General Discussion

"Critics said that Mr. Wiener took those positions only in response to political pressure."

This betrays just how shallow these politics can be and how reliant on trends some of these activists are. "Well, I was wearing those shoes first, and you only wore them because you saw me wearing them, so you're still lame!"

A politician has a view you dislike. You pressure them. They change their position. That's how the system is supposed to work! Congratulations, you succeeded. I was critical about Obama's stance on gay marriage, and then he came around. And what'd I do? Praised him and shut the fuck up. I don't care how he came to it - he did. Period.

But not these people. They're still unhappy lunatics.

This isn't about morality or cause. It's about some of these people being addicted to hatred and outrage and feeling morally justified to hate others freely from their terminally online perch. And if they have to do it on the backs of Palestinians, that's fine. If it wasn't the Palestinians, they'd find some other cause.

I also thought "Zionist handlers" was a nice touch. Just say Jewish. This coyness with words is exhausting. Everyone sees it.

I genuinely worry for his safety. I think one of these lunatics might pop off one day. Seeing him walk around without security like that in a crowded space. It made me nervous. They've sighted a vulnerable Jew in the wild, and they're going to keep coming for him. The more they justify this stuff, the more emboldened a perhaps more unstable person (if such a thing is possible) in taking an opportunity. If he ends up getting hurt, god forbid, it will be one of the least surprising headlines I read this year.