SnobismFirstWorldism [any]

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  • SnobismFirstWorldism [any]tomainAntisemitism and the left
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    4 years ago

    Last time I checked, racism had to do with the systemic subjugation and dehumanization of a class of people, not “I made shit friends who didn’t respect me, and also look at what happened to this Jewish person”. But ok, continue to convince yourself that Jewish Americans are barely a ring above black people & somehow not essentially integrated into the white settler bloc. I’ll say this as a white (immigrant) American, I find your attitude patronizing and barely distinguishable from “look, not all white people, and it’s actually you that has the problem for being angry”. Very easy to have this attitude from a position of privilege, shows itself in the attitude towards your Lebanese associate. Real glee to focus keenly on the extremeness of her comments, virtually glossing over why a teenager from fucking Lebanon might have some socially reinforced resentment towards Jewish people, because then you’d have to consider the fact that your community developed an ideology that resulted in the wonton destruction of 4 different nations, which they still continue to undermine. Would never take this kind of position if I was talking to some Serb who’s family was affected by inter-ethnic conflict. You are able to hold this position because you are removed from all that, aka a city lib.

    If I’m being an anti-Semite, feel free to ban me. I’m speaking from the position of euro who is extremely familiar with the consequences of ethnic conflicts. Hell, half of this I paraphrased from a lifelong Jewish friend, but whatever. Westerners hate nuances because than they’d have to reconcile the long lasting consequences of the decisions of their respective communities. This is, to me, exclusive to the wealthy white west.