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Miles Archer

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Mon Jul 2, 2018, 06:26 PM Jul 2018

Meet Alan Dershowitz. SHUNNED on Martha's Vineyard for defending Trump, a "discrimination victim"

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Harvard's Alan Dershowitz says defending Trump has made him a discrimination victim: "I have experienced this firsthand on Martha’s Vineyard. Old friends are shunning me and trying to ban me from their social life."

2:39 PM - 2 Jul 2018




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Meet Alan Dershowitz. SHUNNED on Martha's Vineyard for defending Trump, a "discrimination victim" (Original Post) Miles Archer Jul 2018 OP
Boo fucking hoo! 😂 Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2018 #1
Yep Gothmog Jul 2018 #27
He should probably avoid the Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington, VA FakeNoose Jul 2018 #42
Plus any other reputable establishment that has a "No Pricks Allowed" policy. nt cstanleytech Jul 2018 #51
And, a whole hellava Lot More.. Cha Jul 2018 #71
You've always been a piece of shit Al RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #2
Oh poor baby. No pink wine for you. C_U_L8R Jul 2018 #3
Then go to Mar a Largo you prick. dem4decades Jul 2018 #4
Can't these monsters eat imigrant children's livers in peace? maxrandb Jul 2018 #5
Schmuck Hekate Jul 2018 #6
That's not discrimination, Al. You're just odious. No law says you must be invited to barbecues. Squinch Jul 2018 #7
It's discernment not discrimination grantcart Jul 2018 #50
Ooh! I hope someone thought of that to say to his face! Squinch Jul 2018 #52
Um. If they are banning you from social interaction, they are no longer your friends. Freethinker65 Jul 2018 #8
For some people, it really sucks to be judged on the content of your character unblock Jul 2018 #9
Perhaps he should migrate to Israel busterbrown Jul 2018 #17
My father, my brother... elias7 Jul 2018 #37
Not so many. Jews are still the democrats' second most reliable faction unblock Jul 2018 #40
Yep.. busterbrown Jul 2018 #68
Dear Alan... Mike Nelson Jul 2018 #10
Get off Martha's vineyard, she doesn't want you there anymore. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #11
I know, right? There are plenty of Trump properties that would roll out the welcome mat I'm sure. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2018 #13
Plenty of MAGA's out there... sheshe2 Jul 2018 #20
I'm not a fan of discrimination, but every once in awhile, karma catches up to an asshole. nt Tarheel_Dem Jul 2018 #12
Actually, it's not discrimination if you CHOOSE to support an asshole. madinmaryland Jul 2018 #21
In what way is this discrimination? lunatica Jul 2018 #33
What a whiny little snowflake! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #14
Alan has been an asshole for a while and these reactions are to be expected Gothmog Jul 2018 #15
Oh my, my. Blue_true Jul 2018 #16
He's being shunned by the wealthy summer people-----who cares,they'll virgogal Jul 2018 #18
They were never you friends, Alan... JHB Jul 2018 #19
Bwahahahahaaaa....piss off alan spanone Jul 2018 #22
Buzz words. The Conservative forte. Caliman73 Jul 2018 #23
Yep. It's ALL about The MESSAGING. calimary Jul 2018 #88
I actually wish it was different. Caliman73 Jul 2018 #89
I know! I do, too. calimary Jul 2018 #92
womp womp QC Jul 2018 #24
he keeps saying this KayF Jul 2018 #25
From my twitter feed Gothmog Jul 2018 #26
I love that tweet! renate Jul 2018 #84
I have lost a great deal of respect for Prof. Dershowitz Gothmog Jul 2018 #86
Thoughts and prayers GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #28
Well gee, Alan. Stop laying with dogs and you won't get fleas. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2018 #29
Dear Alan Chickensoup Jul 2018 #30
They are free to choose who their friends are. lpbk2713 Jul 2018 #31
Shaming and shunning sometimes works. Keep it up! Tatiana Jul 2018 #32
Dear Alan: from one Jew to another- Still In Wisconsin Jul 2018 #34
I really don't care Mz Pip Jul 2018 #35
womp womp nt babylonsister Jul 2018 #36
If we don't want to socialize with people we find abhorrent Liberal In Texas Jul 2018 #38
Agreed. TomSlick Jul 2018 #45
This makes me smile Gothmog Jul 2018 #39
kids are being stolen and locked in cages.... Takket Jul 2018 #41
Now if only we could get Harvard to ditch him. OliverQ Jul 2018 #43
Actually, MyOwnPeace Jul 2018 #67
Defend fascism at your own peril Horse with no Name Jul 2018 #44
Alan Dershowitz acquired this shunning the old-fashioned way ... Martin Eden Jul 2018 #46
Thoughts and prayers, Alan. muntrv Jul 2018 #47
good! qazplm135 Jul 2018 #48
He just a shit looking for attention zerobytes Jul 2018 #49
Ha ouija Jul 2018 #57
and this is part of his own narcissism. kwassa Jul 2018 #63
Actions have consequences DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #53
Shizz! I just noticed I'm not invited to any July Fourth picnics at the Vineyard either! struggle4progress Jul 2018 #54
Does he need cheese to go with his whine? onecaliberal Jul 2018 #55
You should learn something about how to act in public. When no one wants to be around you appleannie1943 Jul 2018 #56
WOMP WOMP!!!!!!! AZ8theist Jul 2018 #58
Excellent news. n/t MBS Jul 2018 #59
Well, Mr. Dershowitz, I guess it's time to wake up. Firestorm49 Jul 2018 #60
Snowflakes don't last long. Especially in this heat. dchill Jul 2018 #61
Any decent person would shun a dirty asshole like workinclasszero Jul 2018 #62
I am sure his buddy Jeffery Epstein still loves him. mackdaddy Jul 2018 #64
"Trying to ban me from their social life" People have the right to ban others from their social life More_Cowbell Jul 2018 #65
womp womp Jersey Devil Jul 2018 #66
Hey, Dersh... JarOCats Jul 2018 #69
IOW, you've lost some friends because of your poor choices. Too bad. n/t pnwmom Jul 2018 #70
Hey Al! ProfessorGAC Jul 2018 #72
I think the term used among his old set is "freedom of association." n/t Orsino Jul 2018 #73
He was judged by the content of his character. LanternWaste Jul 2018 #74
From Betty Bowers Gothmog Jul 2018 #75
womp womp KansasKali Jul 2018 #76
Alan "has-been even before he became a drumpf lover" Dershowitz democratisphere Jul 2018 #77
KGOP republican fascist snowflake really don't deserve respect Achilleaze Jul 2018 #78
Judged by the content of his character. shanny Jul 2018 #79
LOL ck4829 Jul 2018 #80
so sorry Al. SAD! The Polack MSgt Jul 2018 #81
It's not discrimination if people just don't like you (nt) matt819 Jul 2018 #82
You poor baby Alan Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2018 #83
Yep, I'm bigoted against assholes. backscatter712 Jul 2018 #85
An average asshole eventually works his/her way down to pariah. oasis Jul 2018 #87
Isn't this the same guy who brought a stack of his own books to someone's smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #90
Crowds gather in Boston to protest Alan Dershowtiz's treatment on Martha's Vineyard Gothmog Jul 2018 #91

Cha

(297,158 posts)
71. And, a whole hellava Lot More..
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 03:50 AM
Jul 2018

Typical of Fraud fans to whine they're not being treated fairly. What a slide down in the Gutter Dershowitz took.

Thanks for Seth, Goth

Freethinker65

(10,012 posts)
8. Um. If they are banning you from social interaction, they are no longer your friends.
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 06:33 PM
Jul 2018

I am sure Alan can find some new intellectual and enlightened friends among MAGA/Trump loyalists crowd...oh wait, that might be difficult. hahahahah

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
17. Perhaps he should migrate to Israel
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 06:52 PM
Jul 2018

where he can rent Bib's guest house... Being a Jew, it amazes me how so many Jews who were raised to embrace empathy, compassion and honesty.. Have become fans of right wing rhetoric..

unblock

(52,205 posts)
40. Not so many. Jews are still the democrats' second most reliable faction
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 07:36 PM
Jul 2018

It's just that the right wingers get more airtime.

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
11. Get off Martha's vineyard, she doesn't want you there anymore.
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 06:39 PM
Jul 2018

Go back to the pervert and chief you so adore. Martha? She is just not that into you anymore.

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
20. Plenty of MAGA's out there...
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 06:55 PM
Jul 2018

The welcome mat at Marred They Go.

Home home on the range
Where the pervs and supremacists play
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word

And the skies are darkened all day



lunatica

(53,410 posts)
33. In what way is this discrimination?
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 07:19 PM
Jul 2018

Discrimination is unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age or sex.

His ex friends are turning their backs on him, based on his admiration and defense drivel of Trump. He’s trying to make it about anti semitism. I’m pretty sure some of those who are rebuffing him are Jewish too.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
14. What a whiny little snowflake!
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 06:44 PM
Jul 2018

That isn't discrimination Alan, they just can't stand you as a person. There is no reason why anyone should be required to tolerate your presence.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
16. Oh my, my.
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 06:46 PM
Jul 2018

We can't have that happening in society, not inviting that dirtbag to parties where the really good Chardonnay is being served, with clams on the half shell.

 

virgogal

(10,178 posts)
18. He's being shunned by the wealthy summer people-----who cares,they'll
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 06:53 PM
Jul 2018

all be back home in a couple of months.

Phonies all.

JHB

(37,158 posts)
19. They were never you friends, Alan...
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 06:54 PM
Jul 2018

...and you burned out your name-drop value.

Supply and demand, sugarbum.

Maybe you should sue. That'll bring them back.

Caliman73

(11,736 posts)
23. Buzz words. The Conservative forte.
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 06:58 PM
Jul 2018

Discrimination has different meanings and these jerks know it. We discriminate every day. I do not drink spoiled milk. I discriminate between milk that has gone bad, and that which is still fresh. Similarly, I discriminate dangerous situations. I was digging in my back yard yesterday and out popped a snake. I jumped back at first, then through discrimination, I realized that it was just your average Garter snake, a Western Ribbon snake to be exact.

Discrimination means choosing between "this and that". However, in the realm of politics and social contexts, discrimination has come to be seen as "unfair prejudice against groups". Historically racial and gender discrimination have created significant social, political, and economic problems for people of color and women.

Currently Republicans/conservatives have (as they like to do) claimed to be "discriminated against" because of their political views.

My answer to that is... YES, YES YOU ARE! SO.....?

Not all discrimination is bad. Discriminating against a person because of the color of their skin? BAD. Because of their gender? BAD. Because they support a disgusting piece of crap with horrendous policies that have hurt Americans and allies around the world? NOT BAD. That is a social consequence for your ACTIONS Alan, not based on traits that you cannot control.

calimary

(81,220 posts)
88. Yep. It's ALL about The MESSAGING.
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 12:33 PM
Jul 2018

Messaging.

Sad and pathetic, these times, when it’s more important HOW you sell it rather than WHAT you’re selling. And unfortunately our Dems do NOT get this. They feel a need to go deep. That’s not necessary.

Shallow is it. Surface treatment. Nobody’s interested in nuance. It’s what smacks ‘em across the face that’s important. No thought or discernment needed. Just the visceral immediate grab. Sorry situation but true.

If you can make it sound good, and repeat that message ENDLESSLY, you can sell a shit pie and these low-information “go with yer gut” jerks will buy it and eat it. The quick hit. The quick kill. Nobody wants to stick around to read below the headline. Nobody wants the details or the long explanation. Nobody gives a damn about the fine print.

A damn shame. But that’s where we are. I wish the Dems could get this.

Caliman73

(11,736 posts)
89. I actually wish it was different.
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 05:42 PM
Jul 2018

I agree that it is about the framing and what "grabs" a person, but I totally lament that.

We have some folks in our camp who are good at that. President Obama was good and parts of Bernie Sanders' message was captivating. I think that Congresswoman Maxine Waters is a good example however of standing up to Trump and not letting him get the last word in. She is leading the charge on how to deal with people like Dershowitz. Shun them and don't let them enjoy the fruits of the society they are working to destroy by helping Trump.

calimary

(81,220 posts)
92. I know! I do, too.
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 07:44 PM
Jul 2018

Last edited Wed Jul 4, 2018, 02:44 PM - Edit history (1)

Just totally sucks the big one, doesn't it.

On edit - what's that recent line that comes to mind? "Womp, womp" I think.

renate

(13,776 posts)
84. I love that tweet!
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 12:22 PM
Jul 2018

How tone deaf to be crying about how people in Martha’s Vineyard shun him when he *chooses* to defend someone who is actively and gleefully destroying poor people’s lives.

Lie down with vermin, get fleas.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,367 posts)
29. Well gee, Alan. Stop laying with dogs and you won't get fleas.
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 07:12 PM
Jul 2018

"Waaaah! People don't like me because I have sided with a racist, asshole, bully!"


What's that expression about chickens, a homecoming and roosting?

Takket

(21,563 posts)
41. kids are being stolen and locked in cages....
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 07:38 PM
Jul 2018

but SHS missed dinner and the neighbors won't break out the expensive wine and cheese when Dershowitz shows up for the yacht party so.... both sides!

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
67. Actually,
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 09:37 PM
Jul 2018

I like that Harvard still has him there.

It shows that they are open to public discussion, equal opportunity, and provides a focal point for political openness and public discourse.

So, in the interest of "public discourse," - F**K YOU, ALAN!!!!!!!!

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
63. and this is part of his own narcissism.
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 08:57 PM
Jul 2018

Like Trump, he can never get enough, and is therefore a victim.

struggle4progress

(118,281 posts)
54. Shizz! I just noticed I'm not invited to any July Fourth picnics at the Vineyard either!
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 08:41 PM
Jul 2018

I'm quite sure it's because I once said something about Trump that someone somewhere didn't like! Fox News hasn't called back yet to cover this story, but they will!

appleannie1943

(1,303 posts)
56. You should learn something about how to act in public. When no one wants to be around you
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 08:43 PM
Jul 2018

it usually means you are the problem.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
62. Any decent person would shun a dirty asshole like
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 08:55 PM
Jul 2018

Dershowitz.

He is enabling a fascist pig that kidnaps babies from their mothers and locks them up in fucking cages!!!

And that’s just one of the many horrors of Herr Shitlers regime.

I’ll send thoughts and prayers Dershowitz, you sick POS!!!

Oh and FUCK CIVILITY!!!!

mackdaddy

(1,526 posts)
64. I am sure his buddy Jeffery Epstein still loves him.
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 09:02 PM
Jul 2018

Dershowitz certainly got him a sweetheart deal on the underage trafficking charges.

Just remember that Allen Dershowitz did NOT have sex with that under age girl on the Lolita express!


http://www.businessinsider.com/alan-dershowitz-jeffrey-epstein-settlement-2016-4



More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)
65. "Trying to ban me from their social life" People have the right to ban others from their social life
Mon Jul 2, 2018, 09:11 PM
Jul 2018

What a jerk.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
78. KGOP republican fascist snowflake really don't deserve respect
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 10:50 AM
Jul 2018

Hey Dershy, ya gotta earn respect. You pissed away all your earnings when you went anti-American and pro-KGOP republican corruption and treason.

The Polack MSgt

(13,187 posts)
81. so sorry Al. SAD!
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 11:24 AM
Jul 2018

"The horror of being treated as someone slightly less important than a ruling potentate by other multimillionaires - on the richest and whitest place in America - is an unbearable agony." Alan Dershowitz's inner monologue

Seriously?

Fuck this bag of rags.

You can build bridges, treat the sick, and save puppies - it doesn't matter... Fuck one pig and you're a pigfucker forever, and I hate to remind ya Al, Trump ain't your first porker

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
85. Yep, I'm bigoted against assholes.
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 12:27 PM
Jul 2018

Of course, assholes are not a protected class under the Civil Rights Act.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
90. Isn't this the same guy who brought a stack of his own books to someone's
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 05:51 PM
Jul 2018

wedding? Not sure if he was selling them or giving them away. I couldn't find a link, but I recall reading that somewhere.

No wonder he is persona non grata.

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