> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Doug Pensinger > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 1:44 AM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: Where are the European hypocrites? > > Gautam Mukunda wrote: > > --- Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Which is approximately 50% of the world's population > >>and the entire > >>Jewish population of Israel. (Gautam may have known > >>that, but I thought > >>the 'irony' worth posting.) :( > > > > > > I did, which is why I chose the number. > > > > > >>>and most of them are conservatives? > >> > >>I don't agree with this. I am a somewhat > >>middle-of-the road > >>conservative, and I haven't met a single New York > >>liberal who thinks the > >>jewish population in Israel should be wiped out or > >>that the Palestinian > >>terrorism isn't horrible. > > > > > > Yeah, but I don't think there are many people in > > Europe who think that the Jewish population in Israel > > should be wiped out - although there _are_ many who > > don't seem to have much of a problem with Palestinian > > terrorism. But the opinion poll statistics suggest - > > quite strongly - that, if you're not Jewish the single > > most accurate predictor of sympathy for Israel is > > being a conservative. Just compare The Nation's take > > on Israel to National Review's and you tell me which > > one you feel more comfortable with. > > > >>In my opinion, you cannot judge all liberals or > >>democrats by articles > >>you read in the papers or hear on talk shows. Nor > >>can you judge most > >>Democrats' opinions by their leaders' agendas in > >>much the same way most > >>Republicans' opinions cannot be judged by every word > >>that falls from our > >>President's mouth. You live here. Do you think the > >>New York Post > >>speaks for every > >>Republican? > >> > >>Jon > > > > > > No, but according to every poll I've seen, Republicans > > are much more sympathetic to Israel than Democrats > > are. There's an interesting question of why that is, > > and a further one of how long it will be before that > > fact makes American Jews vote Republican more often, > > but that does seem to be the way the numbers work. > > > > Can you cite a reference on that? I know that there is a liberal > contingent that is pro Palestinian (and a conservative one that is > anti-Israel), but I think that Americans in general are very supportive > of Israel. > > See: > > http://www.pollingreport.com/israel.htm >
Yeah, that's the exact link I was going to cite. :-) Thanks for posting it, Doug! Jon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
