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OT: American Politics

Wayward DP said:
and then we're back to Jews being the only minority/ethnic group in the world whose lived experiences are ignored when it comes to determining harmful expression against them.

I get what some people using the phrase intend. they may think it's a harmless phrase, or in support of Palestinian freedom. but that's not how language works. it is not entirely subjective.

and objectively, many of the people calling to globalize the intifada quite literally mean worldwide violence against Jews. and we see the results in the Boulder and DC attacks.

so for Mamdani to either be ignorant of all this, or not care, is something that really bothers me. and I think it would bother you too if masses of people were calling for violence against a minority group you were a member of (that is subjected to massively disproportionate amounts of hate crimes)

and, of course, this is without even getting into what the second intifada looked like. (spoiler - lots of indiscriminate violence and attacks against Jews).
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I'm pretty sure Mamdani took pains to condemn those acts of violence against jews tho.

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zeke said:
I'm pretty sure Mamdani took pains to condemn those acts of violence against jews tho.

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he did. and I give him credit for that. and to be candid, as I read more about him, it does lessen my concerns. and I'm not a NYC voter so it doesn't matter anyhow.

but his response to the globalize the intifada question is gonna stick in my craw for a while. same with from the river to the sea (the Arabic translation is "Palestine will be 'Arab'"). it loses him the benefit of the doubt in my mind, for the reasons I've explained.
 
Would be hysterically funny if it weren't so tragically dangerous:

Trump Complains Biden Let Thunderstorms Into the U.S.​

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Trump Complains Biden Let Thunderstorms Into the U.S.

President Donald Trump got a little tongue-tied speaking with reporters on Air Force One, appearing to suggest his predecessor had left the United States vulnerable to attacks by forces of nature. Asked by one journalist about the threat of Iranian retaliation on U.S. soil following strikes...
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