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Holocaust memorial vandalised with swastika graffiti
(www.independent.co.uk)
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What? Nazis have been doing this since their creation. This isn't something that just started because Israel wants to do a "totally not genocide trust me bro".
Honestly I'm glad they're dumb enough to use spray paint on the side of the Holocaust museum...again. It's easy enough to clean and they're not destroying anything.
This happens so often I had to double check it was a new article.
As long as Nazis exist Jewish people will always be the target of their bigotry. So I guess I don't understand where you are coming from.
It ebbs and flows. There is a sharp increase on attacks on both Jews and Muslims in America since the war started.
This is because no matter how many generations back our families have been here, Jews and Muslims are still treated as foreigners on our own soil. And when a war involving Jews and/or Muslims starts, it emboldens bigots and creates new ones.
American Muslims got treated like absolute dogshit after 9/11. It was heartbreaking. You can't really believe that it was the same for them before 9/11.
And, frankly, people who aren't outright bigots need to be reminded at times like this that we're their neighbors and have a lot more in common with them than we do with people across the world because they can be swayed by propaganda.
I don't disagree with you, and as a queer person believe me when I say I do understand how media coverage puts a target on your back.
The one part I do disagree with is the people need to be reminded. Like imagine walking up to David Duke and reminding him that Jewish people are his neighbors. While I want to watch that, I don't think it would end well. How's that one meme go? There are two races, white and political. Two genders, male and political. Two religions. Etc etc. I dislike the "need to remind" because the implications is that it's fine to not be normalized. I know that's probably not what you're going for, but small things like that do matter. Like when someone threatens to kill me I can just add that to the pile, but when someone I know says they're "normal" it just means I'm excluded, part of a permanent out group. That makes me leagues more upset.
I'm not sure how you get that from what I'm saying. I have no idea how saying "we share your culture a hell of a lot more than their culture" is excluding anyone. Do you know how many times in my life I've had some Christian tell me to speak Hebrew to them? They don't even mean it in any sort of rude way, they just assume a Jew can speak Hebrew. They also assume I'm rich (I'm not) or that I'm good with money (I'm not) or that I'm highly educated (I'm not). None of those things are necessarily negative traits, but they are still stereotyping me and people need to be reminded not to stereotype others.
Don't you think cishet people should be reminded that not all gay men go mincing around and not all lesbians are super butch from time to time? Now imagine if they also think your allegiance is to another nation.
The need to remind people is a certain lack of care of the people needing reminded. Like reminding people "hey don't drink and drive" I honestly don't think that helps out much. I feel like cigarettes packaging outside US does actually help though.
For example: if someone with a fundamentalist church was harassing me, would I rather my boss protect me, or them say "it's not a big deal". How many times do you need reminding to not drink a drive. I'm sure they know to not do it, but at the root of it they don't care. Reminding them won't change anything.
Ayy you're doing the thing :D I'm none of them, I'm also mostly just ribbing you. 3 types of Jewish people: Rabbi's, Brooklyn mom's, and John Stewart.
Sure, maybe not another nation. But actively trying to destroy 'merica to create a "gay nation". I 100% believe people act differently, but I believe that's something they don't believe in. Where your situation I can see people believing in that, which is worse.
Let me rephrase my first attempt. "Do you think treating the symptoms will help fix the root problems or at least help the pain? Are you wasting time/effort/mental bandwidth on something that ultimately won't help? Is there a better way of dealing with this?" And those are honest questions. You do have a different situation than me.
"Mostly just ribbing me" with stereotypes is exactly what I'm fucking talking about.
Imagine if you said- "I’m also mostly just ribbing you. 3 types of black people: Pastors, big mamas and Charlamagne Tha God?" to a black person. Do you think that's an acceptable thing to say to a black person? I sure as fuck don't. So why are you saying something similar to a Jew?
You give me a mild insult, one that I'm used to, and even the "in group" I'm a part of on the Internet also will make similar jokes about themselves. Then I just repeated what you said to me but applied to you.
You're mad at a mirror. And if you wanted me to believe you then you wouldn't have done it a second time.