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"'Anti-Zionism' does this so often to people. How many otherwise thoughtful, caring, morally sound people do you know who have all too easily devolved into rabid, hypocritical bigots?"
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How Hatred of Israel Perverts Basic Empathy
Liat Kaplan seems to be real (24K followers, upside-down red triangle in bio), and unlike many of these lowercase Hamas simps, has had actual experience riding the roller coaster of online social…
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November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"'Anti-Zionism' does this so often to people. How many otherwise thoughtful, caring, morally sound people do you know who have all too easily devolved into rabid, hypocritical bigots?"
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"One of the be-all-end-all arguments for anti-Zionism is that Jews are not indigenous to the land, and Palestinians are.
We can be quick to point out that this is simply wrong, but beyond that, I’d like to pause on the concept of indigeneity. What is it, exactly?"
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We can be quick to point out that this is simply wrong, but beyond that, I’d like to pause on the concept of indigeneity. What is it, exactly?"
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Musings: Indigeneity is not what you think - nor should it be
One of the be-all-end-all arguments for anti-Zionism is that Jews are not indigenous to the land, and Palestinians are.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"One of the be-all-end-all arguments for anti-Zionism is that Jews are not indigenous to the land, and Palestinians are.
We can be quick to point out that this is simply wrong, but beyond that, I’d like to pause on the concept of indigeneity. What is it, exactly?"
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We can be quick to point out that this is simply wrong, but beyond that, I’d like to pause on the concept of indigeneity. What is it, exactly?"
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"So why are we, the world, allowing this? Why are we touting the “they have nowhere else to go” myth? Why are we participating in this farce where the aid must go in but civilians can’t go out?"
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This Time On "I Actually Agree With You": Why Can’t They Leave?
An elephant in a very small room.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"So why are we, the world, allowing this? Why are we touting the “they have nowhere else to go” myth? Why are we participating in this farce where the aid must go in but civilians can’t go out?"
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"You can always find a 'crime' to attack a group you hate. This crime - or libel - doesn’t cause the hate. The hate invents the crime."
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Your Favorite Palestinian is Antisemitic Part 1/??
It can't be!
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November 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"You can always find a 'crime' to attack a group you hate. This crime - or libel - doesn’t cause the hate. The hate invents the crime."
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"The mindset goes like this: We have nothing against the marginalized group in principle. In fact, we have friends and relatives who identify with this group!
But there are some members of that group…well, they go too far."
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But there are some members of that group…well, they go too far."
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Musings: Mouthy Woman, Uppity Black Person, Zionist Jew
Progressives know that there are so-called moderate, independent thinkers who can disparage and denigrate marginalized groups while still claiming they are “not racist” and “support women.”
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November 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"The mindset goes like this: We have nothing against the marginalized group in principle. In fact, we have friends and relatives who identify with this group!
But there are some members of that group…well, they go too far."
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But there are some members of that group…well, they go too far."
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"We could also call it 'democracy envy' or 'competence envy,' for it’s essentially jealousy for a government that cares about its people, mixed in this case with the cognitive dissonance that the country you are envious of is also one you hate."
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A “Shelter Envy” Roundup
During the Israel-Iran strike exchange, a fascinating subgenre of reaction emerged that I dub “shelter envy.”
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October 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"We could also call it 'democracy envy' or 'competence envy,' for it’s essentially jealousy for a government that cares about its people, mixed in this case with the cognitive dissonance that the country you are envious of is also one you hate."
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"Wow, how disingenuous of Red Pill Media to claim something so false!
Anyway, let’s take a trip over to the other side of the political spectrum (not a long trip at all due to horseshoe theory)"....
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Anyway, let’s take a trip over to the other side of the political spectrum (not a long trip at all due to horseshoe theory)"....
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Horseshoe Theory: Banks and Taxes Edition
Oh, but a *total* coincidence we're associating these with Jews....
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October 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Wow, how disingenuous of Red Pill Media to claim something so false!
Anyway, let’s take a trip over to the other side of the political spectrum (not a long trip at all due to horseshoe theory)"....
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Anyway, let’s take a trip over to the other side of the political spectrum (not a long trip at all due to horseshoe theory)"....
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"Doesn’t it seem pitiful and disturbing to see activists degrade their own experiences and center their whole lives around Gaza? That’s not what solidarity is. Anti-Zionism demands full attention – “all eyes on.” It only takes, never gives."
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Musings: Making Israel the Single-Issue Progressive Agenda is Destroying All Other Movements
I remember the first time I saw a “Queers for Palestine” demonstration.
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October 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Doesn’t it seem pitiful and disturbing to see activists degrade their own experiences and center their whole lives around Gaza? That’s not what solidarity is. Anti-Zionism demands full attention – “all eyes on.” It only takes, never gives."
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"Arab countries messed up. They despised Israel, crusaded on the local Jews, and wound up making Israel even more Jewish.
And now they want to claim a love for the Jews they kicked out?"
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And now they want to claim a love for the Jews they kicked out?"
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This Is Even More Victim-Blamey Than You Think
When antisemites still can't admit they have a problem.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Arab countries messed up. They despised Israel, crusaded on the local Jews, and wound up making Israel even more Jewish.
And now they want to claim a love for the Jews they kicked out?"
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And now they want to claim a love for the Jews they kicked out?"
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"Many anti-Zionists try to excuse violent Palestinian rhetoric by pretending it’s all a big misunderstanding....No no, Abu Rabee says outright. Jabalia is not a place of civilians. It has a military mindset, of always resisting, never rebuilding, never moving on."
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This Palestinian Says Refugee Camps Are Military Camps, Actually
Believe him. At least, believe that he believes it.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"Many anti-Zionists try to excuse violent Palestinian rhetoric by pretending it’s all a big misunderstanding....No no, Abu Rabee says outright. Jabalia is not a place of civilians. It has a military mindset, of always resisting, never rebuilding, never moving on."
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"By the logic of the Do-Gooders, Jews would only be in the moral right if they killed in no more than a 1:1 ratio....The Do-Gooders would applaud the Jews for this upstanding morality, before realizing that none are left and moving on."
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Musings: The Utilitarianism of (Certain) Genocides (of Jews)
Some anti-Israel folks – let’s call them the Do-Gooders – have been applying a certain shorthand to determine which side is “the bad guy” in the Gaza conflict – namely, the disparity in death toll.
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October 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"By the logic of the Do-Gooders, Jews would only be in the moral right if they killed in no more than a 1:1 ratio....The Do-Gooders would applaud the Jews for this upstanding morality, before realizing that none are left and moving on."
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"Anti-Zionists claim the moral high ground, but all too often the mask slips and we see not only how one-sided they are, but how much joy they take in bullying their opponent."
Callousness and Compassion
“Am Yisrael Chai” is a phrase that means “The people of Israel live.”
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September 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Anti-Zionists claim the moral high ground, but all too often the mask slips and we see not only how one-sided they are, but how much joy they take in bullying their opponent."
"There was always someone behind the camera – someone who filmed these children in distress, not comforting them, and then sharing one of the worst moments of their life with the world."
Musings: The Politics of Dead People Pictures
Let me tell you about some fairly unusual life experience I possess.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"There was always someone behind the camera – someone who filmed these children in distress, not comforting them, and then sharing one of the worst moments of their life with the world."
"Pro-Hamasniks will always see the dark side: They’re ethnically cleansing! Sometimes they bomb in the safe zones! They’re 'exploiting Gaza needs'!
Really? Israel can’t even give its own food away without being criticized?"
Really? Israel can’t even give its own food away without being criticized?"
Balanced On Israel? Tell Me One Nice Thing It Does
Not balanced on Israel? Still curious.
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September 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Pro-Hamasniks will always see the dark side: They’re ethnically cleansing! Sometimes they bomb in the safe zones! They’re 'exploiting Gaza needs'!
Really? Israel can’t even give its own food away without being criticized?"
Really? Israel can’t even give its own food away without being criticized?"
"Perhaps there’s something I’m missing, but even with a celebration of the vibrant diversity of Jewish thought, I don’t think someone who cheers the deaths of most of the world’s Jews should be considered an exemplary Jew."
The “As a Jew” Jew
The one who can totally excuse all your "anti-Zionism"
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September 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Perhaps there’s something I’m missing, but even with a celebration of the vibrant diversity of Jewish thought, I don’t think someone who cheers the deaths of most of the world’s Jews should be considered an exemplary Jew."
"Calling something an IOD draws attention to the fact that people define these words and may do so for their own ends....It says in three syllables, 'I disagree with your characterization, and here’s why.'"
Musings: The Israel-Only Definition (IOD)
Essential vocab for our age.
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September 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Calling something an IOD draws attention to the fact that people define these words and may do so for their own ends....It says in three syllables, 'I disagree with your characterization, and here’s why.'"
"I do not think this Tiktoker devoting all her being to Gaza has shortened the war by a single second....All it’s done is make this person feel like her own pain isn’t important. And that seems wrong to me."
Is It Healthy To Interpret Everything In Your Life Through The Lens Of Gaza?
I'm sure our brains love this sort of thing.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"I do not think this Tiktoker devoting all her being to Gaza has shortened the war by a single second....All it’s done is make this person feel like her own pain isn’t important. And that seems wrong to me."
"No matter how the Crusader effect manifests, the result is the same: zealots get lazy and attack locally, and none of their efforts actually affect their distant concern."
Musings: The Crusader Effect
It's not just medieval.
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September 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"No matter how the Crusader effect manifests, the result is the same: zealots get lazy and attack locally, and none of their efforts actually affect their distant concern."
"Unfortunately for Hamas...they have only one winning strategy left: sacrifice to the demon lord. And that demon lord, ladies and gentleman, has been us."
Hamas and their Demon Lord
To whom do they sacrifice?
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September 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Unfortunately for Hamas...they have only one winning strategy left: sacrifice to the demon lord. And that demon lord, ladies and gentleman, has been us."
"Interesting framing, that. 'Iran has not invaded…Israel has attacked.' Why aren’t we comparing apples to apples? Come to think of it, we’re leaving out the bananas entirely."
The Neighborhood Bully
And a nice ole' lady.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"Interesting framing, that. 'Iran has not invaded…Israel has attacked.' Why aren’t we comparing apples to apples? Come to think of it, we’re leaving out the bananas entirely."
"In a real genocide, the victim has no way of stopping their suffering — their existence is ultimately what irks their slaughterers. With Gaza, the Palestinians can easily end their suffering by committing to end their own violence against the Jews" xmarksthejewhater.substack.com/p/who-would-...
Who would you rather be: a Jew under Hitler or a Gazan under Israel?
A real tough one.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"In a real genocide, the victim has no way of stopping their suffering — their existence is ultimately what irks their slaughterers. With Gaza, the Palestinians can easily end their suffering by committing to end their own violence against the Jews" xmarksthejewhater.substack.com/p/who-would-...
Hi Bluesky! This is a crosspost for my Substack. Trying out this "marketing" thing.
September 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Hi Bluesky! This is a crosspost for my Substack. Trying out this "marketing" thing.