mtutiger

I actually agree with you here and gave her the benefit of the doubt at the time (and still do). And, correct me if I'm wrong, she at least clarified her statement so, as far as I'm concerned, the matter is closed. My only point is that it caused controversy because it is a real trope that has been used repeatedly throughout history to marginalize Jews - it's literally as established as fried chicken and watermelon is with AAs. And yeah, if Marjorie Taylor Greene trotted that trope out, I question whether the same standard would be applied on either side of the political spectrum. I am not, and have not to date, accused Ilhan Omar of anything. So not sure what you're getting at here. Great.

Have all ethnicities been targeted for pursuing money the way Jews have been in the past? And, in some dark corners of society, still are? That history is what makes it a trope.... and yeah, when a politician, advertently or not, ends up using a trope, it's not exactly a huge surprise when it causes controversy.

I mean, the whole "Jews being good with money" thing is about the oldest antisemitic trope in the book, isn't it?

Do you think right wing antisemitism is apparent when you see it come across in coded language?

I mean, it kinda depends on what "apparent" is to a degree right? "George Soros" is used as a trope in a lot of right wing antisemitism IMV.... that's pretty apparent to me, but it's coded as well in a way that gives plausible deniability.

I'd have to go back and review the entire thread, but I don't recall anyone drawing an equivalency between the degree of antisemitism being exhibited by the left versus right in society writ large.

Gotta lay some of the responsibility on the beat writers. Between Chris McCoskey and Evan Woodbery, they seem way more interested in covering people that are no longer on the Tigers than the actual team.

I don't believe you. We'll leave it that.

Wonder what prompted this letter....

I think you know what I mean.

I guess the exception I take is that I could envision a scenario where the perpetrators of said crimes look different than the ones we have seen on campus and there would be a lot less hemming and hawing about the reasons and more focus on the overt act of antisemitism. I'm sure I'll be told I'm wrong, but that's what I'm seeing in the broader discussion

No problem.

Just as Islamophobia should be called out in all it's forms without equivocation, so should antisemitism. The distinctions don't matter, and to me at least, they come across like equivocations. If that was not your intent, I stand corrected and apologize.

I never said they were OK. And I think you know that

True to form lol

Confrontations have happened since October 7th against Muslims for what Hamas did on October 7th. Are those OK too? Those only happened "b/c Hamas"

There was also Bernie Sanders getting absolutely flamed in his Twitter replies for recognizing the anniversary of the Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre iirc. I'm sure those were all closet Trumpers too.

For sure, there may be other issues at play. And we don't know his politics one way or another at this point. Either way, there have been plenty of examples of leftist anti-semitism that have come out over the past few days and weeks and it's a little frustrating that we are having debate about whether something that is clearly happening is actually happening.

I have no clue, but having spent a little time around Ithaca in my life, I'm guessing it's a pretty good possibility.

Has Donald "Friend of the Working Man" Trump congratulated UAW workers yet for their new contracts?

This is all fine and dandy and all, but we have Hamas representatives out there saying Israel should be annihilated. To be clear, I don't know what the solution is at this point because it is all incredibly messy. I have a lot of issues with Israel's government and the extent to which they created this reality. But the idea that they are gonna just ceasefire at this point or that they even should be expected to, in the context of October 7th or what Hamas' leadership believes about Israel, is just fantasyland.

I'm not sure how anyone can argue for a ceasefire when this is Hamas' position

It has now, yes.