (on some occasions with a fair amount of accuracy) as being anti-Semitic. Many Jews see themselves first and foremost as members of a faith that has been persecuted for thousands of years. As such, they have an affinity for, and feel a connection with, members of other minorities who have also been victims of prejudice.<\/p>\n

The fault in that logic is the assumption that any victim of discrimination shares a bond with all other victims, irrespective of the factors upon which specific discriminatory actions are based. Prejudice, and the discrimination that arises from it, originates from fear fueled by socio-economic difference. While the discriminator many identify race or religion as the objectionable aspect of a particular individual, his or her true antagonism arises from fear– fear that a person of a particular description is a threat to his or her social or economic status.<\/p>\n

The stereotypical attributes of one monolithic group rarely have much in common with those of another. Consequently, one group that has been the victim of discrimination may fear and disdain another group as much\u2014or more\u2014than members of the general \u201cnon-monolithic\u201d population. That\u2019s a concept that Jewish voters must accept, and any doubters need look no further than Obama\u2019s numerous assaults against Israel. Here we have a Democrat, who was overwhelmingly supported by Jewish voters, putting forth proposals that are not merely harmful, but potentially devastating to Israel.<\/p>\n

Some liberals do understand that Obama\u2019s proposal for Israel to surrender all of the areas captured in its war of 1967, (except for land swaps) will erode the Jewish monolith. Whether they truly care about Israel, or are simply posturing to minimize the effects of a backlash is another matter entirely. Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City is one long-standing Democrat who gets it. Koch has stated he\u2019s ready to break with his party in the upcoming presidential election as a result of Obama\u2019s Middle East policies.<\/p>\n

New York senator Chuck Schumer also gets it. He has been critical of Obama\u2019s position on Middle East affairs in the past. A staunch supporter of Israel, Schumer, like many Democrats is now between the proverbial rock and a hard place. If he backs Obama\u2019s Middle East agenda, he loses the support of New York\u2019s Jewish voters; if he objects to Obama\u2019s foot-in-mouth escapades, he risks repercussions within his own party. Although Schumer has been openly critical of Obama\u2019s stance on Israel in the past, as election day approaches, he has avoided making statements about the administration\u2019s position.<\/p>\n

That may bring Schumer\u2019s primary allegiance into question, but there\u2019s no doubt as to Obama\u2019s. This isn\u2019t the only time he has thrown Israel, and consequently Jewish voters under the bus and it won\u2019t be the last. Voters of all faiths should remember that when they enter the voting booth in November. Obama has toned down the rhetoric during his campaign, but the fact remains, he has abandoned Israel. In so doing, he has not only turned his back on an ally, he has insulted the Jewish voters who supported him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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