Willard, Willard, Willard ...
First he managed to blow off the Brits; now in Israel, he's doing a pretty fair job of pissing off the Palestinians. It's a cultural thing, you know, according to the New York Times article.
Romney suggested that cultural differences were the vast reason why the Israelis were economically more successful than the Palestinians, which is a very subtle dig at one culture being better than the other, for various reasons.
Hands up, anyone who can see a thin veil of racism in those remarks. Somebody could and called him ouot on it. Enter Saeb Erekat, an aide to the Palestinian President: -
At last the truth about Willard is spoken bluntly. What a shame no one in the United States, much less their fawning faux media, has the guts and gumption to say what Mr Erekat said.
First he managed to blow off the Brits; now in Israel, he's doing a pretty fair job of pissing off the Palestinians. It's a cultural thing, you know, according to the New York Times article.
Romney suggested that cultural differences were the vast reason why the Israelis were economically more successful than the Palestinians, which is a very subtle dig at one culture being better than the other, for various reasons.
Culture makes all the difference. And as I come here and I look out over this city and consider the accomplishments of the people of this nation, I recognize the power of at least culture and a few other things.As you come here and you see the G.D.P. per capita, for instance, in Israel which is about $21,000, and compare that with the G.D.P. per capita just across the areas managed by the Palestinian Authority, which is more like $10,000 per capita, you notice such a dramatically stark difference in economic vitality.
Hands up, anyone who can see a thin veil of racism in those remarks. Somebody could and called him ouot on it. Enter Saeb Erekat, an aide to the Palestinian President: -
It is a racist statement and this man doesn’t realize that the Palestinian economy cannot reach its potential because there is an Israeli occupation. It seems to me this man lacks information, knowledge, vision and understanding of this region and its people.
At last the truth about Willard is spoken bluntly. What a shame no one in the United States, much less their fawning faux media, has the guts and gumption to say what Mr Erekat said.
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