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Is anti-semitism on the rise, or is the bar on the ground?
by phatfish 4mo ago
Is anti-semitism on the rise, or is the bar on the ground?
- aofjrn48 4mo ago[flagged]
- crowbahr 4mo agoNew account made just for this comment is always suspicious. Look - the correct amount of hate crime is always 0 but using a percentage masks the amount of crime that comes from noise. Hate crime is not evenly distributed - no crime is - and a rise from 10 to 20 per month in a city of 8.5 million is not the cataclysm you're acting like it is. Again: no hate crime is good and this increase is an unalloyed ill. It's something that deserves attention and NYPD resources, as well as public campaigns. The last thing I want is anyone to be attacked for their religious beliefs. But the fact that this talking point is heavily botted is indicative of broader initiatives to make sure it stays a talking point disproportionately to its impact.
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- aofjrn48 4mo agoJust see what reactions I'm getting for posting a NYPD stat and my other comments who are very benign (flagged, downvoted) - HN is not a welcoming place for an actual discussion on these topics.
- defrost 4mo agoIt's because you're making a big deal out of a percentage change. Stinks of Lying with Statistics and people tend to assume you're either ignorant or being deliberately deceptive. See: https://xkcd.com/1102/ https://xkcd.com/1102/
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- unselect5917 4mo agoDeflection + ad hominem attack + outright lies. Local maximum of bad faith dishonesty. Impressive, really that you get away with it here. This isn't reddit, twitter, or farLeftSky.
- bigfatkitten 4mo agoIt’s hard to say. The Israeli government, and its agents abroad have been pushing a narrative that any criticism of the government or its policies is in fact antisemitism.