Nope, I love the Israeli citizens that happen to be Jewish, and I love all the state side Jews that are just chillin. But lemme show you some graphics that might be a little concerning, considering how the perception of this genocide has been twisted. Your buzzwords won’t affect real people who don’t give af.
Exactly! It’s a tough time to be Jewish in America rn when the trump admin is simultaneously empowering actual antisemites in the federal gov but also blatantly misusing the term to arrest people for free speech. I think the best thing we can do is be intentional about using the word where it’s actually applicable
Okay yeah I fully get why you & other people saw it that way so no shade to you. Although given the history I still personally believe Israel had no right to violently retaliate. Before 10/7 2023 was named the deadliest year for Palestinian kids due to being killed by the IDF & settlers. Also I just genuinely don’t believe illegal occupying forces have the right to claim self defense against the people they’re illegally occupying
Exactly! I didn’t know much about the conflict before it started so I can’t be judging people too harshly but knowing the history of Israel’s actions against Palestinians before 10/7 is super important for putting the whole thing into context. Trying to put my dad on this knowledge as we speak lol
Hopefully you’re able to put your dad on! Yeah the last thing I want to do is be an asshole to people who are learning & in good faith but don’t know the history. I honestly don’t think the average American knew the history before 10/7. When I was a little kid my mom used to talk 💩 about Bibi whenever he would be shown on the news. She would say all the good things our media says about him is a lie & she would call him a war monger. Despite that I didn’t actually learn the history of