{"id":96744,"date":"2016-05-20T09:36:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T17:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=96744"},"modified":"2023-09-04T04:05:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T12:05:16","slug":"trump-supporters-unleash-anti-semitic-tweets-at-ny-times-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=96744","title":{"rendered":"Trump Supporters Unleash Anti-Semitic Tweets at NY Times Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Such delicate sensitive souls all shocked and horrified by the hate.<\/p>\n<p>If you love good, you hate evil. If you love your people, you hate their enemies. That&#8217;s how the world works. <\/p>\n<p>A Torah Jew does not pay attention to such things as racism and bigotry. He doesn&#8217;t worry about anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m probably a bad person for saying this, but I&#8217;m kinda glad that few people are paying attention to the bigotry slur anymore.<\/p>\n<p>I love how the following story ends, congratulating Weisman for stepping away from his Twitter experiment before he loses his mind. Since when has confronting people who hate you a likely cause of insanity? Only if you are a delicate flower.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at these tweets, it is easy to think that the enemies of the Jews are morons. That would be a mistake. White nationalists have messages for people at different IQ levels. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<A HREF=\"http:\/\/forward.com\/news\/breaking-news\/341094\/trump-supporters-unleash-anti-semitic-tweets-at-ny-times-editor\/?attribution=home-breaking-news-headline-3\">(JTA)<\/a> \u2014 New York Times editor Jonathan Weisman is clearly familiar with the anti-Semitism of some Donald Trump supporters in the Twittersphere. So maybe he shouldn\u2019t be surprised by the reaction to his own tweet calling them out for it.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s hard not to be a little shocked.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Weisman referred to Trump\u2019s wavering renunciation of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke back in February, Melania Trump\u2019s justification of the anti-Semitism unleashed on reporter Julia Ioffe for her GQ profile of the would-be first lady last week and Sheldon Adelson\u2019s recent appeal for Republican Jewish leaders to support the presumptive GOP nominee for president \u2014 all in less than 140 characters.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>Melania Trump says<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliaioffe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@juliaioffe<\/a><br \/>\n provoked vile antisemitism. Klan all in &amp; Adelson urges Jews to back       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7wFJwVFOSt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/7wFJwVFOSt<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Jonathan Weisman (@jonathanweisman)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\/status\/733252459779493888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Weisman\u2019s tweet caught the eye of \u201cCyber Trump,\u201d who proceeded to bait the Washington, D.C.-based Jewish journalist into a response.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonathanweisman<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AriFleischer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AriFleischer<\/a><br \/>\n do you wish to remain hidden, to be thought one of the goyim by the masses?<br \/>\n\u2014 CyberTrump (@Rusted_Ovum)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rusted_Ovum\/status\/733274970021748736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonathanweisman<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AriFleischer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AriFleischer<\/a><br \/>\n This isn\u2019t academy, Weisman &#8211; you can\u2019t snub your way out of accountability for who you are.<br \/>\n\u2014 CyberTrump (@Rusted_Ovum)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rusted_Ovum\/status\/733276028617924616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>Flabbergasted that antisemitism in the Trump voter ranks isn\u2019t getting more attention, at least from the<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@RJC<\/a><br \/>\n.       <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qt5uI5bUIb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/qt5uI5bUIb<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Jonathan Weisman (@jonathanweisman)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\/status\/733292927229792257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the exchange made waves in the Twitterverse, the anti-Semitic deluge only got far, far worse. Weisman retweeted the responses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonathanweisman<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@RJC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rusted_Ovum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Rusted_Ovum<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xwj2BiWeJ8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/Xwj2BiWeJ8<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Spectre \u2718 (@SpectreReturns)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpectreReturns\/status\/733339147939643393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonathanweisman<\/a><br \/>\n Another reporter and I received a photo on Twitter recently of Jews at a concentration camp, telling us to move to Israel<br \/>\n\u2014 Rebecca Shabad (@RebeccaShabad)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebeccaShabad\/status\/733294420628504576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonathanweisman<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iVqpMu22pO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/iVqpMu22pO<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Timmy Norris (@AgentTimothy)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AgentTimothy\/status\/733359737425829889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebeccaShabad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@RebeccaShabad<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonathanweisman<\/a><br \/>\n Do it kike; after the Mexicans and Muslims you filth are next.<br \/>\n\u2014 pantsukampfwagen (@pantsukampf)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pantsukampf\/status\/733353353669935104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>Pictured:<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonathanweisman<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yy59dyN2Rv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/yy59dyN2Rv<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Mandrake (@vicmandrake)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vicmandrake\/status\/733353072852914176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some took notice and attempted to throw Weisman a life preserver.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>I just had a look at<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonathanweisman<\/a><br \/>\n\u2019s feed and I\u2019m half-convinced civil society is doomed in this country.<br \/>\n\u2014 Andrew Edwards (@AndrewEdwardsLB)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewEdwardsLB\/status\/733352277432512513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonathanweisman<\/a><br \/>\n People are horrible. I\u2019m sorry this is happening to you.<br \/>\n\u2014 Game: Blouses (@knck1es)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/knck1es\/status\/733372090393329664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But Weisman ultimately had to check out, presumably lest he go off the deep end.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>For those who sent kind thoughts, thank you. Antisemites, thank you for showing yourselves. No more retweets. My work is done for the day.<br \/>\n\u2014 Jonathan Weisman (@jonathanweisman)      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanweisman\/status\/733406991616487424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Such delicate sensitive souls all shocked and horrified by the hate. If you love good, you hate evil. 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