tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6217618785195906824..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: For Years Canada has Outsourced Our Foreign Policy to the U.S. Why Not Let Germany Have a Turn?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-64023348443067472602017-05-05T13:06:58.611-07:002017-05-05T13:06:58.611-07:00Ideological reasons aside, I suspect both the Libe...Ideological reasons aside, I suspect both the Liberals and Conservatives made a similar calculation. Israel has moved pretty firmly away from a peace option and towards a pro-settlement, pro greater Israel view, and Canada's Jewish population has mostly followed suit. Any political party that adopts a critical policy towards Netanyahu is likely to take hits in the media, in donations, and in votes, and would not gain much domestically. A lot of political commentators in Canada are also very comfortable in being progressive on everything but Israel.Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598503256501613406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-50842118763953491872017-05-05T05:44:25.212-07:002017-05-05T05:44:25.212-07:00Yes, why not? Let's do this. Do we line up wit...Yes, why not? Let's do this. Do we line up with a liberal democracy or a crazy hybrid of crazy<br />with mad-men at the helm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-6386429924604234222017-05-04T19:50:28.716-07:002017-05-04T19:50:28.716-07:00This is the USA
http://forward.com/news/national/...This is the USA<br /><br />http://forward.com/news/national/370369/in-100-days-a-new-jewish-elite-rises-under-trump/<br /><br />Canada has, for starters, the Aspers who have been very influential particularly during the Harper administration.<br /><br />Israel plays the religious and race cards very well.( not that Israel is a particularly united country)<br />The religious card is played; ace by ace to the evangelicals within the USA and the UK.<br />Armageddon is the catalyst that binds the fanatics on both sides of the atlantic.<br /><br />At the end of the day, for the world to survive, we will have to fight climate change and religious extremism for they are entwined.<br /><br />TB <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-60857885806763412022017-05-04T16:43:34.101-07:002017-05-04T16:43:34.101-07:00UU4077 is right, Toby. American Jews, for example,...UU4077 is right, Toby. American Jews, for example, are widely regarded by Netanyahu and his coalition as "faith traitors" for the unwillingness of many to support the radical rightwing government of Israel and their support of peace with the Palestinians.<br /><br />Canada's Jewish population, however, seems considerably more rightwing than America's.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-61278326208439519822017-05-04T16:12:39.198-07:002017-05-04T16:12:39.198-07:00Just because someone identifies as Jewish doesn...Just because someone identifies as Jewish doesn't mean they agree with Israel's current government policy. If so, how should we interpret the fact that there are 3x as many Muslims as Jews in Canada?UU4077https://www.blogger.com/profile/10350775839411436865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-38614038271362011972017-05-04T12:28:33.351-07:002017-05-04T12:28:33.351-07:00One in 830 Germans is Jewish; one in 90 Canadians ...One in 830 Germans is Jewish; one in 90 Canadians is Jewish; and one if 50 Americans is Jewish. Population alone should account for some of the difference in policy.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com