Republicans Prepare Bill Declaring “Free Palestine” Is Antisemitic
Republicans Prepare Bill Declaring “Free Palestine” Is Antisemitic
The House of Representatives is trying to pass a resolution making the term “Free Palestine” an official antisemitic slogan.
Republican Representative Gabe Evans from Colorado introduced the resolution in the wake of the attack on a gathering for Israeli hostages in Boulder this week. Mohammed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, has been charged for the attack, during which he yelled “Free Palestine,” according to the FBI.
“Whereas, while shouting ‘Free Palestine,’ an antisemitic slogan that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel and Jewish people, Mohammed Sabry Soliman attacked the peaceful demonstrators with homemade Molotov cocktails,” the resolution reads. House Republicans are expected to vote on the nonbinding resolution next week.
Jewish man here.
FREE PALESTINE!
Israel is a terror state.
The USA is a rogue state.
Get your pitchforks.
Okay, then liberate Palestine!
Sorry bud, the word "Palestine" is also now antisemitic-- and is itself a call for genocide , I'm told.
https://www.jns.org/the-word-palestine-is-genocide/
I wish I was kidding.
Palestine will be free. Got 'em!
Land of the Free!
This coming from the same motherfuckers that brought you classics like:
"We have to let the Nazis march in the park this weekend, freeze peach"
And
"The klan is just a bunch of good 'ol boys, they never hurt nobody"
Honestly, as much as I hate the opinions of Nazi's and Klansmen, I still support their rights to free speech. That's how it works. Otherwise you are doing the same "I'm free you are not" bullshit.
Inciting violence is not within that criteria, hate black ppl, jews, men, women, muslims or immigrants all you want, you're just showing the world how much of an ignorant uneducated dickhead you are but groups like the nazis do incite real violence against real people. Some people also manipulate real facts to suit their narrative.
We need to let people be clowns and treat them as such, laugh at them and if they're wrong their lies will be debunked. Stopping people from saying something won't change their mind, it'll convince them they're right. And if you can't argue against the opinion instead of silencing it you were probably wrong.
And "Jews will not replace us," elon's nazi salute, nazi flags at their rallies, and "oh no, you've got it all wrong! I was totally born in 1988, that's why it's in my username. Ignore the 14."
Free Palestine.
How does the end result (Palestine is free) look in detail?
Realistically let's start with actual control over Gaza and the West Bank and access to, you know, stuff like food, water, medicine, education, and other things considered "human rights" when it's related to the right people. Abolishing illegal settlements would be welcomed as well.
Israel should've never existed but it does and it will continue to do so.
At this point... bleak.
Free Palestine
Yep.
Free Palestine.
I'll do you one better, Protect
GamoraPalestine!
Palestinians are semites. Also being against genocide isn't antisemitism
Saving people a quick search.
What is meant by semitic people?
Semitic describes a group of languages — including Hebrew and Arabic — as well as the people who traditionally speak them. Semitic is rooted in the Biblical name Shem, the son of Noah, who is traditionally thought of as the direct ancestor of the Jews and Arabs.
"Semites" as a description of a set of people is as much antiquated a terminology as the word "Aryans". In fact it was Ernest Renan that first made that distinction in the 19th century to specifically frame history as a tension between Semites and Aryans (cf Hannah Arendt). It's of course just a bunch of scientific racism bollocks. And it is precisely because of that that the term "antisemitism" has always meant hatred of Jews in particular (in the "Jews vs Aryans" sense).
The only term that persists in the sciences today is the term "semitic languages", which is basically similar to "indo-european languages", and which of course has nothing to do with antisemitism.
This is just the right wing weaponizing accusations of antisemitism even as they, themselves, are antisemitic.
The Semites thing is a red herring. anti-Semitism is Jew hatred.
Downvoted, but correct. Terms don't always follow their literal meaning.
Yeah all this bill says is Gabe Evans is an Antisemite.
You would think they would start with an easier one like "heil Hitler" being antisemitic, but they seem perfectly okay with that one.
You mean the "my heart goes out to you" gesture?
"Mein Herz ist bei dir!"
Are Republicans against being free?
they're fascist
The fundamental basis of conservatism is that freedom means having power over other people. Therefore they believe that any attempt to extend freedom to others means taking it away from them.
Conservatives have always been against freedom.
THEY can be free... it's just the rest of us who have to stay within the lines
They aren't even slightly free.
Next up, Republicans prepare bill declaring "Black Lives Matter" is racist against white people.
Remember kids, this is cheapening the word anti-Semitism and making it more and more meaningless. In the long run, this will hurt Jews. (Who do you think will be blamed by the fascists for US imperial over-extension?)
I'll never forgive them for ruining Hollywood/the MCU.
/S
Please remember guys that "Free USA" is antichristian!
What's "Free Willy" then?
Free Willy is an illusion! Everything is predeterminy
Even back when I was a wee baby in the 90s, it cost at least $8 to free Willy, and a drink and popcorn were easily twice that.
our politicians are shameless cuckolds for aipac. american working class is having the worst crisis since great depression and these hacks are busy deepthroating genocider scum
Look guys, if the people who go around blaming Jews for trying to replace white people say Free Palestine is antisemitic, who are we to argue? I never knew space lasers could be so Jewish until the authorities on antisemitism enlightened me. Was it not a nutcase conservative who taught you the power of a few parenthesis? They're the experts here.
Didn't Orwell have something to say about redefining words and phrases. Well, even if he didn't, yikes.
He sure did... Controlling language as a means of eventually controlling thought.
I always thought that part of the book seemed boring and far-fetched in my teens and 20s.
Boy was I wrong
You have been cordially invited to the Ministry of Love good citizen. A black van with blacked-out windows will be arriving soon.
I'm not antisemitic. I know that I'm not, even if I can't prove that to anyone who cannot see into my mind. But in words and actions, I've never done or said anything antisemitic.
I believe that Palestine should be free. Passing a law isn't going to change my mind or affect my behavior. If someone calls me antisemitic, they're either mistaken or lying. Passing a law won't change the truth behind their words.
Making a statement legally classified as antisemitism opens up legal retaliation under the guise of “hate speech”, which is not protected speech.
It doesn’t change the truth of it, but it does change he the consequences of it.
Not be contrarian, but this is a common misconception. Hate speech IS protected speech in the US, but it can be used to enhance the punishment of a related crime into a hate crime.
It can also, under specific circumstances, be considered "fighting words". But again, that depends on the specific context and is not broadly true.
This is one of my least favorite facts, but it is unfortunately true
I’m not anti-semetic. My dentist is Jewish.
π = 3
I wonder how few democrats will vote nay.
Well, when you put it that way... Free Palestine.
How about calling the country "Israhell" or better with the genuine name "Occupied Palestine"?
I append the word "genocidal," much as has been done with using "communist" as a prefix for various nations. Genocidal Israel.
What always stuck me as odd with that attack on the Israeli's was that the cops didn't blast that guy full of holes the moment they got there. I always thought it was a very out of character show of restraint from the same cops that shoot black children out the window of their car if they see them with a stick in their hands.
I know it's fucking mad to suggest such a thing, but was it a false flag attack? Intended to give some credence to future "antisemitism" measures like this?
No human should be treated as less than another. No human should be seen as offensive to another.
Why is Great Britain not getting so much fucking hate for how they historical contributed to this conflict? If people are wanting to legalize hate towards the humanitarian treatment of a whole territory and people, why is the nation that contributed to their existence not being criticized?
Oh well, they can label me what they want. This does nothing to change my mind.
Sure, call me any ugly name you choose—
The steel of freedom does not stain.
From those who live like leeches on the people's lives,
We must take back our land again,
America!
What happened to "America First"?
Trump already fixed America. It's great again, got a new gulf and everything.
Is being antisemitic a crime?
“Wont someone think of the
children!Jews!”The irony being that both versions of the phrase are used by people who don't actually give a shit about these groups and are just weaponizing it to push a political agenda.
It doesn't matter. All the Palestinians will be dead or ethnically cleansed soon.