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Why the Center Is Joining the Right to Falsely Accuse the Left of Antisemitism

8 min · 29 de jun de 2026
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The aftershocks of the New York primary are continuing to be felt. Corporate democrats who only show any loyalty to their big money donors are angry. The democratic party is showing once again that “blue no matter who” was always a lie. Statements by consultants such as James Carville [https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/james-carville-says-mamdani-backed-015503732.html] encouraging the party to reject primary winners are further proof of what we already knew. The establishment democrats don’t work for us. They don’t want to protect us. It’s been my mantra since 2024. In 2020, we gave the establishment all the power they needed to stop the rise of authoritarianism and instead, they turned over the keys of our country to a convicted felon insurrectionist. A lot of people have died because of their failure. A lot of innocent children have been tortured and killed. We need a massive change in this country. We need new representatives. It makes no sense to think that we can put the same democrats into power in 2026 and get a different result that we got in 2020. We’ve seen representatives like Schumer and Jefferies who are more interested in their AIPAC money than in serving the American people. Thanks for your support: 30% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/b66e5c2e] 💙 40% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/01f1b0e8] 💙 50% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/0d3e6643] 💙 60% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/6a8f4788] Naturally, the corporate democrats are not going to take these criticisms lying down. They’re rattled right now by the fact that the voters have spoken. They’ve been angry since Mamdani won his primary, and they tried to defeat him then by running Cuomo. This demonstrates a blatant disrespect for the will of the people. It’s become clear that the center is just as corrupt as the right. Now that they’re being pushed, the center is responding with some truly deplorable tactics. Lately I’ve been seeing an AIPAC funded smear campaign that attempts to accuse the left of antisemitism. We need to be clear about something. The political right is the ideology of genocide. The political right contains the nazis. The political right is currently engaged in building concentration camps, rounding up children, and protecting rich pedophiles. Our enemy is on the political right. All the left is doing is saying that we want the wars to end. We want the war to end in Iran, we want the war to end in Palestine, we also want to end the aggressions against Venezuela and Cuba. For the center to join with the right to say that the left is therefore showing signs of “antisemitism” is completely fraudulent. The worst part is the way they’ve been doing it. By now we know that our corporate media and even a large percentage of our independent media has been captured by nefarious forces. Our media is a propaganda mechanism. I’ve suspected this for a long time, but my suspicions were confirmed in the last year when I saw how reluctant publications are to promote progressive candidates. We have to be clear about something. Even many of the publications that claim to be anti-AIPAC, are actually working in the interests of that organization. Those publications waste time engaging in debates with white supremacists, or they write endless distraction articles about things like the reflecting pool, but they never use their power to elevate alternative candidates. The publications that keep you in a perpetual spin cycle are not your friends. They are distracting you to steal your power. These same publications are not taking on the debate of whether the left has shown signs of antisemitism (it hasn’t). Instead, they’re referring to it as if it’s already decided. I saw an article the other day with the title, “The Left Has an Antisemitism Problem” and I immediately blocked the author. It’s a lie. All the left wants is to spend public funds on the public good. We want to stop war. We want freedom of religion. We’re quite happy to allow people to practice whatever religion they want, we just don’t want that religion imposed on anyone who doesn’t want to listen. Right now, AIPAC is a cornered animal. I personally believe AIPAC had a lot to do with sabotaging the campaign of Kamala Harris. In the last two years, we’ve seen the extent of the corruption in the American political mechanism. It’s become more clear than ever before how critical it is to get money out of politics. We can’t have representatives who are only interested in using taxpayer dollars to enrich themselves. The people are seeing it, and they’re voting for change. But we can’t expect the corrupt figures in the center or on the right to accept the will of the people. Honor is not a characteristic of the right, and they’re going to lie, cheat, and steal to maintain their power. Many of my creator friends are Jewish and I’ve seen them express the importance of distinguishing AIPAC from Judaism. AIPAC isn’t a religion, it’s a corporate organization. A criticism of AIPAC is a criticism of corruption. Naturally dishonest and corrupt people would attempt to protect their position of power by accusing their opponents of antisemitism. This kind of mudslinging is exactly why we need to replace these corrupt incumbents with people of integrity. Antisemitism remains a scourge on humanity. The United States has been shamefully irresponsible in allowing antisemitic organizations to act with impunity within our borders. There are multiple neo-nazi groups that are never held to any standard of accountability. I would be among the first to go out and arrest the members of these hate groups. We have to obliterate antisemitism along with the toxic mind virus of white supremacy. In order to do that, we have to understand that these ideologies are rooted in the extreme right. For corrupt entities to attempt to retain their power by making false accusations against groups who demonstrate a commitment to decency is just the kind of underhanded tactic you’d expect from liars and crooks. Our corrupt media is equally complicit when they publish stories acting as if this is an established fact rather than a illicitly funded smear campaign. There is a growing movement in the United States to demand equality and prosperity for all. This is the opposite of antisemitism. The corrupt representatives that have allowed the rise of fascism are the first to point the finger and accuse their opposition of wrongdoing. But this, as has so often been the case, is yet another example of a confession disguised as an accusation. Malicious forces are being drawn out into the light like weeds being pulled from a garden. We’re discovering that when you yank the stem of white supremacy, you find centrists at the root. The centrists are exposing themselves now by attempting to expel democratically selected members from their own party. Democrats have always claimed they have a “big tent,” but while they’re quick to allow “former” klansmen and conservatives through the doors, they balk at permitting the passage of progressives. The center is as corrupt as the right. They do not respect democracy. When high ranking members of our party besmirch the characters of the candidates who win primaries, it causes division. It threatens our ability to win elections. It’s sabotage. Division has always been the primary tool of authoritarian movements. They want us infighting. They want us defending ourselves against fraudulent and malicious attacks. The media is complicit in this objective. In times like these, it’s important to take a deep, calming breath and make a clear declaration of what we stand for. We want public funds used for public good. We want prosperity for all. We want to defend the right of everyone to practice whatever religion they choose. We want to stop the senseless murder of innocent people. That’s what the left stands for. The right stands for lying, child rape, oligarchy, and genocide. The left stands for life. Make sure to denounce any writer, politician, or publication that says otherwise. They are not our friends. Thanks for your support: 30% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/b66e5c2e] 💙 40% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/01f1b0e8] 💙 50% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/0d3e6643] 💙 60% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/6a8f4788] I'd Rather Be Writing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to I'd Rather Be Writing at walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe [https://walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

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Corporate AIPAC Democrats Have Never Used Their Political Power to Oppose Antisemitism

Thanks for your support: 30% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/b66e5c2e] 💙 40% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/01f1b0e8] 💙 50% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/0d3e6643] 💙 60% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/6a8f4788] I’m sick and tired of watching blue MAGA attempt to browbeat us with the same dishonest tactics the Republicans have been using for more than a decade. It’s also pitiful that so many intelligent, highly-educated people fall right into the trap of allowing intellectually dishonest people to frame every narrative. I’ve gotten drawn into enough disingenuous attacks disguised as conversations to develop a few tactics to derail these assaults. The fact that our corporate owned representatives haven’t adopted these methods makes me inclined to think they’re often the ones funding and deploying the bots. There’s nothing MAGA likes more than to make false accusations of bigotry or racism. They have an advantage in this kind of argument because MAGA is utterly without scruples. They like to see us defensive. You see, decent people are troubled by even the suggestion that they might have said or done something inappropriate. Meanwhile, the joy MAGA derives from behaving boorishly is matched only by their delight in accusing others of the same. MAGA always accuses the innocent of the crimes they themselves commit. For more than a decade our AIPAC owned corporate Democrats have been befuddled by this tactic. This is because they’re a bunch of silver spoon jerks who were driven to a private school by a personal chauffer. They’ve never had to deal with bullies, but they steadfastly refuse to listen to anyone who has. The answer to dealing with bullies is to not “reach across the aisle” to them. You don’t make deals with them. You don’t try to see things from their point of view. You don’t engage in wishful thinking that they’ll stop being awful. Instead, you call them out on it. I’ve been doing this for years. When MAGA shows up and starts saying, “Well, actually it’s the left that’s racist…” I interrupt. “So, you agree that being racist is wrong?” At this point they begin to sputter, “Well, obviously, I…” You have to interrupt again or they’ll just talk and talk. “Good, then why don’t we join together and pass some laws that create consequences for being racist? Enough talk, let’s have some action.” That last sentence is the critical part. All the phonies in politics, big media, and social media want to waste all your time in circular discussions that never get anywhere. This is how the fake media gets paid. This is why so many of the big platforms everybody respects so much waste all their time talking about the reflecting pool rather than using their power to elevate progressive challengers to corrupt incumbents. Many of the big platforms people support are nothing more than a cog in the distraction mechanism. They’re not with us. The platforms that do nothing but scream insults at the occupant of the Oval Office rather than providing actionable information are just another form of distraction. They’re false. They’re doing the work of the regime. Stop supporting them. Lately, we’re seeing that the corporate Democrats are going on the offensive. They’re in a full on panic after the New York primaries where the voters came out and replaced worthless representatives with some good ones. Naturally, people are going on the news and complaining that this violates some “unwritten code” about not speaking out against incumbents. Excuse me? Since when were we ruled by “unwritten codes.” If a representative is worthless and corrupt, they need to be replaced. At the end of the day, the voters get to decide and it’s time for AIPAC bought Democrats to be reminded of that. But because they’re in a panic, AIPAC Democrats are using the most deceitful tactics available to them. They’re accusing everyone who doesn’t agree with them of “antisemitism.” The purpose of making a horrific accusation like that is to get us on our heels and take the wind out of the sails of our activism. They expect us to retreat and defend ourselves. Instead, we need to double down and push back. I personally think antisemitism is disgusting. I also think it’s disgusting that neo-nazi groups have been allowed to run roughshod over our whole country. They openly gather in the street with their racist chants and propaganda. They’re domestic terrorist groups and our AIPAC funded corporate Democrats have done NOTHING to stop them. That leads me to believe that it’s actually our AIPAC funded corporate Democrats that can be accused of antisemitism. What other explanation do we have for the fact that they’ve never used their political power to stop hate groups in our country? Neo-nazi groups commit crimes all the time. Many of them attacked the Capitol. Round them up, arrest them. It’s telling that our AIPAC funded corporate Democrats are more offended by people having discussions on social media than they are by domestic terrorist groups committing violence in the streets. It’s because our AIPAC funded corporate Democrats are not being truthful. They’re fixated on a distraction. They want an argument. They don’t want action. They currently have all the power. I would be overwhelmed with happiness if they actually took an initiative to stop antisemitism. But they haven’t done that for the decade they’ve been in power, and they sure aren’t going to start now. The corporate Democrats currently in office are only concerned with keeping their own power. In pursuit of this objective, they’re going to attempt to sow the seeds of division among groups that should be allies. Authoritarians always use division. They own the media. They own the legal system. They own politics. The antisemitism in the United States is THEIR fault. They could have stopped it years ago but they don’t want to. Why don’t they want to? It’s because it’s a convenient thing to trot out again every time it appears the general public is organizing enough to become a threat to their power. They do the same thing with racism. They’re always attempting to drive wedges into our unity. Do not fall for their trick. The simple fact is that the AIPAC owned corporate Democrats are just as much as complicit in the corruption of our government as the Republicans. All of the problems in our society are their fault. We are not going to see justice until we remove the majority of our sitting politicians and replace them with women and men of integrity. They own virtually all mechanisms of communication and they’re very well-funded. They’re going to try and brainwash us. But there’s a very easy response. Simply ask why they’ve never used their political power to do anything about the rise of antisemitism in the USA? Why have they been historically tolerant of neo-nazis? Why do they allow malicious groups to erode our educational system? I’m not defending the awful things people say on social media, but we don’t even know where those comments are coming from. For all we know, it’s just a bunch of noise spewed by AI bots the AIPAC owned corporate Democrats deployed to fabricate their argument. I’m much more concerned about violent, racist criminals committing acts of terrorism in our streets. Let’s do something about that group, and not fall for the distractions or division any longer. Let’s have some accountability for a change rather than feel compelled to bow down to a feckless group of cowards who has no talent other than to deflect suspicion that they might be the authors of all our pain. Let’s end antisemitism. Let’s arrest the neo-nazi domestic terrorist groups. Let’s DO something rather than stand around pointing the finger all the time. 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