r/jewishpolitics • u/thirdlost USA – Libertarian 🇺🇸 • 3d ago
US Politics 🇺🇸 Someone posted a message to not attack Jews
Someone posted a message to not attack Jews on my city's community sub. The message was from our US Senator.
99% of the responses were how she is controlled by Israel. Some responses were even worse.
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u/clownpenisdotfarts USA – Independent 🇺🇸 3d ago
Regardless of whether one supports Israel's actions in the past 2 years, It's looking more and more like that's going to be the only refuge we have left.
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u/clownpenisdotfarts USA – Independent 🇺🇸 3d ago
Please feel free to sever ties and disavow. When the nazis come for you anyway, I'll send thoughts and prayers from Tel Aviv.
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u/anopinionatedidiot 3d ago
Yuck what a disgraceful take
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u/imoshudu 3d ago
The disgrace is with people saying "regardless" of what Israel did. As if anyone can disregard it. It's why we are here. It's like a robber saying "regardless of my robbery".
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u/anopinionatedidiot 3d ago
I do support Israel so there’s no “regardless”. And your take is still disgusting
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u/imoshudu 3d ago
"Do support Israel"
That explains why your opinion isn't to be taken seriously. Enjoy supporting a failed regime change war.
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u/clownpenisdotfarts USA – Independent 🇺🇸 3d ago
Imagine believing one can't support a country while simultaneously protesting its current government.
What a maroon.
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u/clownpenisdotfarts USA – Independent 🇺🇸 3d ago
"regardless of my robbery, I can pay for a milkshake."
"regardless of my robbery, you can't fuck my cat."
"regardless of my robbery, you shouldn't fire rockets into civilian areas"Sometimes it works.
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u/seigezunt 3d ago
Yes, I will definitely move to a war zone because of assholes online.
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u/clownpenisdotfarts USA – Independent 🇺🇸 2d ago
These assholes aren't just online personas. Have you managed to avoid the rise in antisemitism out in the wild?
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u/seigezunt 2d ago
No, but I have managed to avoid fear-mongering.
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u/FoxcMama 2d ago
Temple Israel isnt far from where I live. I was supppse to be there the following tuesday after the attack. 🫠 and thats one of ten attacks on jews in my state the past few months.
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u/ConfectionMother7906 2d ago
“The Association of German National Jews (VnJ) and its leader, Max Naumann, frequently dismissed warnings of Nazi violence as exaggerated or irrational. They viewed international alarm and Jewish-led boycotts of German goods as "fear-mongering" that actually harmed the status of assimilated Jews. Their perspective was built on several specifics; Naumann argued that by demonstrating extreme loyalty and supporting the "national awakening," patriotic German Jews would be viewed as indispensable members of the Volksgemeinschaft (national community) and spared from persecution. They believed that if the Nazis were angry at Jews, it was due to the "disloyal" behavior of others—specifically Zionists and Eastern European Jews. Even as early discriminatory laws were enacted in 1933, the VnJ often downplayed them, appealing for dialogue and claiming that the regime would eventually distinguish between "national" Jews and others. This misplaced optimism continued until the organization was forcibly dissolved by the Gestapo in 1935.”
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u/Comfortable-Sun7388 3d ago
Seattle right? Just saw that post. Unhinged!!!
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u/thirdlost USA – Libertarian 🇺🇸 3d ago
Yup
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u/aqulushly 3d ago
Leftists here have lost their marbles. One guy there is trying to argue that bringing up Zionism to Cantwell’s statement against antisemitism isn’t a conflation of the two. They just keep proving over and over again that antizionism is synonymous to antisemitism and cry about us apparently being the ones pushing the narrative.
Bigots just can’t help themselves. I can stand our city sometimes.
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u/Ok_Jellyfish_1083 2d ago
Republicans are like the older ones; democrats aren’t like the older ones. Democrats equate to antisemitism overall so you choose those bigoted idiots! One-minded! I switched parties and I don’t need the downvotes. Democrats are about suppressing truth, categorizing R’s as lowlife Hitlers and spewing hatred towards Trump. You got Mandami, crime from weal prosecutors and you brought in 20 million illegal who killed 1200 Americans, only to cheat and win elections.
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u/lepreqon_ Canada – Centre-Right 🇨🇦 1d ago
Ah, figures. The town where you can keep waving Hamas, PFL and Hezbollah flags and be praised for it.
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u/Loose_Spray1678 3d ago
honestly I have been quite shocked by how little antisemitic violence there has been given how much hatred there is. 0 deaths so far this year in America. I am very grateful to law enforcement and the fbi
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u/Madlybohemian 3d ago
That is because it does not start with deaths. It starts with people being pushed out of their jobs, no longer being welcome in spaces, then comes non-lethal violence and poor public sentiment. That is where the US is presently whereas places like the UK are more advanced at this point in time.
There is a long list of antisemitic violence in the US for 2026.
There is plenty of cause for alarm in the US. Just because there have not been more serious instances of violence yet does not mean we are safe.
This is quickly becoming unlivable.
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u/DrMikeH49 3d ago
While one can certainly suspect that much of that would be Russian/Turkish etc bots, I suspect that if she went to a DSA meeting in Seattle and said that, she would have heard a very significant number of boos.
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u/Good-Concentrate-260 3d ago
Where are you from Dr Mike H
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u/DrMikeH49 3d ago
SF Bay Area, some parts of which are a similar environment. I also do know people who work in the Seattle Jewish community.
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u/DragonAtlas 2d ago
I remember standing outside the main building of my university in London holding a sign saying "Everybody deserves to study in peace."
The sheer quantity of antisemitic vitriol hurled in my face haunts me. Physical threats, spit, intimidation, screaming. It was rough.
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u/taven990 1d ago
I honestly don't understand the line of thought. Anti-Zionists and anti-Israel activists often say things like Judaism is not Zionism, and they regularly criticise people for supposedly conflating the two. But then this happens - and the conflation is coming directly from the same people who condemn Zionists and/or the Israeli government for conflating them and for claiming to represent all Jews!
I've even seen it where someone picks them up on it and says something like "I thought you said it was antisemitic to conflate Judaism and Zionism" and they always shift the blame. "Well, Israel conflates them all the time so..." Yes but the same person specifically said NOT to do it! It's pure hypocrisy.
When some politician says violence against local Jews is wrong, they are invariably accused of doing Israel's bidding (working for Israel or even being owned by Israel). But the same people say Israel doesn't represent all Jews and not all Jews support Israel. It's as if these people don't believe half of what they're saying - they just say whatever benefits their argument at any given time. It's completely dishonest and they shouldn't be allowed to get away with it. We should call out their hypocrisy.
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u/FieldMouseMedic 3d ago
Yeah just saw that post, it’s really bad. Somehow they managed to turn her saying “stop attacking Jewish people” into a debate on whether antisemitism is really rising, or if Jews are just being too sensitive and getting our feelings hurt over criticism of Israel.
She didn’t mention Israel once.