GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers speech in Jerusalem (AP)During GOP candidate Mitt Romney's unprecedented fundraising trip in Israel, he told Jewish donors that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians. As a result, Palestinian leaders were outraged at his comments and said they were racist and out of touch with the realities of the Middle East. His campaign later said his remarks were mischaracterized. Romney was making a comparison between the GDP per capita in Israel vs. GDP in the areas run by the Palestinian authority. Romney said some economic histories have theorized "that culture makes all the difference." The truth is culture makes a huge difference. In order to understand how a society operates, you must learn about the culture that undergirds that society.
"And as I come here and 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," Romney said citing an innovative business climate, the Jewish history of thriving in difficult circumstances and the 'hand of providence'." He said similar disparity exists between neighboring countries, like Mexico and the United States. Palestinian reaction to Romney was very swift and pointed. "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," said Saab Erekat, a senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Mitt Romney was right in his assessment of Israel. Culture does make all the difference. The reason why any country has a successful economy is due to the fact that the culture that the population embraces and encourages hard work, thrift, and success. A society that has a prosperous economy has a culture which instills a strong work ethic in its citizens. You can't bypass that. The reason why the Palestians are in the shape they're in is because of their religion. They embrace the religion of Israel that preaches in killing the infidel, which means the Israeli people. There's great enmity between the Palestinians and the Jews. The Palestinian government Hamas spend their money on weapons to conduct suicide missions in Israel. They're all about killing and destroying the infidel in the name of religion. No religion or ideology that promotes jihad is going to produce a prosperous nation, regardless whether it's economically, morally, culturally, and spiritually. It produces a culture of death.
Romney is right in supporting Israel and he better support Israel if he's elected president this fall. If he doesn't, then God will judge America. To read the full story, click on the link above.
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