• man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world
    18·
    5 days ago

    I got a warning on reddit a couple days ago for suggesting Deni Avdija (NBA player) is getting a superstar whistle this season because he is Israeli.

    They removed my comment and threatened me with a ban for promoting violence when all I said was “It’s because he’s Israeli.” In response to the OPs question.

    I was mostly joking, but it kinda seems like they are already doing what this guy is saying they should do.

  • minorkeys@lemmy.world
    222·
    6 days ago

    So…the Jews want to control the media…? Man, they’re really trying to live up to some of those old stereotypes.

    • geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml
      131·
      6 days ago

      Not Jews but Zionists specifically, including Christian Zionists. Zionists have had siginficant control over US media for a very long time but when you state the obvious people call it the antisemitic trope because they have been conditioned to do so. They were pretty open about why they bought TikTok

  • collapse_already@lemmy.mlEnglish
    261·
    6 days ago

    And remember his definition of anti-Semitism includes accurately reporting the activities of Israelis in Gaza.

  • mcv@lemmy.zip
    17·
    6 days ago

    Only antisemitism? Not other forms of racism?

    I bet the only form of “antisemitism” this is about, is criticism of genocide.

    • LemmeAtEm@lemmy.ml
      131·
      6 days ago

      In principle, I agree with you. But the problem is, these assholes already have the platform. They own it, in the literal sense (they outright own or hold large shares in the major social media platforms and the traditional media outlets) and in the more general, vague sense (their beliefs, even if fringe, will get pushed into mainstream discourse because of their grotesquely outsized disproportionate influence). He’s a billionaire. If he wants his message heard by the world, it will be heard, period, because we live in a capitalist society, which isn’t called a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie for nothing.

      Given this reality that their ideas will be disseminated regardless, it becomes important to counter them. To shout out the truth that their ideas are disgusting and how they do great harm to regular people and to the world. It is important to mock them and show others how ridiculous and heinous their ideas are.

      In short:
      If an evil voice has no platform or is struggling to grow one, then I absolutely agree - do not give it to them. But when they already have it, it can only make things worse if their opposition (we, ourselves) remain silent about the harm they’re already doing.

  • Coach@lemmy.worldEnglish
    201·
    6 days ago

    The First Amendment is already gone. Have you seen what happens to people who criticize the regime? The US is cooked, fam.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      First Amendment was always a polite fiction of the regime. Americans get to pretend they have it until they upset someone with actual power.

      But you’re always free to run scams, to slander the weak and vulnerable, and to rally bigots into a lynch mob. So the idea of Free Speech remains valuable to demagogues and unscrupulous marketing goons alike.

  • Drewfro66@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    81·
    7 days ago

    I don’t care if it’s antisemitic to say so, but I will never take someone named “Schlomo Kramer” seriously.

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
        5·
        6 days ago

        Anti-semites: Jews have no place in modern society and multi-culturalism is a sham

        Zionists: Jews have no place in modern society and multi-culturalism is a sham

  • shaggyb@lemmy.world
    4·
    7 days ago

    Well I say he needs to limit his mom from hanging out in my room all night but that’s not fucking happening either now is it