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Originally posted by LTD602
As the old saying goes . . . .
"Scratch an Anti-Mason . . . and you'll find an Anti-Semite"
I certainly hope that doesn't apply to you, webvida.
This thread has caused far more harm than good, and it should have been allowed to die.
In any case, carry on. I'm not sure what else can be said about this topic, though, that hasn't already been said.
Originally posted by LTD602
This thread has caused far more harm than good, and it should have been allowed to die.
In any case, carry on. I'm not sure what else can be said about this topic, though, that hasn't already been said.
Originally posted by webvida
Oh, and why did you delete many of your posts from this thread? Just curious...
Originally posted by intrepid
In Canada we have a kosher foods tax exemption worth $500/year. This exemption can be claimed by everyone that uses the products on the list.
Originally posted by twitchy
This is far more widespread than many realize, especially considering the incredible notion that it is 'taxed' at a multilevel. To make a Kosher box of macaroni, your flour guy pays up, your cheese guy pays up, your macaroni company pays up, your packaging guy pays up, etc. And of course at the consumer level, the butter and milk you put in that box of macaroni pays up, hell the only thing that doesn't pay up is the water, unless of course you live in NYC and they are in the process of paying up to give NY City Kosher water.
Originally posted by twitchy
The ONLY defense of theis practice that is offered (mostly by jews and masons) is that to mention it is being Antisemitic. It's a scam folks, they are raking in billions on things which in most cases that don't even require kosher certification
It's a scam folks, they are raking in billions on things which in most cases that don't even require kosher certification. Kosher Bleach?
Originally posted by Leveller
Well firstly, the only defence that people like yourself seem to use is by labelling those who oppose you as Jews or Masons. I reckon there's an irony in there somewhere, don't you?
Originally posted by Leveller
Secondly, the insinuation that money from Kosher food sales goes to fuel some secret Zionist conspiracy just isn't true.
www.snopes.com...
www.adl.org...
www.boycottwatch.org...
Less observant Jews do not bother themselves overly much about the kosherness of everyday items; they avoid the out-and-out no-nos such as pork and shellfish but don't lose much sleep over the animal fat content of their washing-up liquid, nor do they fret that cold cuts might now be resting upon a plate that had months earlier been used to serve cheese....
Does certification add to the price of a product? Certainly... it's all legitimate business expense...
the overall result of having a kosher certification on products is lower consumer costs and higher manufacturer profits at the same time because manufacturers are able to lower their costs by spreading the manufacturing costs over a larger number of items on a per-piece basis with increased sales due to the added product demand.
Originally posted by Leveller
The amazing thing is that the US consumer who promotes this story is really only saying "I am stupid". If he hadn't created the market demand in the first place, this would't be an issue. Nobody forces people to buy Kosher foods and whatever you may believe, there are plenty of products out there that aren't Kosher.
Originally posted by Leveller
Now, as I've already stated, I don't necessarily agree with tax breaks for any commercial company based on religious grounds. But if the consumer is buying the product and he isn't being ripped off, I don't see a conspiracy. All I see is marketing and business trying to meet consumer demand.
Originally posted by Leveller
Just so you know. Some washing up liquids, soaps and and many other non-edible products contain animal fat - in fact you'd probably be suprised at the number of things that we don't eat that do. There are also numerous ways that products may be cross contaminated with non Kosher elements. You wouldn't expect an Orthodox Jew to wash his dinner plate with pork fat would you?
Are you aware of every single ingredient that goes into everything? If you did have to buy products that had to be free of certain ingredients, wouldn't you be thankful for an easily recognisable symbol that informs you that the product is safe for you? Or are the people who inform us about nut allergies in on the conspiracy too? Consumers are notoriously ignorant of the contents of most products that they buy and these labels merely serve to point them in the right direction.
And let's not even mention the fact that some companies apply the Kosher label to their products, even if they are not needed, as this enables them to hit a larger customer base and make more money. They aren't forced to do this, they aren't part of a Jewish conspiracy - they just see it as good business sense.
Originally posted by freudling
We question and COMPLETELY rightfully so. Here is a common sense question, "What the hell does an Egyptian Pyramid and an All Seeing Eye, which has been recognized by Catholic Churches as a sign of Lucifer and of those that control the worlds finances, have ANYTHING to do with American Culture?
Originally posted by Masonic Light
Do you guys actually do anything besides sit around making this stuff up?
Originally posted by freudling
OK, I admit I should not hinge everything on the Masons. From now on I will just use a general term called "Secret Societies."
And I made a mistake, not Catholic, but rather Christian.
Here is a link:
www.exposingsatanism.org...
Click on the bottom to get the Christian Ministry page which amplifies the outlined signs on the above link. Damn, I am tired: I have been teaching too much and have some pretty big black circles under my eyes. Sorry for the mistake!
Originally posted by freudling
So you are saying that guy with Putin, the Prime Minister of Russia, was at a Longhorns game? What about the Mafia guy?