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lostincalifornia

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11. Absolutely. "We aren't against Jews, we are against Zionism". That says

Reply to Beastly Boy (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 10:12 AM

Aug 3

everything about them, and it is independent of someone’s background.

When someone says because I am “some demographic or ethnic background”, I can’t be anti that, is the most flawed argument. There are plenty of self-hating people who express their anti-self-hating sentiment, and ironically I think for some it is to be “fashionable”, or accepted.

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"Stealth Antisemitism". [View all] rickyhall Aug 1 OP

That's a good way to describe it. madaboutharry Aug 1 #1

There are various types of bigotry/Jew-hate/anti-Semitism. Behind the Aegis Aug 2 #2

Polite Bigots JustAnotherGen Aug 2 #3

I've always felt for Blacks. rickyhall Aug 2 #6

Ejected/Stolen JustAnotherGen Aug 3 #9

I'm Southern, it's not just the Jews. Anyone identifying as athiest, agnostic, or even just "not into religion" hears it ms liberty Aug 2 #4

I know that's right. rickyhall Aug 2 #7

The most glaring and enduring example of stealth antisemitism is anti-Zionism. Beastly Boy Aug 2 #5

These people I'm talking don't understand Zionism much the opposite. rickyhall Aug 2 #8

Absolutely. "We aren't against Jews, we are against Zionism". That says lostincalifornia Aug 3 #11

I sure have experienced that, along with outright antisemitism with lostincalifornia Aug 3 #10