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[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So you entered a conversation by pretending I said something I didn't and when told thats what you were doing, you decided that meant I don't know what lobbying meant.

It's good to see you are up to the same bad faith tricks you have been since I arrived here, June of last year. Never change, my friend, though that goes without saying, since you clearly never intend to.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you realize that you are accusing 3 million American citizens who are all Jews, of being Israeli government agents?

This was you yeah?

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I understand the confusion now.

If you scroll up you will see the other person referred to AIPAC as the Israeli government and claimed they were funding the whole operation.

I pointed out that what they were saying was incorrect. It appears you and i are in agreement here and your comment was meant for the person you thought you were defending.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No. Nobody believes AIPAC's donating members are working for Israel. That's entirely your fiction.

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The person you are defending doesn't believe the 3 million members of AIPAC are donors. They stated that Israel is funding the entire operation.

When I told them that was not the case, they stated I was brainwashed into holding antisemitic beliefs by AIPAC, and therefore by Israel.

Quick question, my maggot friend: why are you defending somebody if you don't even understand what it is they said?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And you think they operate solely off donations from those members? I don't think they do.

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

100% of their funding is what the person you are defending said.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm still not defending anyone.

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Given the context that you are responding to a previous conversation, arguing with me doesn't really make sense unless you were defending the other position.

So if you aren't defending them, what is it that you are trying to do?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Point out how twisted you have your thinking.

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The guy who thinks it is un-American for minorities to have political action committees thinks my beliefs are twisted?

I'm happy about that. Because I think your belief on the subject is un-American, and honestly, weird.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Minorities? Really? The NAACP is a minority representation organization. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee represents Israel's interests in America and vice versa. Israel does not represent Judaism.