I'm not friends with left-wing journalist David Corn, but I have some respect for him. So I was surprised to see that he has a book out that claims Republicans suffer from a "psychosis." I have plenty of issues with the left, but would never go so far as to suggest that they are so insane that one cannot deal with them.
I challenged David on this point, and he fought back with a lot of hatred. His argument amounted to: Trump is bad; you're bad for supporting him.
Here's the thread, below. Generally, while there is plenty of bad behavior on both sides, I find that the left insists on imposing their views on others and in demonizing those who hold other views -- even close friends and relatives.
https://twitter.com/joelpollak/status/1571885556136808449?s=20&t=8uvqNOxHq12bbu0C8W1qhw
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This week's Torah portion includes several laws about conduct in civic and personal life, the common theme of which is boundaries -- setting bounds to what one may do at home, at work, and even in the battlefield.
One noteworthy passage concerns Amalek, the evil nation that attacked the Children of Israel as they made their Exodus from slavery to freedom. Deuteronomy 25:17-19 commands Jews to obliterate Amalek's memory.
The South African government accused Israel of genocide on the basis of a story about Amalek in the Book of Samuel, in which King Saul was commanded to wipe out the entire evil Amalekite nation.
Because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quoted this week's portion -- "Remember what Amalek did to you" (25:17), the South African government claimed he was commanding soldiers to commit genocide.
It was an absurd and malevolent misreading of the Bible and of Jewish tradition. The commandment, as observed by Jews today, is to remember the evil of Amalek and fight ...