A fundamental tenet of Christian theology — at times referred to
as dogma — is the argument that pertains to the existence of God. One version
goes like this: In the same way that there has to be a watchmaker to make a
watch, there has to be a God to have created the universe.
I learned of that argument since I was a small boy attending a
school run by Christian Brothers who started class every morning with a short
lesson from the Catechism. The denomination in which I grew up was Catholicism,
and I imagine that something similar is taught in all other Christian
denominations.
I do not know to which denomination Cal Thomas belongs, but I know
he professes to be a Christian, so I take it that he believes in the argument
which says that nothing happens by itself, and that for something to be,
someone must have been there to make it. This includes not only tangible
things, such as watches and the stars, but also abstract ideas such as
philosophies and social movements.
A movement to which Cal Thomas belongs more tightly than his
adherence to Christianity, is that of a blind allegiance to the foreign entity
known as Israel. Applying the dogma to this observable reality, we deduce that
someone must have been there to make Cal Thomas embrace this bizarre movement;
a phenomenon that appears to prevail in the life of some Americans. Because
Thomas was not alone to be sucked in that movement, we must conclude that the
scheme is an organized effort by a group of people that has an ultimate goal,
and a fully developed plan to attain their goal.
And so, we must ask the questions: What would be their goal? How
legitimate might it be?
We look for clues in the Thomas article that came under the title:
“The Democrats' Jewish Problem,” published on March 11, 2019 in The Washington
Times. We see in the first paragraph his mention of Rep. Ilhan Omar, and his
complaint that she brought out the subject of American citizens being
influenced by the Israeli lobby to pledge allegiance to Israel. As if this were
not bad enough, he laments, there was also the reality that the House of
Representatives voted a resolution condemning, not Omar, but all forms of
hatred.
In lodging these two complaints, Cal Thomas is signaling that
contrary to appearance, he harbors no allegiance to Israel, but believes that
Rep. Omar should have been denounced by the House. This being his argument, you
assume it to be an honest presentation of his beliefs. And so, you read through
his explanation to see how convincing it is.
It does not take you long before you reach this passage: “Ms. Omar
tweeted that Israel has hypnotized the world...” Well, you think to yourself,
this is something that was mentioned by every Jew and his cousin since the
matter exploded in the public domain. But you look deeper to see why Thomas
believes it was a bad thing for Omar to have said it. And what you discover is
this passage:
“The implication was that Israel's backers are being manipulated
to support the Jewish state. This old anti-Semitic trope will be familiar to
anyone with a minimal understanding of the history of the Jewish people and the
genocidal goal of their enemies”.
Well, well, well. You might have thought — in all modesty until
now — that you were not familiar with a minimal understanding of the history of
Jews, or the adversarial relationships they created with everyone they
encountered throughout time and space. But now, Cal Thomas's glaring ignorance,
is making you feel like an expert on Jewish history. Here is what happened:
Cal Thomas repeated verbatim what the Jewish manipulators of
public opinion have been stuffing in the mouths of pundits in the Cal Thomas
caliber. It is that when Jews sit with knowledgeable people to speak about old
anti-Semitic tropes, they mention instances like the crucifixion of Jesus, the
blood libel, the Spanish Inquisition, the Protocol of the Elders of Zion and so
on. But when they speak to the Cal Thomas types, they confuse them.
The truth is that none of the instances mentioned above had
anything to do with Israel's backers being manipulated to support the Jewish
state. Do you know why? Because there was no Jewish state when those “old
tropes” were bandied about.
In fact, the attempt to establish a Jewish state did not start
until 1948, centuries after said tropes were circulated. It was a time when the
Jews had the sympathy of the world despite them being predators, armed to the
teeth with modern weapons, and having the upper hand over unarmed and helpless
preys.
To Jews, complaining about old tropes, was so yesterday, they did
not look kindly at those who reminded them of it. Instead of the world
associating them with victimhood, they wanted to be admired for their military
prowess, and their determination to build a Jewish nation for themselves and
their descendants.
That was the golden era of the Jewish supreme self-confidence. But
it was a moment in time that came to an end rather quickly. This happened
because, like the saying goes: You can take the Jews out of their misery, but
you can't take the misery out of the Jews.
It is that they carry misery with them everywhere they go. They
establish an adversarial relationship with everyone they meet. They start
fights they can never win. And so, they end up whining about old tropes that
keep haunting them when, in reality, they are recidivists that cannot break
with their old habits.