I'm more inclined to believe that it's someone talking about actual antisemitism than Israel criticism if they put themselves next to Israel criticism from the get-go... why are we so hostile to the idea that there's bigotry in our own circles? the hegemonic culture is rife with it. do we believe ourselves to be perfect and immune to it?
the first is either ignorant of what the term bourgeoisie means or it's making a subtler point about certain kinds of leftists. I can't tell which. the second is just ignorant of the history around pepe the frog but frankly, I'm not sure it really matters... it's used by g*mers and nazis and good luck separating those two groups enough to know that the person using the meme isn't an antisemite...
I think a little more charity of interpretation would go a long way.
I mean, if you dismiss every criticism out of hand, if you prejudge, the only thing you've done is foster prejudice. take individual claims of wrongdoing on a case by case basis.
Yeah - exactly! I agree with you. Individual claims and individual people should be given the full benefit of the doubt. Don't paint anyone with a broad brush.
However, if you're trying to paint the whole landscape - then break that broad brush out. The person in OP's picture is probably earnest (if perhaps a bit misguided), but generally when you hear "why I left the left" it is an astroturfed piece of BS.
I can't tell either, cause twitter is a place where nuance goes to die, but the first is still a "both sides" argument even if we are discussing certain leftists with actual anti-semitic views. The second is mired in neo-nazi shit but it's an "incredibly online" hill to die on. I'm being pretty charitable with this person, I don't know them or their full views (and I'm definitely not holding anything against them) but the tweets I saw combined with their bio amused in a way that is best summed up as "lol"
I don't like the part of this post that equates this poster to a paid Israeli troll account. I'm just chuckling at what Twitter does to our brains, which I don't think is that bad, sorry for being unclear
"Free Palestine" in the bio too lol
I'm more inclined to believe that it's someone talking about actual antisemitism than Israel criticism if they put themselves next to Israel criticism from the get-go... why are we so hostile to the idea that there's bigotry in our own circles? the hegemonic culture is rife with it. do we believe ourselves to be perfect and immune to it?
I understand where you're coming from but when I read tweets like-
Or
I'm gonna laugh at you plugging "Free Palestine" in your bio. Probably a good person that means well, I'll admit
the first is either ignorant of what the term bourgeoisie means or it's making a subtler point about certain kinds of leftists. I can't tell which. the second is just ignorant of the history around pepe the frog but frankly, I'm not sure it really matters... it's used by g*mers and nazis and good luck separating those two groups enough to know that the person using the meme isn't an antisemite...
I think a little more charity of interpretation would go a long way.
Definitely true about individuals. But they're the exceptions to general trends.
I mean, if you dismiss every criticism out of hand, if you prejudge, the only thing you've done is foster prejudice. take individual claims of wrongdoing on a case by case basis.
Yeah - exactly! I agree with you. Individual claims and individual people should be given the full benefit of the doubt. Don't paint anyone with a broad brush.
However, if you're trying to paint the whole landscape - then break that broad brush out. The person in OP's picture is probably earnest (if perhaps a bit misguided), but generally when you hear "why I left the left" it is an astroturfed piece of BS.
yea, totally agree.
I can't tell either, cause twitter is a place where nuance goes to die, but the first is still a "both sides" argument even if we are discussing certain leftists with actual anti-semitic views. The second is mired in neo-nazi shit but it's an "incredibly online" hill to die on. I'm being pretty charitable with this person, I don't know them or their full views (and I'm definitely not holding anything against them) but the tweets I saw combined with their bio amused in a way that is best summed up as "lol"
I don't like the part of this post that equates this poster to a paid Israeli troll account. I'm just chuckling at what Twitter does to our brains, which I don't think is that bad, sorry for being unclear
Yeah, anybody ever deal with negationists? Not good lol.