Bernie vs Bloomberg: Prepare for the Trump-fueled right-wing anti-Semitic storm - Jewish World - Haaretz - Israel News | Haaretz.com
(14/01/2020)
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If Sanders or Bloomberg win the nomination, Trump will drench the 2020 campaign in anti-Semitic slurs, accusations of disloyalty and Soros conspiracy theories. Be ready to identify and refute them
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It’s important to note that Trump will smear other candidates too. In 2016, he smeared Ted Cruz, a Hispanic candidate, as un-American, falsely suggesting Cruz’s father was involved in the JFK assassination. If out gay South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg wins, Trump will no doubt attack him with homophobia - adding to the puerile, othering name-games he’s already engaged in. If Elizabeth Warren wins, Trump will double down on misogyny. Trump has been calling her the racist slur “Pocahontas” since at least 2016.
Bigotry has been central to Trump’s presidency, and it will be central to his reelection campaign. But which bigotry he uses will depend to some degree on the opponent he faces. Jewish people and their allies need to be ready to anticipate, and respond, to anti-Semitism.
We can be certain Trump will use anti-Semitism against a Jewish candidate because he used anti-Semitism even against the non-Jewish Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. Trump’s last major campaign ad linked Clinton to Jewish democratic donor George Soros and Jewish CEO Lloyd Blankfein. The ad said they were part of a “global power structure” of “people who don’t have your good in mind.” The anti-Semitism was so blatant it barely even counted as a dogwhistle.