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In reply to the discussion: Hey! There are WAAAAY too many accustions of anti-semitism here. Is Sen. Bernie Sanders an anti-Semite? [View all]Sympthsical
(9,827 posts)Which is kind of crazy. I don't think anyone was laying in wait for their moment to get their antisemitism on. It was always there and they perhaps see an opportunity in recent events that there is public support enough for these sentiments to begin saying them out loud.
Which is, I hope, a miscalculation on their part. I certainly aim to let people know anti-bigotry isn't an empty slogan to me. I mean that shit. And I mean it applies to everyone. One of the weirder characteristics in this is how some people with, let's say, a reputation for being fiercely protective of their own demographic groups against bigotry are some of the most happy partakers in the recent bullshit.
It's the most basic social rule there is. Put out to others the same respect and dignity you would have for yourself. We're supposed to be the side of anti-bigotry, and this simple test is getting failed all over the place with anti-Jewish sentiments.
I don't get it. As a liberal, as a Democrat, I'm watching this and thinking, "What the fuck, guys?"