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cross-posted from: https://expressional.social/users/Peter_Link/statuses/117246938681840594

Oh My God Shut The Fuck Up About "Antisemitism"
[on #Macklemore saying "#FreePalestine"]
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/oh-my-god-shut-the-fuck-up-about

Caitlin Johnstone
Sep 08, 2026

[she does well ripping hasbara, but she dismisses real #antisemitism as a nothingburger. Wrong.]

“I said, Free #Palestine.

“I want those words to be loud and clear, so the people from #Gaza, all the way to the occupied #WestBank, know that we have not forgotten them.

“And this next song was inspired by the bravery of Columbia U. students who led an encampment movement that mobilized the entire world; open up hearts, myself included, so thank you to those students that risked their diplomas, that risked their tuition, that risked their scholarships, that stood up and said, no. CUAD students, SJP, and #JewishVoiceForPeace...

“To all of my #Jewish brothers and sisters: criticism of #Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against #genocide in no way is a criticism of you. [...]

#DefendFreeSpeech #news #politics #Palestine
@palestine

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[-] Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

While Antisemitism exists and it's real. It's not the biggest problem in the world or the largest form of oppression/xenophobia/racism that exists today, not by a long shot based on every statistic available.

But according to the ADL et al., their definition of antisemitism (IHRA) is the only issue and the entire world and it's citizens needs to shut up about everything else or face the consequences.

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