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Rachel Baldes's avatar

Disappointing to see Snoop do this, Tom Brady has never come across as the most intellectually or morally vigorous person. Just like the ADL; organizations that claim to be concerned about antisemitism but call "Jewish Voices for Peace " a hate group are themselves responsible for insisting on conflating zionism and Judaism. JVP and similar groups are truly probably doing more than anyone else to REDUCE antisemitism precisely because they demonstrate the opposite.

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Joe Wrote's avatar

Spot on, Rachel. Comparing them to literal neo nazis isn't only dumb, it's outright dangerous.

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Ohio Barbarian's avatar

Thanks for the warning. Casablanca's showing on a nearby big screen that afternoon. I think I'll go see that instead.

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Joe Wrote's avatar

I've never seen it, but big-screen viewing must be phenomenal!

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David W. Friedman's avatar

What surprising findings! When you equate Zionism with Judaism you get backlash when Israel does things that aren't part of the Jewish faith.

It's hard to reconcile a fascist Israeli government with Judaism. Yet...

I'm an American Jew. I know the difference between moral and immoral. That's why I'm an anti-Zionist.

Shalom, now and always.

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Joe Wrote's avatar

Thank you for speaking up for Palestine, David!

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David W. Friedman's avatar

I didn’t. I spoke up against Israel and for Judaism.

Do not conflate the two. I believe in a one state solution where Arabs, Palestinians, Ethiopian Jews, European Jews, Sephardic Jews, and every one else is a first class citizen of Israel. They are all equals and they all have the same rights. I believe in the right of return.

What Hamas did on October 7 opened Pandora’s box. It showed the world how immoral Israel had become as a pseudo-theocracy and fascist state. Hamas showed how stupid it was by attacking Israeli civilians in such a way. It showed Netanyahu as a war criminal and human rights violator. All of this was the stupidest thing until Trump got reelected.

I am not for any nation. I am for people to live freely without violence, poverty, or hunger.

https://youtu.be/1x-gaTyH30w?si=QEwRDiQyduAjv91P

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Lisa Savage's avatar

Great journalism right here. Discovered this post just in time for Stupid Bowl Sunday. Thanks for covering stuff I'm not paying attention to (celebrities, sports extravaganzas) and connecting it to stuff I'm very much noticing e.g. conflation of antisemitism and criticism of the Zionist project. Appreciate your examination of the "methodology" used by FCAS i.e. how the hasbara sausage gets made.

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Joe Wrote's avatar

Thank you, Lisa! I'm glad it was valuable. It's ironic because Robert Kraft claims "hate thrives in silence," which is true (but not how he thinks). The more we learn about these shady under dealings, the more we can combat it.

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Brucker's avatar

Lol! "Human rights" = antisemitism!

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Joe Wrote's avatar

I honestly couldn't believe it.

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thoughtsbyjae's avatar

Great breakdown and points, Zionist regularly co-opt social justice efforts to deflect away from the actions of Israel. Not just the actions but the overall foundation of a colonial ethnostate. It’s sad seeing Judaism bastardized to justify all of this.

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Joe Wrote's avatar

I'm glad you appreciated it! And it's really sad to see Zionists maim a sacred religion. My heart breaks for non-Zionist Jews who have to put up with this nonsense.

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Zondblock's avatar

When they have sold their soul to the devil.

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oaisec666's avatar

so much meticulous work and money spent just to defend genocide and ethnic cleansing.

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VJ Hamilton's avatar

Dodged that bullet; only watch Sumo.

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Joe Wrote's avatar

An underrated martial art, in my opinion.

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Dane's avatar

After snoop’s performance at trump’s inauguration he can step in front of a bus for all I care.

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Bryan Melville's avatar

FCAS sounds like the He Gets Us campaign. Promoting hatred while pretending to be holy. (Holier than thou.)

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ymg's avatar

Hilarious. How twee. And how amazingly arrogant. What you want doesn't matter. You and your views are irrelevant to Hamas. Worse, explain to me how supporting Hamas and PIJ as you do gets you to your supposed goal? It's pathetic. You are a tool or a fool, or both.

Right now, I am leaning toward intentional mendacity with you. Someone who mouths pretty words and virtue signals hard, while happily condemning Palestinians to misery religious coercion gender apartheid and eternal conflict and war with Israel. You can't be pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas too. It's impossible. Yet, there you are, choosing Hamas.

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ymg's avatar

Cool. Cool. So then you should have no problem answering this question.

As you are a proponent of a Palestinian state in replacement of Israel (because apparently "socialism" demands supporting religio-fascist death cults these days), just how many Palestinians are you willing to have killed to achieve your goal of 10 million dead and displaced Israelis? Got a number in mind? A range? Does your number have five zeros or six? I find it remarkable how eager you are to fight to the last Palestinian and Israeli from safely over the horizon.

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Joe Wrote's avatar

I am a proponent of a single democratic state with equal rights for everyone who lives between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. As for what it should be called, that's the first thing to be decided. Democratically, of course.

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Tess Raser's avatar

You don’t get to watch the Super Bowl and critique capitalism, so silly to me that people even watch. Also this ad and many of these comments just really demonstrate that people don’t know what racism is. It’s not “hate.” It’s about systems and power. So even criticizing Hamas’ actions without context for hamas’s very existence being shaped by an illegal Israeli occupation, is at best misinformed, at worst just stupid.

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Kelly y's avatar

There both Trumpers

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