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Israel/Palestine

aranthus

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16. Completely misses the problem

Reply to shira (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:20 PM

Sep 2016

The antisemitism of the the BLM platform is not merely an unfortunate add on by radical Leftists. It is in fact the tip of a completely rotten iceberg. Yes, Jews care about the antisemitism, but everyone should care about what that means. It's another canary in the coal mine. The antisemitism is a warning of greater problems in the movement. Unfortunately the current BLM platform is not only a complete non-starter. The more ordinary Americans understand the substance of it, the more of them will just shut down whatever conversation is beginning on this important issue.

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Black Lives Matter's Anti-Semitic Bedfellows [View all] shira Sep 2016 OP

More from OP... shira Sep 2016 #1

Maybe stopping the settlements would stop BDS? brush Sep 2016 #2

What's driving progressive movements to compromise their principles... shira Sep 2016 #4

Why do the settlements keep happening, forcing Palestinians from their land? brush Sep 2016 #6

They're not forcing Palestinians from their land. Do you believe Jews have a right... shira Sep 2016 #7

Palestinians are being forced off their land, which is also their ancestral homeland brush Sep 2016 #18

A fate that has befallen pretty much every Jew everywhere they have ever lived in the world oberliner Sep 2016 #23

There is Israel now so why the continued settlements inflicting the same upon others? brush Sep 2016 #25

For decades some people love to drive wedges between blacks and jews. Bridges are better. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #3

Is the author of the OP a neocon or just a hardline conservative? Little Tich Sep 2016 #5

Who cares? Attacking the source is weak sauce, immature. shira Sep 2016 #8

In general, I'm very skeptic of Republicans telling BLM what they should or shouldn't do. Little Tich Sep 2016 #17

This is a great idea... tonedevil Sep 2016 #9

Way to deflect from the OP. Point being, BDS is ruining BLM as it poisons.... shira Sep 2016 #10

I'm sure BLM appreciates... tonedevil Sep 2016 #11

Well, I'm Jewish and hatred of Jews seeping into BLM makes this personal. shira Sep 2016 #12

I would never... tonedevil Sep 2016 #13

FYI: The BDS activists that insinuated themselves into the BLM movement are white people. Mosby Sep 2016 #14

LoL @ assuming I'm white... shira Sep 2016 #15

Riiiiight.. whathehell Sep 2016 #19

I will back on out... tonedevil Sep 2016 #20

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! whathehell Sep 2016 #21

You are not /nt tonedevil Sep 2016 #22

Whatever.. whathehell Sep 2016 #24

Completely misses the problem aranthus Sep 2016 #16

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