A Jew can be politically conservative
Matt Yglesias went after Representative Eric Cantor (R-Va) for being a Jewish conservative. Along with Jonah Goldberg, one of the main guys who gets my goat is Eric Cantor. There’s something unseemly about seeing fellow Jews turn into rightwingers.At NRO, Kevin Williamson goes after Yglesias:
I'm no Torah scholar, it is true, so perhaps somebody could explain to me why being Jewish precludes a belief in limited government, individual rights, free enterprise, traditional morals and manners, etc.It doesn't. And perhaps Williamson should have added "supporting Israel" to a list of conservative tenets that many 'liberal Jews' don't accept today.
But Yglesias is just confused. He thinks being Jewish means being 'Liberal.' Liberalism is not Judaism.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:36 AM
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i am a liberal...most of my friends are conservative to moderate
the only problem that i have with most of today's "conservatives" is that they align themselves with the religious right...who do not truly share our values
the only problem that i have with cantor, is that most of the time, he comes off sounding like a boob.
wonder why it doesnt bother yglesias that for years, arlen specter was a conservative republican (till his party turned on him)
oh, and jonah goldberg is truly an idiot, and as much of a jew as norman finkelstein is.
Liberal Jews believe liberalism and Judaism are identical. They aren't and in fact Judaism is the exact opposite of post-modern liberalism.
Don't tell them that observant Jews also happen to be politically conservative. They can't wrap their minds around it.
Heh
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