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"Them Jews ain't going to let him talk to me. I told my baby daughter that he'll talk to me in five years when he's a lame duck or in eight years when he's out of office. ...
"They will not let him to talk to somebody who calls a spade what it is. ... I said from the beginning: He's a politician; I'm a pastor. He's got to do what politicians do," says Rev. Wright.
He goes on to accuse Israel of committing genocide in Palestine. Olbermann made him "Worst Person of the World". Rev. Wright later admits that he meant "Zionist" instead of Jew.
The next bit of news is the story of the white power group member who goes on a shooting spree at a Holocaust museum.
Apparently it's difficult to speak about Israel without going off on an extreme tangent. Rev. Wright was accused of being an anti-semite, but is he really? Is it anti-semitic to be concerned about the people of Gaza? How can we talk about the rights of people with Gaza when we have to tiptoe around Israelis? How can we speak about Israel if they are always considered the "chosen people" and somehow superior?
If we cannot talk about this with some common sense, then we will have extremists talking about it like the individual who went on a shooting spree. Rob Kall mentioned that many of us Americans have mental health issues. Indeed we do. But why? We can't keep issues like the economy, war, Israel buried without speaking about them openly. Too many things are kept secret in this country, and the only ones talking are those who take things to the extreme.
Those of us on the left need to start talking common sense instead of just waving people off. We can't wave off the economy, evil bankers, war, immigration, or Israel. We need to engage people on the right with some common sense. Let's be the people who note the grey area in issue. Let's try to stop the black/white, good/evil demonization of those who disagree with us. Let's try to engage people with common sense, and try to understand what's bothering them before they take measures to the extreme.
