A.G. Gancarski
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to argue that there is no reason for the United States to accept political refugees from the Gaza Strip.
Appearing on “Hannity,” the Governor honed that argument, explaining why he believes “the idea that we can kind of separate like a terrorist from someone that may be a freedom lover that just doesn’t work.”
DeSantis’ take is that they are essentially programmed to “hate Jews” and “there’s no reason to be importing that into the United States.”
“My position is very clear as the first President to say, ‘No Gaza refugees, period, we’re just not going to do it.’ And why? Because we don’t want to import the pathologies from the Gaza Strip and other places in the Middle East to the United States of America.”
“They are taught to hate Jews. They are taught that Israel has no right to exist. The textbooks that they use don’t even have Israel on the map at all. And so this is just endemic to their culture. It’s a really toxic culture that’s developed,” DeSantis told Fox News viewers.
DeSantis has made the media rounds promulgating this position in recent days.
“It’s not saying everyone in the Gaza Strip is a member of Hamas, although they did elect Hamas back in the day. And I guarantee (that) support amongst the population in the Gaza Strip for those attacks on Israel probably is very, very high in terms of public opinion. But it doesn’t even matter if they’re part of that. I mean, if they have this embedded in their worldview, which they do. And it’s sad and it’s nasty but it’s true,” DeSantis opined on Monday’s Guy Benson Show.
DeSantis has used the purported “worldview” of Gaza residents to preemptively justify impending Israeli war tactics at campaign stops also.
“That is Hamas’ fault if they’re killed,” he said in Council Bluffs, Iowa Saturday. “It is not Israel’s fault if they are killed.”
“If you look at how they behave, not all of them are Hamas, but they are all antisemitic. None of them believe Israel’s right to exist. None of the Arab States are willing to take (them), you know, any of them, the Arab States should be taking them. If you have refugees, you don’t fly people and import them into the United States of America,” he said in Creston, Iowa.
14 comments
Tom
October 17, 2023 at 8:09 am
He really comes across as extremely immature with his comments. He’s like a kid blaming the dog for eating his homework. Everything is somebody else’s fault.
Dr. Franklin Waters
October 17, 2023 at 10:42 am
“Everything is somebody else’s fault.”
This is a textbook trait of a Narcissist. Trump does this all the time too.
James Wilson
October 17, 2023 at 8:12 am
Governor DeSantis’ bigotry is all-consuming. He refuses to condemn fascists, like the anti-Semitic Proud Boys, who are integral to his coalition. He does attack Palestinians and Hispanic refugees, who offend his xenophobic base. DeSantis’ mind cannot comprehend that people who want to come to the US, like Albert Einstein and other victims of terrorism, are not a threat to the US, but who make us strong.
PeterH
October 17, 2023 at 8:45 am
Lumping every Palestinian who lives in Gaza into a terrorist organization is ignorant, racist and inciting violence here and abroad! Ron DeSantis will never be president of the United States!
My Take
October 17, 2023 at 8:48 am
The US a should nèver háve let in thè DeSantis clan. You know what they AĹL àre wheŕe they come from. Mafia. Gangster. Hitmen. Made men.
My Take
October 17, 2023 at 2:28 pm
Israel bombs Gaza HOSPITAL killing hundreds.
DeSSlimeis’s Himmler-like hate-howling may work with bigots heŕe,
But on the world stage it is mere piffle and Isreali action is notably shifting the opinion dial.
We–the US–could soon àctively be in a war no longer wìth wide support.
The wait won’t be long.
My Take
October 17, 2023 at 3:37 pm
‘Hospital-bomber, school-bomber Naziyahoo = Putin
‘Gaza = Ukraine
Interesting trends in international propaganda.
And moving so fastly.
Joe
October 17, 2023 at 3:42 pm
This angry pipsqueak is a foreign policy know-nothing. And he sounds more than a bit racist with his idiotic comments here.
ScienceBLVR
October 17, 2023 at 6:05 pm
– “When Gaza sends its people, they’re not sending their best. … They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists and they hate Jews….And some, I assume, are good people,”
My Take
October 17, 2023 at 6:20 pm
“Toxic Culture” well describes today’s GOP and perfectly describes MAGA.
My Take
October 17, 2023 at 6:37 pm
Israel and Hamas are now blamimg each other for the hospital bombing.
And you cannot believe either of them.
Safely assume they lie like Putin, like Trump.
tom palmer
October 17, 2023 at 7:17 pm
If anyone knows about toxic culture, it is Ron DeSantis
My Take
October 20, 2023 at 1:22 am
Flowers may wilt when he passes by. 9th
Sonja Fitch
October 21, 2023 at 6:12 am
This Desantis declarations is lol! Palestinians unite and kick the damn HAMAS out of GAZA! Form
Palestians for peace! Yes it is a looser situation until a peace ☮️!
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