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Freedom To Offend's avatar

Thank you. One thing I never knew, it seems like to be a Jew today is to be gaslight all the time, perhaps this is the need and wonder of Jewish commuity. I need to get to Israel, I am tired of the madness of this land.

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Udi's avatar

I understand where you're coming from, but there's plenty of madness in this land too. (Great work here BTW)

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Leslie Benjamini #🟦's avatar

Ha! I love the Israeli people but if you think it’s madness here, then you have never delved into Israeli politics.

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Freedom To Offend's avatar

I know enough to know that I know nothing about it and have avoided even trying to understand its complexity

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James Goldman's avatar

i like the sarcastic humor! its imperative to understand that the anti jew expressions are not random mental outbursts but part of the windup many people need to spin to hate. It's the intimidation component of bully pschology just before conducting personal violence and WAR ! Its advanced bully. You dont reason or educate a bully!,You must break his internal narrarive with your fist! The cycle If unanswered by stiff direct pushback that demonstrates dire consequences they will be embolded to proceed onto a deeper path as vicory is their mental reward for their passion!

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Freedom To Offend's avatar

You have packed a lot into one paragraph. I agree with it all, I wonder how in touch they are with their own narrative, on a simple level my employer is saying "we support a pro-Hamas supporter" but we will fire a "I stand with Israeler". There is anti-semitism, but perhaps you are right, they don't like my defiance from the beginning. Many have adviced me just to apologize (even Jewish lawyers) but I can't do it, it's not just I did nothing wrong but that I would be strengthening the bully.

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Leslie Benjamini #🟦's avatar

It’s a good thing that Jews who are sane, grounded in their beliefs and knowledge of who they are can still see humor through the tragedy of the resurgence of Israel/jew hatred of today. This was very clever.

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Udi's avatar

That's just what we do 🤷‍♂️

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Leslie Benjamini #🟦's avatar

Yes, lots of Jewish comedians & Jews joke through tragedy, it’s just what we do to keep our sanity.

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Nachum Kaplan's avatar

Magnificent!

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Freedom To Offend's avatar

Thank you

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Diane Steiner's avatar

Wonderful piece. Always lovely how truth shows itself through satire.

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Udi's avatar

I'm not sure about Japan: I think only in the far north are there members of its original indigenous population.

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Robin Alexander's avatar

Brilliant!

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