It is not just socially acceptable to hate Jews, it is required.
It is required in an environment where all minds must think alike and all people must say the same words, at the same time. Where everyone needs the same Satan to yell at (and capture and torture) during the daily Two Minutes' Hate that somehow spills into 24/7 Hate. The uniformity of expected thought and behavior is something we are more likely to expect from dog training than from universities but such is the state of education in the West today. We've been doing away with critical thinking skills since the early '70s and it shows.
Orwell was right: He who controls the past, controls the future.
You are so right. I find the whole thing quite devastating. October 7th actually caused me to investigate the Israel/Palestine issue in order to understand the whole issue. What I discovered was contrary to everything I had been told over the years by the many Muslims I knew. I don't think they had lied to me deliberately, but because they had been brought up to believe the lie. I find it all so sad. My dad was in WWII, and his brothers were killed fighting the Nazis. We said, "Never again", but look where we are. I'm not Jewish, but I find it all very disturbing.
Good for you to take the time to research and to retain an open mind to accept the truth. I often think about WW2 these days. We fought to win, and winning meant unconditional surrender. The West has become complacent, thinking everyone is "good", everyone just wants the same things. In fact, there are some evil ideologies / cultures and we have to be willing to move into military mode in order to eradicate those ideologies.
Another reason it's disturbing is because ingrained societal antisemitism is the first sign of civilizational collapse. Jews are the canary in the coal mine for humanity. It's been that way for centuries.
Regarding the line in the article "We are living in a time when intellectual clarity is an act of rebellion" reminds me of Orwell's quote "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." Finally, when I hear the critics say they're not against Jews but Zionists it makes me wonder how they don't understand being one goes with the other.
Great quote from Winston Churchill “An appeaser is one who feeds the alligator hoping it eats him last”
Many in Europe have become appeasers to the radical Islamists, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and are watching their countries eaten from the outside and within.
And the sheer ignorance of their “mouthpieces” boggles the mind.
That doesn't mean that every Muslim is a jihadist, however. It better not mean that, because the best way to defeat jihad is for saner Muslims to stamp it out (which they need to do for their sake too, because jihadists bring misery everywhere they slither).
Well, that's their choice, isn't it? Quite a few Muslims have better things to do. If I'm not mistaken, there are certain passages in the Bible that seem out of place and overly violent today. Yet few if any Jews adhere to those. Wish more Muslims followed our example, of course...
Yes. Exactly. It may be the same smorgasbord, but we ignore certain things over the centuries. When was the last time anyone stoned someone to death because they worked on Shabbos, or forced a widow to marry her single brother-in-law?
"They are intellectual slaves who have have been programmed, not persuaded.
The phrase "intellectual slave" implies subservience to intellect, a quality manifestly lacking in these willing dupes that proliferate like maggots on a decomposing carcass. As the mob of self-righteous "protesters" are blatantly dancing on strings pulled by puppet masters, perhaps a more accurate descriptor is "Useful idiots."
The term "Zionist" begs for clarification.
The word Zion is Hebrew for unceded, Jewish ancestral homeland — Israel. Thus Zionism is the patriotic loyalty of Jews to their homeland. It is no different than British or Ukrainian nationalism, indeed, the nationalism felt by citizens all over the world for their own countries. Ergo, a Zionist is a Jewish nationalist.
What he says is important, not the picture; I can't even remember what the picture was because I didn't notice it. Who knows what is AI these days, anyway.
No. It sounds like I'm for the truth. I'm Jewish, a Zionist and believe Gaza, Judea/ Summaria and the Golan are our land based on indigenous right. But don't ask me to read your essay when you've lied to me before the very first word.
I always increase the size of the pictures to the max and look at the details. I can see 2 disembodied arms behind the two women in the foreground. Many of the hands are missing the correct number of fingers or the fingers are misshapen. AI has a hard time with hands. There's lots of people who look the same with just the tweak of a detail here or there. It's all in the details.
It appears that antisemites aren't the only ones who play fast and loose with the truth. The problem is not the use of AI or even whether the essay is good or not (I thought it was spot on); it's the fact that the description under the picture suggests it was real. I thought it looked a bit odd but the misrepresentation didn't register until I read the comments by blackdog55. I appreciate that this was pointed out. Truth before narrative, even if I think the narrative is basically correct.
Yeah, I wish they hadn’t used that. There are certainly actual photos that would resonate similarly and not provide fodder for arguments against the article.
It is not just socially acceptable to hate Jews, it is required.
It is required in an environment where all minds must think alike and all people must say the same words, at the same time. Where everyone needs the same Satan to yell at (and capture and torture) during the daily Two Minutes' Hate that somehow spills into 24/7 Hate. The uniformity of expected thought and behavior is something we are more likely to expect from dog training than from universities but such is the state of education in the West today. We've been doing away with critical thinking skills since the early '70s and it shows.
Orwell was right: He who controls the past, controls the future.
You are so right. I find the whole thing quite devastating. October 7th actually caused me to investigate the Israel/Palestine issue in order to understand the whole issue. What I discovered was contrary to everything I had been told over the years by the many Muslims I knew. I don't think they had lied to me deliberately, but because they had been brought up to believe the lie. I find it all so sad. My dad was in WWII, and his brothers were killed fighting the Nazis. We said, "Never again", but look where we are. I'm not Jewish, but I find it all very disturbing.
Good for you to take the time to research and to retain an open mind to accept the truth. I often think about WW2 these days. We fought to win, and winning meant unconditional surrender. The West has become complacent, thinking everyone is "good", everyone just wants the same things. In fact, there are some evil ideologies / cultures and we have to be willing to move into military mode in order to eradicate those ideologies.
Thank you
Another reason it's disturbing is because ingrained societal antisemitism is the first sign of civilizational collapse. Jews are the canary in the coal mine for humanity. It's been that way for centuries.
Regarding the line in the article "We are living in a time when intellectual clarity is an act of rebellion" reminds me of Orwell's quote "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." Finally, when I hear the critics say they're not against Jews but Zionists it makes me wonder how they don't understand being one goes with the other.
Mostly they don't care, but I suppose a few use it as a personal sop, to convince themselves they're not Nazi adjacent.
Great quote from Winston Churchill “An appeaser is one who feeds the alligator hoping it eats him last”
Many in Europe have become appeasers to the radical Islamists, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and are watching their countries eaten from the outside and within.
And the sheer ignorance of their “mouthpieces” boggles the mind.
No such thing as radical Islamists. Every Muslim is obliged to jihad
That doesn't mean that every Muslim is a jihadist, however. It better not mean that, because the best way to defeat jihad is for saner Muslims to stamp it out (which they need to do for their sake too, because jihadists bring misery everywhere they slither).
Not engaging in jihad makes you a heretic.
Well, that's their choice, isn't it? Quite a few Muslims have better things to do. If I'm not mistaken, there are certain passages in the Bible that seem out of place and overly violent today. Yet few if any Jews adhere to those. Wish more Muslims followed our example, of course...
Yes. Exactly. It may be the same smorgasbord, but we ignore certain things over the centuries. When was the last time anyone stoned someone to death because they worked on Shabbos, or forced a widow to marry her single brother-in-law?
Or killed someone for being gay?
"They are intellectual slaves who have have been programmed, not persuaded.
The phrase "intellectual slave" implies subservience to intellect, a quality manifestly lacking in these willing dupes that proliferate like maggots on a decomposing carcass. As the mob of self-righteous "protesters" are blatantly dancing on strings pulled by puppet masters, perhaps a more accurate descriptor is "Useful idiots."
The term "Zionist" begs for clarification.
The word Zion is Hebrew for unceded, Jewish ancestral homeland — Israel. Thus Zionism is the patriotic loyalty of Jews to their homeland. It is no different than British or Ukrainian nationalism, indeed, the nationalism felt by citizens all over the world for their own countries. Ergo, a Zionist is a Jewish nationalist.
UK has always hated Jews. We don’t want to live in a Jihadist cnt nation anyway.
That's an AI generated pic. Couldn't take the piece seriously after that.
What he says is important, not the picture; I can't even remember what the picture was because I didn't notice it. Who knows what is AI these days, anyway.
Who knows about the picture? It has verisimilitude, at least, and represents the mood of the mob. It sounds like you're with the mob.
No. It sounds like I'm for the truth. I'm Jewish, a Zionist and believe Gaza, Judea/ Summaria and the Golan are our land based on indigenous right. But don't ask me to read your essay when you've lied to me before the very first word.
explain please how you knew that. clues? resource?
I always increase the size of the pictures to the max and look at the details. I can see 2 disembodied arms behind the two women in the foreground. Many of the hands are missing the correct number of fingers or the fingers are misshapen. AI has a hard time with hands. There's lots of people who look the same with just the tweak of a detail here or there. It's all in the details.
It appears that antisemites aren't the only ones who play fast and loose with the truth. The problem is not the use of AI or even whether the essay is good or not (I thought it was spot on); it's the fact that the description under the picture suggests it was real. I thought it looked a bit odd but the misrepresentation didn't register until I read the comments by blackdog55. I appreciate that this was pointed out. Truth before narrative, even if I think the narrative is basically correct.
We're all just getting used to dealing with AI. Thanks for this insight on how to tell. But give the author a break.
Winston Churchill allegedly said: The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
And when allegedly asked about what he though of democracy: Democracy? Hah, what horrible form of governance. But....everything else is worse.
Exactly, which is why America has a constitutional republic guaranteeing individual liberties and not a direct democracy.
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"I do not want my fate in a dictator’s hands; but I also do not want it in the hands of idiots".
Fabulous.
Very well written, clear concise, reasoned.
“Democracy is the belief that the people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
New York is about to get it good and hard.
Picture is AI generated
That's what I thought.
Yeah, I wish they hadn’t used that. There are certainly actual photos that would resonate similarly and not provide fodder for arguments against the article.
So is half of what we see.
"Typical Israeli crimes apologist."
IDENTIFY the 'crimes,' please.
"If people criticize Israel they are antisemitic."
PRODUCE the 'criticism' --- and we'll examine it.
"No one buys that horseshit any more."
You've YET to establish what the 'horseshit' CONSISTS of.
Cat got your tongue, sport?
Can you put that gibberish into English, in order that we can understand your twisted arguments, please?
Oh, and where is Greece and its great culture now?
. . . “They came from Zion.” Amen.