D.C. lawmaker says recent snowfall caused by Rothschilds controlling the climate

[oberliner]

A D.C. lawmaker responded to a brief snowfall Friday by publishing a video in which he espoused a conspiracy theory that Jewish financiers control the weather.

D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8) posted the video to his official Facebook page at 7:21 a.m. as snow flurries were hitting the nation’s capital. The video, shot through the windshield of a car driving west on Interstate 695 through downtown Washington, shows snowy skies while White narrates.

“Man, it just started snowing out of nowhere this morning, man. Y’all better pay attention to this climate control, man, this climate manipulation,” he says. “And D.C. keep talking about, ‘We a resilient city.’ And that’s a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters they can pay for to own the cities, man. Be careful.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-lawmaker-says-recent-snowfall-caused-byrothschilds-controlling-the-climate/2018/03/18/daeb0eae-2ae0-11e8-911f-ca7f68bff0fc_story.html?utm_term=.5d9a02bcb5b3

[nocalflea]

1. The Daily Caller covered this as well.

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.dailycaller.com/2018/03/18/washington-dc-rothschild/


When I see something like this I immediately ask myself "who's interest does this story serve ? ".

[oberliner]

2. Why I see something like this I immediately ask myself: "Why is antisemitism still so prevalent?"

It is embarrassing and frightening on so many levels.

[nocalflea]

3. Yes , portraying African-Americans as conspiracy theorists( with inferences about intellect) and anti-semites is a win for racists everywhere.

Propaganda is most dangerous when willingly spread by the knowing and sold as something other than it is.

[oberliner]

7. An elected official posted a video on FB claiming that Jewish bankers controlled the weather

Is that not something every liberal and progressive ought to condemn?

[nocalflea]

10. I refuse to spread blatant provocation.

[oberliner]

11. Casual antisemitism from elected officials should not be allowed to go unchallenged

Would you agree?

[nocalflea]

14. Stop it.

This is textbook provacation.

[oberliner]

15. An elected official posted a video on FB claiming that Jewish bankers control the weather

This is not something that troubles you at all?

[nocalflea]

17. Your "concern" bothers me.

[DavidDvorkin]

19. Your lack of concern in shocking.

[Codeine]

20. Stop being an idiot. nt

[oberliner]

23. Can you elaborate on that?

I am not understanding where you are coming from.

[tritsofme]

27. Wow, pathetic.

[leftynyc]

35. Your lack of concern

is fucking disgusting and you really should consider deleting your posts on this thread.

[bitterross]

24. Yes it is something we should all call out and condemn.

Just because White has "D" by his name does not mean we should look the other way. If we did that, then we'd be Republicans.

[yardwork]

30. Did the elected official post this video or not?

[yardwork]

32. Are you suggesting that we ignore anti-Semitic bigotry when Democrats say it?

[leftynyc]

34. Why do you have nothing to say

about the blatant anti semitism in that tweet? That you obviously think we should ignore it because it came from an African American is VERY disturbing. This is a no brainer in terms of who deserves to be called out.

[yardwork]

33. I do too, and in this case I think "Wow, anti-Semitic propaganda is even reaching Democrats."

We need to call this out so that it stops. The last time the world ignored anti-Semitic bigotry, there was a genocide.

[Binkie The Clown]

4. Some people watch way too much Twilight Zone. nt

[oberliner]

9. I do genuinely wonder what the source of this belief of his was

A website, I would imagine?

The amount of antisemitism one is able to encounter on the internet can be staggering.

[awesomerwb1]

5. And next on Alex Jones' Infowars......nt

[ProudLib72]

6. It's ok, nothing to see here

Link to tweet

[oberliner]

8. It's good that he was able to learn from his colleagues that Jews don't control the weather

I wonder why he thought that in the first place.

[ProudLib72]

12. Just when you think you are making some headway

Someone takes you two steps backward.

He's young (33), probably heard this type of crap growing up and didn't do much critical thinking until after he posted his video. I just want reassurance that he definitely did learn his lesson. Maybe give him a history lesson in how the Rothschilds were one of the greatest philanthropic families ever.

[JI7]

13. 33 is not young . there is no excuse for this and he should resign .

[oberliner]

16. There are a handful of startling responses to this thread

And the one in LBN.

[ProudLib72]

56. It is not an excuse, nor did I claim it to be

I claimed his age was a reason (not excuse) for his lacking critical thinking skills and a knowledge of history.

[GulfCoast66]

18. WTF! If this were a 33 year old alt right dude

I doubt you would write this off to youth.

Anti-Semites are anti-Semites.

Dick heads all around. Apologizing when your ass is in the fire does not carry much weight.

[EllieBC]

26. 33 is young now? So when is one old enough to not

buy into and spread antisemite bullshit? If 33 isn't old enough then we are just screwed.

[ProfessorGAC]

42. He's Old Enough To Be An Elected Official

By definition, that makes old enough to know better! Right?

[EllieBC]

44. Apparently not to some.Nt

[ProudLib72]

57. Are you referring to me?

Because I did not excuse his behavior. I suggest you read carefully before making assumptions and flaming someone.

[EllieBC]

58. Yes. 33 is not young.

Do you give white supremacists a pass for age and because they may have heard it growing up? Like those marching in Charlottesville? I'm kind of tired of people making excuses for antisemitism.

[jberryhill]

54. Although to be fair, there was that "hail of fire" thing with Pharoah

When God commanded Charlton Heston to tell Yul Brynner that fire would fall from the sky absent meeting certain demands.

[yardwork]

31. Good. That sounds like a sincere apology.

[Tom Rinaldo]

40. If he was outside of politics a sincere apology might suffice

But he sought out and won a position of civic leadership. To warrant the trust that he asked be placed in him he can't stop now with a simple apology, no mater how heartfelt. He needs to take some active role in unearthing and countering Antisemitism. No, it doesn't suddenly have to become his core mission but a retreat into silence on the matter should no longer be a viable political option for him.

Then there is that part about believing that someone is actively manipulating the weather to harm cities, even if he were blaming the North Koreans for that instead. Bright people can get sucked up into far out conspiracy theories, I've seen that happen way too often. They aren't even always political in nature. This man needs to build more effective buffers against crap, and learn better how to fact check reality.

[Blue_Tires]

21. Okay, no more facebook for this guy...

A year ago my best friend "discovered" the Rothschilds on Facebook too, wanting to act all smart like he's the first person in the world to piece together this bullshit conspiracy...

It took a long time, but I've mostly straightened his ass out...

[oberliner]

22. Can you elaborate on that?

People talk about the Rothchilds on Facebook a lot?

[Blue_Tires]

50. People spread conspiracy nonsense online a lot

and there's naturally more of it in places where you can find the most impressionable suckers, i.e., Facebook and Youtube (which was another source my friend got his New World Order "news" from)

[oberliner]

51. Gotcha

I don't fully understand the way people use Facebook to be completely honest.

[TheBlackAdder]

25. Finally, something that George Soros isn't doing!

[DFW]

28. Wow, it would appear DC's drug problem is more serious than I thought.......

I don't know what this guy is on, but I hope it never gets into the water supply.

[muriel_volestrangler]

29. That the Rothschilds were dragged into this shows how deeply embedded anti-semitism is in society

The stupid conspiracy theory is based on the "100 Resilient Cities" program, which is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Nothing to do with any Rothschild. The names both start with "Ro" and are about the same length, but after that? The "founding" Rockefeller was a devout Baptist, who made the money in oil in the USA, rather than Jewish bankers in Europe.

I saw a similar thing on another forum a few weeks ago. There was some conspiracy theory that a Rockefeller (who turned out not to belong to the ultra-rich family) knew about 9/11 before it happened, which was to allow invasions of Iraq etc., implant chips in our bodies and similar BS. And this was portrayed as "this is why anti-semitism exists". Some people are told that someone rich has some evil plan, and they then just assume they're Jewish. I've seen Rupert Murdoch called Jewish, for the same reason.

I can't work out how we can cure people of this prejudice.

[oberliner]

37. Yes, indeed

People seem to want to avoid talking about this but it's a real problem in society, and not just on the right.

[dsc]

36. Simply awful

Taking out the antisemitism, which is a big taking out, the anti scientific, voodoo thinking is in itself disqualifying from leadership in my opinion. He really believes that a family has some sort of weather machine that they use to cause snow in DC (and VA and NC) in order to control cities. Good lord.

[kwassa]

55. As a DC public servant, he needs to learn to control the weather.

The snow clearing is very slow around here.

[MicaelS]

38. Anyone who mentions the Rothschilds...

Is coocoo for coconuts, no matter their political affiliation or skin color.

[oberliner]

39. Or they are reading and believing some very messed up sources

[Kingofalldems]

41. More "Bad Things About Democrats"

I get it, oberliner. Interesting.

[oberliner]

45. I'm glad you get it

It's good that we can agree on the seriousness of calling out antisemitism.

[Kingofalldems]

47. Must be getting difficult.

A city councilman with zero power.

[oberliner]

48. It's difficult but worth it

Speaking out against antisemitism can be very challenging but it's important to do so. I am glad to see that so many are willing to have this conversation and that this person reached out to a local progressive Jewish organization in an attempt to learn why what he said was so distressing to so many of us.

[Kingofalldems]

53. That's great! I would love to see your OPs on Trump

and his 'good people' comment on the Nazis and racists in Charlottesville. I bet they're tremendous!

[Tarc]

43. Fuck "sorry". His resignation should be on the desk by noon

This is what differentiates the parties; we hold our bigots accountable, they install theirs in the White House.

[oberliner]

46. I think it could be teachable moment

Obviously he picked this up from some dubious source - I am glad that he reached out to members of the progressive Jewish community.

[malaise]

49. OK then

This lunatic should be institutionalized

[dameatball]

52. Well, the Rothschilds made it 60 degrees and sunny here today.