Trump pleads ignorance after using antisemitic slur

For those unaware of the origin, It's a name of a Jewish moneylender character in The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare.

Trump is well versed in the ancient arts of antisemitism.

It sometimes is. The character Shylock was Jewish. He was also someone who loaned money at high interest rates.

Trump was talking about borrowing money, not about Jews. So in that context, probably not antisemitic. Though given the audience, it could be a dog whistle.

It's mostly a nothing burger.

So just another case of attacking Trump on something unimportant and diverting attention from the actual terrible things he's doing.

I have noticed it's kind of common for older people to say this and not know the origins or antisemitic connotations. If someone who was Trump's age but a little bit smarter said this, I would think maybe it was intentional but since he's such an idiot there's a decent chance he really didn't know ot was offensive. As much as I hate Trump and all he stands for, I can believe this one was truly accidental.

But do you claim to be as smart as Trump claims to be ? Because it seems that smartest, biggest most beautiful brained leaders these days do not know Shakespearean references.

Because it's not about the Jews. It was never about the Jews. It was always about using a scapegoat that's enough of a minority to be bullied, but not enough of a minority that they practically don't exist.

Because nationalist groups when they aren't pitted against each other have a lot in common. It's why Trump likes Bibi, Xi and Putin.

Wealthy German Zionists, negotiated Haavara with Hitler. Breaking solidarity and boycotts against his regime to emigrate to Palestine. Ostensibly to save German Jews. Though ultimately only those that were Zionist and wealthy got to take much advantage of it.

Post war Zionists manipulated international sympathies to make official claims to Palestine and seize control from the people who had actually lived there generations, displacing them. Much as Hitler had done to them. Initially there were many other places discussed to relocate many Jews after the war. It wasn't always just Palestine. But the nationalists demanded Palestine.

Nationalist are scum and always have been.

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What was it? Something about being the "good guy" so long, you become the "bad guy"

Because ethnonationalism is a coherent ideology.

Nazis were to found an Israel county on Madagascar.

we all know he’s never read a book in his life.

That's what I came to say, too. Not only does he not read, but he's not smart enough to remember the character nor understand the implications. We know he hasn't read a lick of Shakespeare. So where the fuck else would he know this term from other than antisemitism?