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Quote by: Praxius  The main point I found interesting wasn't in regards to anti-semitism, or if talk should be open more about it... which are all still good points to debate...
... but the thing that caught my eye was that these Israel Lobbiests have more influence on what goes on in the US then the US people themselves. To me, something's up in that department, considdering they only represent 2% of the population.. |
The Israel lobbyists don't make up 2% of the population, Jews make up 2% of the population. I don't know what % the Israel lobbyists make up.
However, any lobbyist group has a disproportionate influence on what goes on in the US. Influencing something with money is purpose of a lobbyist group. From wikipedia:
"Lobbying is a concerted effort designed to effect influence, typically over government authorities and elected officials."
So this is no surprise. What is surprising is that, for some reason, any other issue is open to debate and discussion, but this one isn't. My tax dollars are going to Israel, so I should know why. Israel is indebted to me because I have been working and earning money and then letting them use it. So we should definitely have open debate about it. If no one wants to talk about it, fine- just stop using my money for it.