• BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one
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    8 months ago

    Where did I day “Jews”

    The IDF website states that most of them are Jews. So by literally combining the letters I, D and F, while also referring to the military organization, you are implying Jews.

    They have been historically tied to Jewish paramilitary forces in the New Yishuv.

    Their ranks and division titles are all in Hebrew.

    Their religious demographic is almost entirely Jewish.

    If you are trying to not be antisemitic, you are doing a shit job of hiding it. Your aren’t being genuine here, and can fuck off with your bullshit somewhere else like HexBear or LemmyGrad.

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      8 months ago

      This is honestly one of the stupidest fucking retorts I’ve read in awhile. That’s like saying “Christians nuked Japan in WW2.” While factually probable (I don’t know the religious affiliation of the dudes in the plane who dropped the bomb), it is tying a religious affiliation to a state organization. The US dropped the nukes on Japan, and the religion of the people who did it is irrelevant.

      People have a problem with government of Israel, not Jewish people. People have a problem with the actions of West Bank settlers, not Jewish people. People have a problem with the IDF, not Jewish people. It’s almost like we are able to separate the actions of people from their religious affiliation. Now, countries in the Middle East that are Muslim governments have a problem with Jewish people as a whole, but that isn’t who you are arguing with here.

    • The Uncanny Observer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      Implying that Jewish people are responsible for the actions of the IDF and Israel is what’s antisemitic. Try as you might, you’re not going to get away with using religion as a shield for horrific crimes against humanity.

      • BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one
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        8 months ago

        Try as you might, you’re not going to get away with using religion as a shield for horrific crimes against humanity.

        That’s pretty stupid of you to say that since religious people have been getting away with it for the last two thousand years, and likely long before that.

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            8 months ago

            No I want Israel to destroy Hamas; you have implied Jews are using false-flag guerilla tactics against their own allies like they are somehow dumb.

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              8 months ago

              Lol care to point out where I implied anything of the sort? I simply pointed out how you claim religion is being used to commit atrocities here, while everyone else is blaming the government.