• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Lobbyists spend very little money to catch political ears. Look into it! I have. Stunning that a major company can drop $20,000 in pocket change and get in their pants.

    AIPIC has got extra juice! Since WWII, being branded an anti-Semite is political poison. They don’t have to spend much money, just tell the pol, “Do as I say or we go scorched Earth on your happy ass!” Works. FFS, we have video and images of Israel actively committing genocide, murdering woman and children and people trying to get food. And what are the headlines? “$group warns of genocide!” “$group warns of mass starvation!” You mean shit that’s already happening YESTERDAY?!

    Try saying anything negative, in any way, in any venue, use the word Jew. You will be excoriated and banned. Notice how every single post here makes certain to make the distinction between “Jew” and “Zionist”? I mean, it’s true, preaching to the choir guys, but the eggshell fire-walking is kinda nuts. And Jews don’t seem to have clue why international antisemitism is on the rise.

    Not being snarky, I’m actually afraid to use the word, anywhere. That’s how deep the insanity goes. Watch me catch a ban for saying I’m uncomfortable using “Jew”, in any context. Watch 12 people explain that Jews are not necessarily Zionists. I GET that. But someone will comment!

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      And Jews don’t seem to have clue why international antisemitism is on the rise.

      Maybe I’m the commenter you’re looking for, but this seems like an overgeneralization. I have several Jewish friends who are under no illusions about Israel, and who are quite clear about how Netanyahu and his ilk are consciously and cynically fueling antisemitism, not least by throwing around accusations if it against anyone who criticizes the genocide they are perpetrating. So saying “Jews don’t seem to have [any] clue” feels heavy-handed.

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      4 days ago

      (can’t edit my own posts)

      For context, I’m a 54yo atheist and had always supported Israel. Poor underdogs! Nah. Now Israel is the Third Reich, and fuck them, all of their supporters.

      Sickening how we have to repeat history every time our grandparents die out.