Jewish-American voters not straying from Obama

[Behind the Aegis]

17. It doesn't mean you are from another country.

It is, however, a demographic. In an article about gays, it wouldn't be uncommon to see "Gay Americans." The hyphenation often refers to "Jews" as an 'ethnic' group, like Native American, Mexican-American, and the like. It might have been better, way on back in the day, if the ethnic group remained to be called Israeli or Hebrews, but it didn't. So, it isn't "PC bullshit crap" (a bit redundant, don't you think?).

The problem does exist though, that there are those who do treat us as if we are from another country or are more loyal to Israel. This form of anti-Semitism has existed since the early Greeks dominated the region. Our loyalties are often called into question and our voting habits constantly scrutinized. The politicians and the media re-enforce this time and time again, and many gulp down the kool-aid, no questions asked. The most recent event that really stick out for me as an example of this is the Weiner recall election. Pop back over to DU and look at some of the articles posted, and the comments. While some of the worst were deleted, there are more than a few nasty comments still there. Many tried to claim it was all about the votes of the Jews (not true) or their feelings on Israel (really not true). That is why articles like this are akin to reports that "water is wet" to me.