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Your hatred is clouding your judgement. It is very clear that the issue of the protests is being used by an American government to pursue a much broader agenda.

Your hatred is clouding your judgement. It is very clear that the issue of the protests is being used by an American government to pursue a much broader agenda. Israel and antisemitism are merely the most convenient instrument. But since you are trapped in (charitably) a prejudicial mind bubble you can only see this as further proof of a tiny group of people somehow controlling everything...

JohnMakin 1y ago
Protesting the actions of the Israeli government is not anti-semitic.
- scandox 1y ago
  I didn't say he was antisemitic.
  - JohnMakin 1y ago
    I didn't say you said he was. But you did say: > It is very clear that the issue of the protests is being used by an American government to pursue a much broader agenda. Israel and antisemitism are merely the most convenient instrument.
nashashmi 1y ago
You are right that Trump is using the protests to further his agenda! And some are scolding him for doing that! They want him to only focus on the anti Israel protests instead of also pursuing anti woke policies.
ImPostingOnHN 1y ago
you make a good point regarding pretexts employed with ulterior aims also, I can think of some more charitable ways to engage with the message in question than to dismiss it with unsubstantiated claims that the messenger is 'trapped in a prejudicial mind bubble', and I bet you are smart and can, too
goatlover 1y ago
There's nothing antisemitc about criticizing Netanyahu's government. I was a big supporter of Israel's right to take the fight to Hamas for a while after Oct 7th, but then it just kept going and going until it became inhumane. At some point it becomes about punishing Gazans just for living there. That's incredibly disproportionate. At any rate, American students should have the right to protest anything. Free speech and what have you.

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Your hatred is clouding your judgement. It is very clear that the issue of the protests is being used by an American government to pursue a much broader agenda.

by scandox 1y ago

JohnMakin 1y ago
Protesting the actions of the Israeli government is not anti-semitic.
- scandox 1y ago
  I didn't say he was antisemitic.
  - JohnMakin 1y ago
    I didn't say you said he was. But you did say: > It is very clear that the issue of the protests is being used by an American government to pursue a much broader agenda. Israel and antisemitism are merely the most convenient instrument.
nashashmi 1y ago
You are right that Trump is using the protests to further his agenda! And some are scolding him for doing that! They want him to only focus on the anti Israel protests instead of also pursuing anti woke policies.
ImPostingOnHN 1y ago
you make a good point regarding pretexts employed with ulterior aims also, I can think of some more charitable ways to engage with the message in question than to dismiss it with unsubstantiated claims that the messenger is 'trapped in a prejudicial mind bubble', and I bet you are smart and can, too
goatlover 1y ago
There's nothing antisemitc about criticizing Netanyahu's government. I was a big supporter of Israel's right to take the fight to Hamas for a while after Oct 7th, but then it just kept going and going until it became inhumane. At some point it becomes about punishing Gazans just for living there. That's incredibly disproportionate. At any rate, American students should have the right to protest anything. Free speech and what have you.