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I’m glad to see antisemitism doesn’t have the sting it used to have. It’s been a shield to hide behind while doing the most abhorrent things. The world is wakin

I’m glad to see antisemitism doesn’t have the sting it used to have. It’s been a shield to hide behind while doing the most abhorrent things. The world is waking up.

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phatfish 4mo ago
In most western countries it is the only true suppression of free speech, as the state will mobilise it's full force against someone, no matter their position or spuriousness of the claims.
- ebbi 4mo ago
  True. The UK is probably one of the worst in this regard.
  - nailer 4mo ago
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    - ebbi 4mo ago
      I'll take things that didn't happen for $10
      - nailer 4mo ago
        Do you think the entire British press is just making this up to mess with you?
        JumpCrisscross 4mo ago
        > Do you think the entire British press is just making this up to mess with you? What do you count as the British press? The UK has a notorious yellow-journalism tabloid culture.
        nailer 4mo ago
        Anyone that’s been reporting the protests and attacks from all sides of politics. Do you think it’s all elaborate fakes to trick you?
        JumpCrisscross 4mo ago
        > you think it’s all elaborate fakes to trick you? The fact content and provocativeness of the reporting has varied wildly from source to source, and in particular, between the British tabloid press, on one hand, and British institutional press (and international press), on the other hand.
        nailer 4mo ago
        Not really: some choose to show the behaviour and translate the Arabic, others don't because "Pro Palestinian" marches inevitably end up revealing many of their participants openly support Hamas.
      - throwawaypath 3mo ago
        Remember when leftists were saying the UK rape gangs didn't happen? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
throwawaypath 4mo ago
I’m glad to see racism doesn’t have the sting it used to have. It’s been a shield to hide behind while doing the most abhorrent things. The world is waking up.

I’m glad to see antisemitism doesn’t have the sting it used to have. It’s been a shield to hide behind while doing the most abhorrent things. The world is waking up.

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phatfish 4mo ago

In most western countries it is the only true suppression of free speech, as the state will mobilise it's full force against someone, no matter their position or spuriousness of the claims.

ebbi 4mo ago
True. The UK is probably one of the worst in this regard.
- nailer 4mo ago
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  - ebbi 4mo ago
    I'll take things that didn't happen for $10
    - nailer 4mo ago
      Do you think the entire British press is just making this up to mess with you?
      - JumpCrisscross 4mo ago
        > Do you think the entire British press is just making this up to mess with you? What do you count as the British press? The UK has a notorious yellow-journalism tabloid culture.
        nailer 4mo ago
        Anyone that’s been reporting the protests and attacks from all sides of politics. Do you think it’s all elaborate fakes to trick you?
        JumpCrisscross 4mo ago
        > you think it’s all elaborate fakes to trick you? The fact content and provocativeness of the reporting has varied wildly from source to source, and in particular, between the British tabloid press, on one hand, and British institutional press (and international press), on the other hand.
        nailer 4mo ago
        Not really: some choose to show the behaviour and translate the Arabic, others don't because "Pro Palestinian" marches inevitably end up revealing many of their participants openly support Hamas.
    - throwawaypath 3mo ago
      Remember when leftists were saying the UK rape gangs didn't happen? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

throwawaypath 4mo ago

I’m glad to see racism doesn’t have the sting it used to have. It’s been a shield to hide behind while doing the most abhorrent things. The world is waking up.