They *need* Israel to be "evil" to validate their ideology. The more evidence that comes out to demonstrate that Israel hasn't committed a genocide (and isn't an "apartheid" state etc), the more evidence of Hamas's crimes etc, the more unhinged they will become. They cannot admit they were wrong; they just suffer "narcissistic injuries" and become more dangerous.
They also hate that Israelis and Jews respond to thousands of years of violence and oppression with such resilience. You're right that they have "victim envy" when they are in the "oppressor class", and what's more annoying to idiots like that than a people who have been mistreated by your group for generations, only to make beautiful art, bounce back to economic and intellectual achievement, and sing upbeat hopeful songs? Who respond to October 7 with slogans such as "We will dance again" and by making funny social media videos outing the activists as morons?
You always hit the nail on the head, their activism is entirely about them. And that antisemitism is the perfect prejudice - there's simply no cure for it.
I think one of the reasons antisemitism keeps appearing throughout history is that its shapeshifting nature makes it almost impossible to believe/comprehend unless you witness it firsthand. As the generations and their immediate descendants that experienced overt and horrendous hatred die out (most recently perpetrated on an industrial scale by the Nazis), new people come along that have no memory of it and no experience of it - so they reinvent it. History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes.
Excellent point. Love the "cry-bullies" term. In A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg asks how we can be so unhappy with our comfortable and safe lives when our ancestors went through so much oppression (paraphrasing). I try not to give in to the urge to flatly say that our kids' generation has it too easy. Perhaps they have different hardships than we had. But certainly, when it comes to the basic necessities of life, such as safety and security, food, shelter, water - they are hyper privileged. And most importantly they don't even know it. They take it for granted.
Also, as a Masorti, Observant Transgender Nebraskan, I can't tell you how much these folks pushed away so many of us lefty/left leaning Jews.
I was given no daylight, none, if I didn't say the "right words".
I said it's not genocide, it's just war. War is awful, you can protest war for being war. But nooooooooooo, they scoffed at me. "OPEN AIR PRISON" they screamed, about a place they probably couldn't locate on a map.
If I said I didn't care for Bibi, or the right wing factions of Israeli government. Nope, not good enough. "You Didn't SAY THE "G" WORD,THAT MEANS YOU WANT BABIES TO DIE!" They type furiously into the iPhone their parents bought them, likely made by children younger then they.
Then they attack our food, our culture, our history. Like, fir these kids To be screaming about removing Hillel groups? Attacking the Jewish Federation? What absolute morons. And since the election, the fad that was so hot, now so quite.
Cowards, followers, hypocrites, idiots, easily tricked, screen addicted, know nothings. Good riddance. They didn't care about Palestinian, they wanted "something to do".
Genuine question Pat. I often wear a small cross (Church of England-Protestant). I’m not overly religious, but I was Christened, and have been more curious about ‘my’ own religion and that of others over the last few years.
I have often thought of attaching a small Star of David next to the cross on my chain to show my support of Jewish people.
I haven’t so far because:
- I don’t want Jews to be offended.
and
- I don’t want Jewish people to think I am appropriating their suffering for sympathy or simply wearing it to purposefully agitate or be confrontational.
I merely want to show my support, and in all honesty, am sick of seeing pro-terror supporters and their assumed moral superiority.
Wow, Simon, I saw your message literally a second after I hit "Send" on my latest post, which is about the Star of David and symbolism more broadly. Incredible coincidence. I do have some thoughts, but I want to reflect and I would ask our Jewish friends to weigh in here if they would ...
They *need* Israel to be "evil" to validate their ideology. The more evidence that comes out to demonstrate that Israel hasn't committed a genocide (and isn't an "apartheid" state etc), the more evidence of Hamas's crimes etc, the more unhinged they will become. They cannot admit they were wrong; they just suffer "narcissistic injuries" and become more dangerous.
They also hate that Israelis and Jews respond to thousands of years of violence and oppression with such resilience. You're right that they have "victim envy" when they are in the "oppressor class", and what's more annoying to idiots like that than a people who have been mistreated by your group for generations, only to make beautiful art, bounce back to economic and intellectual achievement, and sing upbeat hopeful songs? Who respond to October 7 with slogans such as "We will dance again" and by making funny social media videos outing the activists as morons?
You always hit the nail on the head, their activism is entirely about them. And that antisemitism is the perfect prejudice - there's simply no cure for it.
I think one of the reasons antisemitism keeps appearing throughout history is that its shapeshifting nature makes it almost impossible to believe/comprehend unless you witness it firsthand. As the generations and their immediate descendants that experienced overt and horrendous hatred die out (most recently perpetrated on an industrial scale by the Nazis), new people come along that have no memory of it and no experience of it - so they reinvent it. History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes.
Brilliant!
Thanks Pat you are simply the best.
This is what my mother keeps saying.
Good judge of character
Excellent point. Love the "cry-bullies" term. In A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg asks how we can be so unhappy with our comfortable and safe lives when our ancestors went through so much oppression (paraphrasing). I try not to give in to the urge to flatly say that our kids' generation has it too easy. Perhaps they have different hardships than we had. But certainly, when it comes to the basic necessities of life, such as safety and security, food, shelter, water - they are hyper privileged. And most importantly they don't even know it. They take it for granted.
Beautiful. Great work.
Also, as a Masorti, Observant Transgender Nebraskan, I can't tell you how much these folks pushed away so many of us lefty/left leaning Jews.
I was given no daylight, none, if I didn't say the "right words".
I said it's not genocide, it's just war. War is awful, you can protest war for being war. But nooooooooooo, they scoffed at me. "OPEN AIR PRISON" they screamed, about a place they probably couldn't locate on a map.
If I said I didn't care for Bibi, or the right wing factions of Israeli government. Nope, not good enough. "You Didn't SAY THE "G" WORD,THAT MEANS YOU WANT BABIES TO DIE!" They type furiously into the iPhone their parents bought them, likely made by children younger then they.
Then they attack our food, our culture, our history. Like, fir these kids To be screaming about removing Hillel groups? Attacking the Jewish Federation? What absolute morons. And since the election, the fad that was so hot, now so quite.
Cowards, followers, hypocrites, idiots, easily tricked, screen addicted, know nothings. Good riddance. They didn't care about Palestinian, they wanted "something to do".
Spot on.
Genuine question Pat. I often wear a small cross (Church of England-Protestant). I’m not overly religious, but I was Christened, and have been more curious about ‘my’ own religion and that of others over the last few years.
I have often thought of attaching a small Star of David next to the cross on my chain to show my support of Jewish people.
I haven’t so far because:
- I don’t want Jews to be offended.
and
- I don’t want Jewish people to think I am appropriating their suffering for sympathy or simply wearing it to purposefully agitate or be confrontational.
I merely want to show my support, and in all honesty, am sick of seeing pro-terror supporters and their assumed moral superiority.
Any thoughts gratefully appreciated.
Simon 🙏
Wow, Simon, I saw your message literally a second after I hit "Send" on my latest post, which is about the Star of David and symbolism more broadly. Incredible coincidence. I do have some thoughts, but I want to reflect and I would ask our Jewish friends to weigh in here if they would ...
The Palestinians are "cry bullies " too