General Discussion

Response to maxrandb (Reply #1)

Thinker Cats This message was self-deleted by its author.

Edit history

Cannot view edit history for self-deleted messages.

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Attilatheblond

180 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Antisemitism has moved from the right to the left in the US − and falls back on long-standing stereotypes [View all] Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 OP

Just a point of contention maxrandb Oct 2023 #1

So you say... PCIntern Oct 2023 #4

+1000 FalloutShelter Oct 2023 #8

Following the establishment of Israel, Jews living in Arab countries were displaced. madaboutharry Oct 2023 #9

How easily and quickly some gloss over this fact, how often it is denied Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #67

You're right! We should just accept genocide maxrandb Oct 2023 #13

First, you should learn what "genocide" means Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #31

Well Willto Oct 2023 #56

Pretty much every neighbor of Israel has refused to take "yes" for an answer to peace Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #119

You have no idea what the word 'genocide' is all about. Go watch one of the many docs. about the Holocaust SoFlaBro Oct 2023 #94

Completely agree. Goddessartist Oct 2023 #95

Israel has not bombed hospitals. madaboutharry Oct 2023 #116

Bloodthirsty Goddessartist Oct 2023 #131

Does genocide often start with letting people get out if the way? edisdead Oct 2023 #106

The Holocaust started that way. intheflow Oct 2023 #110

And there inthewind21 Oct 2023 #150

Go South.... Bettie Oct 2023 #173

That you characterize Israel's actions as genocide Zeitghost Oct 2023 #121

Of course it does inthewind21 Oct 2023 #151

Being critical of Israeli policy is one thing Zeitghost Oct 2023 #165

No criticizing of Netanyahu and his policies regarding West Bank and or Gaza? BootinUp Oct 2023 #55

Criticizing Netanyahu is not antisemitism LeftishBrit Oct 2023 #112

I would agree strongly with that. Nt BootinUp Oct 2023 #117

Well spoken. Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #76

Can tou at least recognize... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #103

They give the West Bank away PCIntern Oct 2023 #170

Israel is still doing it with settlers. ExciteBike66 Oct 2023 #157

Spot on sellitman Oct 2023 #167

It is right wing nonsense. David__77 Oct 2023 #5

Well said obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #16

Sure. Statistics must have a right wing bias. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #33

The statistics are based on a DEFINITION of what constitues antisematism karynnj Oct 2023 #75

The most commonly accepted definition of antisemitism can be found here: Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #96

The young Jews are people i know personally karynnj Oct 2023 #107

Well said Martin Eden Oct 2023 #6

Well Said Martin Eden Oct 2023 #7

AMEN Ferrets are Cool Oct 2023 #11

It depends on how the criticism is expressed. yardwork Oct 2023 #12

If only Israel had a Ronnie Reagan to make a deal Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #47

Iraq War G_j Oct 2023 #161

As well they should have. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. yardwork Oct 2023 #162

This message was self-deleted by its author Thinker Cats Oct 2023 #14

"gas the jews" is anti semitic. Tearing up pictures of Israeli kids JI7 Oct 2023 #15

Yes, these professors are the spokespeople for the entire left in this country Redleg Oct 2023 #19

The one that said he felt good about the attacks on Israel by Hamas JI7 Oct 2023 #23

A large number of followers Redleg Oct 2023 #29

This resembles the argument that not all right-wingers are being antisemitic. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #37

We can agree on that point Redleg Oct 2023 #39

Ok, I will play your game Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #27

I'll see you and raise you $10 Redleg Oct 2023 #36

This makes your response even more perplexing. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #41

I referenced DU commentators as an example Redleg Oct 2023 #50

Certainly, antisemitism on the far left is more subtle. But that is what makes it more sinister. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #58

I would welcome more transparency or "wokeness" Redleg Oct 2023 #72

It's an ananalogy. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #89

I get it Redleg Oct 2023 #146

Good to know. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #147

You spelled "analogy" incorrectly Redleg Oct 2023 #148

It's not a game maxrandb Oct 2023 #38

This seems pretty accurate Redleg Oct 2023 #40

Deny this: Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #52

This is silly maxrandb Oct 2023 #79

There's a difference between protesting on campus and attacking students because of their faith/culture LauraInLA Oct 2023 #85

You had an issue with me and Yul Brynner regarding undeniability of instances of antisemitism on the left. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #101

No, my problem is, like Ramses maxrandb Oct 2023 #109

Ummm...you are veering off subject. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #113

+1 BootinUp Oct 2023 #64

The rising tide of actual student anti-Semitism LauraInLA Oct 2023 #84

Well inthewind21 Oct 2023 #152

Well Stated T_A Oct 2023 #54

Spot on. msfiddlestix Oct 2023 #68

I have never thought that so many would agree with Trump about "both sides" question everything Oct 2023 #81

Makes a little clearer inthewind21 Oct 2023 #153

Bullshit Captain Zero Oct 2023 #2

It hasn't moved. Its always been there, simmering below the surface. nt LexVegas Oct 2023 #3

Yes and Jewish people have always known it. EllieBC Oct 2023 #21

The way I see it is you can support the specific issue JI7 Oct 2023 #26

+ 1,000,000 madaboutharry Oct 2023 #30

It's as deeply rooted on the right as it's ever been - it just smells marginally less awful hatrack Oct 2023 #44

I saw this article posted on the conservative subreddit RAB910 Oct 2023 #10

That's where I saw it first, too - shocked it's here obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #17

JFC-"this" is what passes for scholastic research these days? maxrandb Oct 2023 #24

After Oct. 7 Redleg Oct 2023 #18

Tell that to Jewish college students. marybourg Oct 2023 #22

The ones being doxxed, denied employment and blacklisted? maxrandb Oct 2023 #28

The ones whose organizations are being excluded from events, marybourg Oct 2023 #32

Good SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #111

Israel is guilty of countless war crimes. So would it be okay for a company not to hire anyone that supports a RAB910 Oct 2023 #126

If they believe Israel SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #129

You deny the FACT that Israel is GUILTY of countless war crimes, and you accuse anyone supportive RAB910 Oct 2023 #130

Lighten up Francis SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #132

I don't get what you want me to tell them. Redleg Oct 2023 #43

Your words, downplaying the extent of marybourg Oct 2023 #49

I am not downplaying the incidents Redleg Oct 2023 #57

I respect your obviously sincere beliefs, but since these incidents marybourg Oct 2023 #63

I do work at a college campus and have seen nothing like this Redleg Oct 2023 #71

Jews tend to notice it more than non jews, since MyMission Oct 2023 #114

Yes Redleg Oct 2023 #145

Just for your information: marybourg Oct 2023 #149

Again, I am not denying that this is happening Redleg Oct 2023 #172

Truly, I just meant for your info. marybourg Oct 2023 #174

Thank you Redleg Oct 2023 #180

And its posted here, so by that logic its a liberal article? brooklynite Oct 2023 #25

I don't play right-wing games. Claims need to be supported by facts. The right-wingers make up lies RAB910 Oct 2023 #127

2016 inthewind21 Oct 2023 #155

Seems like something the mainstream media does. Treat both sides the same. LiberalFighter Oct 2023 #20

And there is NO far left in the US Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #51

Harrassment on political grounds and antisemitism, along with duplicitous demagoguery, is Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #60

Name me one far left member in the US Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #73

Nina Turner Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #91

And what we're seeing after Hamas attacked Israel Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #97

Ok now define the ideological positions Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #118

As far s I know, Turner never articulated her ideological positions in a meaningful way. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #120

How is any of that 'far left'? Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #123

Describe anything that is farther left, and compare Turner's position relative to it Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #133

This isn't complicated. Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #134

You just refuse to address the numbers. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #139

never mind lol. Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #143

In retrospect, that sounds just about right, doesn't it? Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #144

No, she's just a Bernie supporter Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #138

We've already gone through this Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #141

Yes, there is. stuck in the middle Oct 2023 #61

Name me 1 US far left member. Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #74

How old are you? stuck in the middle Oct 2023 #83

Loved that song Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #86

I bet you've heard of this guy, then. stuck in the middle Oct 2023 #100

Yeah, I've heard of these people Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #140

The far left thinks that us Iowans need therapy, .. stuck in the middle Oct 2023 #125

Weird, Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #142

+1 leftstreet Oct 2023 #65

This is an interesting and yet disturbing synopsis. Firestorm49 Oct 2023 #34

nutty yahoo and his ilk are disgusting pos...does that make me antisemitic? dembotoz Oct 2023 #35

He is a fascist and racist. David__77 Oct 2023 #42

yep and i would include a good chunk of the coalition that keeps him in power dembotoz Oct 2023 #48

No it doesn't. Mossfern Oct 2023 #82

I am beginning to wonder if the term "antisemitism" has not been redefined to read something like, Chainfire Oct 2023 #45

A thoughtful appeal to reason... Redleg Oct 2023 #46

You called it obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #175

For your reference, the most commonly accepted definition of antisemitism: Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #66

Right on que inthewind21 Oct 2023 #156

You are making it sound like being on cue is a bad thing. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #163

I agree with you. I call it "herd mentality" on every topic. walkingman Oct 2023 #178

Talk about misleading headlines ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #53

the statistics he cites only weakly supports the hypothesis, imho. nt BootinUp Oct 2023 #59

95%? llashram Oct 2023 #62

95% including "unidentified activists". LOL AloeVera Oct 2023 #87

K&R betsuni Oct 2023 #69

It's not hard to slip from criticizing Israel to hinting at anti-semitic tropes Bucky Oct 2023 #70

I have been critical of Netanyahu and the Likud Party practically since I first joined DU for about 20 years... AntiFascist Oct 2023 #104

Oppression ideology requires villains Sympthsical Oct 2023 #77

It hasn't moved from one side to another sarisataka Oct 2023 #78

I hadn't considered it in that way. I think most of them are like my MIL, who Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #105

That is common. Behind the Aegis Oct 2023 #108

"...and therefore, they are Jew-ish." Jedi Guy Oct 2023 #168

Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2022 struggle4progress Oct 2023 #80

As a gentile, I don't see nearly as much left wing in America as we see in Europe. RandySF Oct 2023 #88

At the moment... LauraInLA Oct 2023 #92

False equivalence scipan Oct 2023 #90

I don't think the reason for the hatred is the most important part. LauraInLA Oct 2023 #93

That is indeed a form a anti-semitism ripcord Oct 2023 #98

Boy, memories of Japanese internment have gone right out the window Sympthsical Oct 2023 #99

The recent racist attacks on George Takei here at DU were disgusting. stuck in the middle Oct 2023 #128

LOTS inthewind21 Oct 2023 #158

I didn't dismiss it. I said it was antisemitic. scipan Oct 2023 #115

Well said SocialDemocrat61 Oct 2023 #135

My husband is Jewish. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2023 #102

Why does this feel like a Trap disablegamer Oct 2023 #122

Just because someone claims you are wrong does not necessarily mean you are wrong. Celerity Oct 2023 #124

If there was an asteroid headed for earth in three days tavernier Oct 2023 #136

Something certainly seems to have changed. Chainfire Oct 2023 #137

A bit of both.... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #154

Interesting inthewind21 Oct 2023 #159

I look at a lot of posts here, but I have not seen what you are describing. Chainfire Oct 2023 #169

Many Americans don't get that Bibi is Israel's Trump obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #176

It hasn't moved. A pervasive idea on the left denies Jewish identity: they're really just white Europeans. mathematic Oct 2023 #160

If I'm "antisemite" because I oppose the Netanyahoo leadership, then I must be anti-american.. Chakaconcarne Oct 2023 #164

And yet: "Jayapal warns that Biden's support from Arab and Muslim-American voters could be at risk for handing of Israel Scrivener7 Oct 2023 #166

Antisemitism raising it's STUPID, hateful, performance-theatre hands RIGHT NOW Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #171

So damn sick of this. Joinfortmill Oct 2023 #177

I want people to stop blowing each other up gay texan Oct 2023 #179