• BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The word “antisemitic” is rapidly losing its meaning and impact as it is used as a dog whistle by right wing Israeli politicians to attack anyone who doesn’t agree with them.

    This is very much the “boy who cried wolf” and it causes harm to all Jewish people in all countries.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      its not rapid. its been losing meaning for a long time.

      Started right around the time Israeli interest groups tried to use it to shut down any criticism/unfavorable comments towards Israel decades and decades ago.

      Its another classic right wing case of “Accuse the other of what we’re doing before they can use it against us.”

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        6 months ago

        It’s like watching a child of abuse grow up to become an abuser. Whatever happened to “Never Again”? I guess what they meant was “Never again to us”? Hitler would be proud of what Israel has become under Netanyahu. He would sing Bibi’s praise and shake his hand and call him friend.