#antisemitism denial

[fromchaostocosmos]

WTF nymag

Don’t Lose Sight of Gaza

The controversy over free speech on campus shouldn’t distract from horrors abroad.

As Israeli forces bomb civilians in Gaza, American activists and politicians are turning toward other, more tempting subjects. Maybe you’ve heard by now: Elite schools are in chaos. Students fight and administrators dither while donors complain, and the powerful are paying attention. The House recently convened a hearing on campus antisemitism, and tales of the Ivy League topped the New York Times homepage on Monday.

Campus speech isn’t an entirely inconsequential subject. Stripped down to its most basic element, the debate over speech is a fight over power. Who gets to speak is shorthand for who matters. If opponents of the anti-Zionist left can silence it, they can defeat it. That dynamic is heightened on the elite campus because in theory, to win that territory is to remake the ruling class.

I mean seriously, seriously. What a really gross statement to make. Filled lots of antisemitism and some really gross more insidious kinds too, and denial of antisemitism as too.

Please do not act the antisemitism on college campuses is not a concerning thing. Please do not ignore the fears of Jewish students.

Please do not try and turn Jews and Palestinians against one another. Please do act like you can't care about both things at the same and please do like not treat it like these issues cancel each other out.

[fromchaostocosmos]

I am so sick of the hypocrisy, double standards, and apathy on the left when it comes antisemitism.

I am so sick and tired of this bullshit. It is not just that this is all such a let down and disappointing since you know 1) I'm on the left and 2) all of this betrays the very beliefs and ideals the left is supposed to uphold

which I am mean yes, but like hello Jewish people have never been more at risk since the Holocaust and I need to actually give a fuck and actively do something about it

but you refuse to

you refuse to examine where antisemitism in built into the foundations of systems, you refuse to examine your own biases, you refuse to examine how idioms and term that are so common place come from dangerous antisemitic places i.e cabal and poison the well, you refuse to allow our voices to be heard, you refuse to hear us and what have to say

I mean the list just goes on and on of what you refuse to do and what you deny us and about us, what you take from us, how you hurt us, how you participate in the continuing colonization of us, the many ways that you abuse and mistreat us

I am so sick it

And while I would like to say I have expectations from the right I don't. I know how they function they don't see us anything other then a thing to be used to either harm other marginalized minorities, play act that they care about others, and used to further their goal of control.

The right uses us and then discards us when they are done and they don't even need to participate in their use of us. We are their scapegoat and their boogeyman. We are THE ENEMY and the THEY, that will not name, but speak of to rile up their fans and bases.

I expect the right to use us, to kill us, to not care what happens, to squeeze out fake tears when needed.

The right have never said caring and fixing injustices was their prerogative.

However, that has also been a priority of the left. So the utter insincerity that shines through when it comes to antisemitism is revolting.

We can not make care. It would be nice if you, it would the right thing to do. But if you are not going to then at least have the dignity to be honest and make it clear that Jewish people don't matter to you.

Own your antisemitism.

[fromchaostocosmos]

So the Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn didn't have an antisemitism problem and those accusations were a hit job to remove Jeremy Corbyn.

Huh and like do you see how that whole message, that how theme of what of that they are saying is maybe a bit of problem, maybe a bit dangerous.

Like just a tad, just a tiny bit.

Also like maybe kinda reinforces that concerns and fears Jewish people have. Just maybe.

Also, just throwing this out there, kinda is gaslighting us, Jewish people, just a smidge.

(sarcasm)

[fromchaostocosmos]

I just watched the Jon Stewart On Dave Chappelle, Kyrie Irving, And Kanye West from Stephen Colbert's late show.

The first couple of minutes were pretty funny.

But the rest of it I have to say I very much disagree.

He said that he disagreed with suspension Irving, and as to how I understood what he was saying was equating it to censorship. He said that putting adults in "time-outs" for their thoughts doesn't stop the thoughts. Which yes is true and I agree with, but you can't do nothing when express these kinds of ideas.

When people say slurs, call for genocides, and/or say the kind of stuff Irving did you can't do nothing, you can't just let it go without punishment of some kind.

As West he said "hurt people hurt people" a statement I personal find abhorrent. As a survivor of multiple forms of abuse, as someone with lots of trauma and pain I'm hurt and guess what I do my best to not go around inflicting pain on others. An endeavor that I am not alone in as many many hurt people also do their very best to not hurt people.

He also said that we are to quick to call things antisemitism and when we do call people or things antisemitic it just shuts the conversation down. This idea was expressed when talking about Chappelle's SNL monologue. He also said that people who say Chappelle was helping to normalize antisemitism should go read comments on any news article, because antisemitism is already normalized. Jon both missed the point being made about Chappelle's SNL bit as well as exonerated Chappelle of any wrongdoing.

It was very disappointing and upsetting to hear all these things. We all know that people will use Jon Stewart and his words against any of us who take issue with the antisemitism being discussed here because they will say "Jon Stewart said...."

I am also still upset at Jon Stewart for taking back his statement of saying the JKR's Goblins in Harry Potter were antisemitic and that he was just joking when he made that original statement.