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The jews are not a monolith. Some of them like these institutions, many with money and power don't. They want to reshape these institutions into ones that are more friendly to jews, regardless of how it affects Americans.
Again, they're not a monolith. Secular, diaspora jews aren't super happy with the animosity Israel is generating. The Zionist jews would prefer jews moved to Israel, so they're ok with it. Regardless, this debate is happening without any regard for Americans (outside of how impacts on Americans might impact jews).
Does anyone suspect jews want a Muslim takeover? I've never heard that from Fuentes or any others. They want diversity not homogeneity.
Fuentes has said nearly verbatim this line here. If you listened further, he explains that there are other costs that don't show up on a budget sheet. Financial costs, as well as social costs when you have "I personally hope Israel uses that money to turn Palestine into a parking lot." kind of attitudes. Mass death is morally reprehensible and weakens our stature on the global stage.
He's mad about this too. Ultimately it's the same root problem. The elites in our society do not put Americans first. It happens that a large number of elites (by count and certainly by power) are Jewish, and pursue Jewish interests - be that Israel's defense or ensuring a diverse society so diaspora jews can thrive. Neither of which any sane person could say is putting American's first. Like you'd see viewing a flamegraph of American sovereignty problems, the biggest bang for our buck right now is focusing on Jewish power. There are many other problems, but this one is the most glaring.
This has been going on heavy since the 60's and before that to lesser degrees. Kevin MacDonald has some books on this, though the physical copies are rather expensive these days. It's a pretty nuanced issue - especially with the years of cultural conditioning most of us have to unwind. The American Pravda series by Ron Unz (quarter Jewish) is a great intro, though you really need to read the source literature as well if you want to effectively understand these positions.
Not really. We were in a good position post ww2 to move towards peaceful coexistence but giving Israel the land it has now really threw a wrench in that.
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