these are bad in themselves.
they are also really counterproductive if the goal is Palestinian liberation. empowering the right makes it harder to gain political ground for Palestinian liberation.
in this case, fascist slurs against Jews, when used by people on the left, have a couple of ugly impacts:
1. they make Jewish people feel they are unwelcome in left spaces
2. they normalize the terms, making it harder to push back against the right.
@nberlat.bsky.social don’t forget about Meta and its spending. They are putting big money in races with goals of limiting social media regulation and eliminating barriers to data center construction.
@CartyBoston @nberlat.bsky.social Undeniable.It's also undeniable that much of that support (both political and financial) does not come Jewish people or groups. And many American Jews will not be in favour of the current Israeli government or its military goals.So to say all Jews, or even all American Jews bear some kind of responsibility is way out of line.
People who convinced themselves that Saddam Hussein was a global threat are looking down the barrel of an actual global threat and don't seem to be able to see it or name it because it's located in the oval office.
also, you know, if it were me, I might point out that if we are worried about a madman with a nuclear weapon, the main concern should really not be Iran right now.
people say Ds have no core commitments and no courage, but it's just not true. These few brave centrists will fight to the death, crawl over broken glass and spit in the face of every of their constituents to vote to confirm Trump nominees.RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6ma4ud7ovt2cpuj6bncaf6gw/post/3mfsfc7ibqc26
