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As Trump targets Zelenskyy, a frightening reminder of taxes Nazis and Romans levied on Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY Aviya Kushner draws attention to how history repeats itself through the lens of current political events involving Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, paralleling them with historical oppressions faced by Jews. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustTrumpRoman EmpireJewsKristallnachtInternational RelationsTaxationZelenskyyFiscus Judaicus

Places mentioned

Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
"At a carnival parade in Dusseldorf, Germany, a float depicts Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin crushing Volodymyr Zelenskyy."
Germany
"Consider Kristallnacht, after which Jews were ordered to pay a 1 billion Reichsmark atonement tax to the Nazis, whose aggression against Jews foreshadowed a broader aggression against all of Europe."
Ukraine
"Ukraine is home to the fourth-largest Jewish community in Europe and the 11th largest in the world, according to the World Jewish Congress."
Israel
"its hard to watch Trump turn on Ukraine and leave it defenseless without thinking of Israel, without thinking Israel could be next."
Syria
"With instability in neighboring Syria and Lebanon, Hamas still ruling Gaza, holding and starving hostages, and directing terrorist attacks within Israel, and a ticking time bomb in Iran, Israel needs loyal friends, not fickle ones who insist on obedience like the dictators and emperors of the past."
Lebanon
"With instability in neighboring Syria and Lebanon, Hamas still ruling Gaza, holding and starving hostages, and directing terrorist attacks within Israel, and a ticking time bomb in Iran, Israel needs loyal friends, not fickle ones who insist on obedience like the dictators and emperors of the past."

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