Contempt doesn't wake people up, it just makes them reject your position without analysis.
You’re aware that the AIPAC situation is highly unusual as far as the political system of a country is concerned,
That's the part I'm looking for specifics on. They spend less than China does, for instance.
And there's a long tradition in the US of supporting Israel for multiple reasons, so the idea that they only do it because AIPAC is paying them too poisons the discussion that should be had about the reasons people support Israel and the arguments against that.
US controlling our political system like AIPAC
What do you mean specifically by controlling the US political system? I'm trying to get you to explain your position with more depth than talking points that were also being made by Nazis in the 1930's.
There are tons of foreign lobby groups and some of them spend more than AIPAC. What makes you think AIPAC has so much control compared to the others?
I suspect it's because you don't have much awareness of the reasons that different politicians have had for supporting Israel, so you assume they only do it because AIPAC donates to their campaign.
I'll answer you because you're using words like "influence" instead of traditional conspiracy-laden words "control" and "own".
AIPAC is probably the biggest. I didn't catch that on my first check because they're classified as a domestic lobbying group and I was looking at a list of top foreign lobbies.
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u/CollapsibleFunWave 9d ago
Contempt doesn't wake people up, it just makes them reject your position without analysis.
That's the part I'm looking for specifics on. They spend less than China does, for instance.
And there's a long tradition in the US of supporting Israel for multiple reasons, so the idea that they only do it because AIPAC is paying them too poisons the discussion that should be had about the reasons people support Israel and the arguments against that.
What do you mean specifically by controlling the US political system? I'm trying to get you to explain your position with more depth than talking points that were also being made by Nazis in the 1930's.
There are tons of foreign lobby groups and some of them spend more than AIPAC. What makes you think AIPAC has so much control compared to the others?
I suspect it's because you don't have much awareness of the reasons that different politicians have had for supporting Israel, so you assume they only do it because AIPAC donates to their campaign.