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[–] 30 points 1 month ago (13 children)
  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    I stand with the Israeli people and their right to live in peace and safety. At the same time, I don’t agree with all of the Israeli government’s choices on how they are conducting the war. I want the violence to end, and the innocent Palestinian people affected by the humanitarian crisis that has resulted to receive the lifesaving aid they need. And I know that many in Israel share this sentiment.

    He wrote an essay for Time Magazine. It's a short read but... Yeah even calling it a war is troubling, because Palestine doesn't have a military? He says he feels for the innocent Palestinian people, but spends far more ink on bemoaning rising anti-semitism, and never really touches on the massive difference in body counts between the hamas terrorist attack and the genocide that isreal is currently engaged in. He also, of course, doesn't call it a genocide.

    It's like his heart is almost in the right place, but he just can't gather to courage to call a spade a spade. He calls the war in Ukraine a russian invasion, he calls the conflict in Lebanon a pogrom. Why can't he bring himself to call what's happening in Gaza the same? It's literally an isreali invasion and a pogrom. He can't just call for a two-state solution, say he feels for the innocent Palestinians, and wash his hands of the rest.

    The r/jewish reddit thread on his essay is similarly obtuse. it's from 2 years ago, but even then, it was clear as day to any outside observer what was happening. They're so worried about the ghost of anti-semitism that they miss the fact they've become their own genocidal nightmare.

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  • [+] -34 points 1 month ago (11 children)

    He's extremely Jewish? Lol

    I can't back that up, no. Not really.

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  • [–] 43 points 1 month ago (10 children)

    Most Jews I know are pro-palestine.

    Don't be a bigot.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    That's anecdotal. Polls of American Jews only show a marginal amount believe a genocide is happening while Israeli's are even lower. So you're anecdotal bias doesn't mean you can call people a bigot over truth ....

    https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2026/ap-norc-poll-about-3-in-10-us-adults-believe-israel-has-committed-genocide-against-palestinians/

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    It's very possible to be a bigot with statistics too.

    For example, quoting a survey that says only 30% of Jews think isreal is committing a genocide, while leaving out the fact that 30% of ALL Americans feel that same way.

    So their religion and culture is statistically irrelevant. And the fact that it's being highlighted is the bigotry.

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  • [+] -3 points 1 month ago (4 children)
  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Jews are as dumb and evil as your typical American scum

    That's exactly what I'm saying, though I'm less of a dick apparently. They're exactly the same as all other Americans. So pointing out their race is only to push some racist agenda.

    Maybe I can help you connect the dots. See, I said all the Jews I know think it's a genocide. Also, all the non Jews I know think it's a genocide. I don't surround myself with pro-genocide folks.

    I used the same statistics as everyone else, and the same tactic as the bigot I replied to, but I put a positive spin instead of a negative one. And a bunch of y'all told on yourselves by getting mad.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I don’t surround myself with pro-genocide folks

    Bruh you live in what's called echo chamber

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Echo chambers are about media consumption, not friend choice.

    You don't have to spend time with horrible people. The only people who want that are the horrible people who realize they won't have any friends otherwise.

    Don't forget the saying: When you sit down for dinner with ten Nazis, eleven Nazis are having dinner.

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  • [+] -24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Fuck... it's a joke making fun of people who don't realize that Israel ≠ all Jews

    Get the stick out of your ass.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    You need to work on your bit. A joke is funny if it is:

    • Unexpected and
    • You should have seen it coming

    Up-front bigotry isn't even a joke. Bigotry only seems like jokes when it's the punch line, because stereotypes take the place of setup for a joke to establish something that you should have seen coming. They take the place of a callback to something said earlier or a reference to shared experience.

    Jokes that rely on the situation of bigotry being expected are difficult and require much more effort or insight than "[identity] lol". In other words: put your ass into your schtick.

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