I know. I never said they were the same. I’m trying to say that this comes across like a zionist strawman.
Complaining about antisemitism right now is just cringe.
Jews have a right to exist.
Israel doesn’t.
There are genuine concerns about people promoting “Israel” to benefit from the extermination of the Palestinian people, and that’s what this looks like a strawman of, to me.
And to be clear, I don’t think “the Jews” are behind this. It’s largely rich and powerful people from the US (and UK and other countries), who often consider themselves to be Christian.
I’m not trying to defend the crazy guy in the comic. I’m trying to say that we shouldn’t be pretending this guy is representative of anyone who matters.
You’re suggesting that the auther who drew the comic is a secret zionist, or that the readers who like it are secret zionists, and neither track. Like, at all.
I think this is a genuine touch grass moment, man. I don’t know what news sources you’re plugged into, but not every mention of even vaguely Jewish or Jewish-adjacent ideas is innately pro- or anti- the state of Isreal. You’re wading deep into a culture war no one else is a part of.
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Israel != “The Jews”
Israel is a country. Jewish is a Religion.
I know. I never said they were the same. I’m trying to say that this comes across like a zionist strawman.
Complaining about antisemitism right now is just cringe.
Jews have a right to exist. Israel doesn’t.
There are genuine concerns about people promoting “Israel” to benefit from the extermination of the Palestinian people, and that’s what this looks like a strawman of, to me.
And to be clear, I don’t think “the Jews” are behind this. It’s largely rich and powerful people from the US (and UK and other countries), who often consider themselves to be Christian.
I’m not trying to defend the crazy guy in the comic. I’m trying to say that we shouldn’t be pretending this guy is representative of anyone who matters.
Half the world’s Jews live in Israel and are protected by the state.
Calling for the destruction of Israel is in effect calling for murder and displacement of half of the world‘s Jews.
It doesn’t, though.
You’re suggesting that the auther who drew the comic is a secret zionist, or that the readers who like it are secret zionists, and neither track. Like, at all.
I think this is a genuine touch grass moment, man. I don’t know what news sources you’re plugged into, but not every mention of even vaguely Jewish or Jewish-adjacent ideas is innately pro- or anti- the state of Isreal. You’re wading deep into a culture war no one else is a part of.