🍺Douche of the Dabbleverse🍺

Apparently this post is confusing people. (I think it's the caps lock) Let me be clear: I love Jews and I genuinely don't want Jews to be hated. But its obvious to everyone that real hatred of Jews is on the rise. In response, people become hyper-paranoid, and start lashing out at every perceived slight, or get defensive over any criticism, even if its valid and made in good-faith. What happens next is obvious - the really agreeable, middle-of-the-road people will just shut up, leaving the most radical voices on either side to dominate. People with reasonable criticisms of Israel or Jewish organizations like the ADL or Jewish individuals like George Soros, will be outraged that they are being called antisemitic and silenced rather than listened to. That has been going on for a while. For decades the term "antisemitism" has been deployed to silence discussion. Sometimes it's warranted, sure, but its just as easily applied to valid concerns and polite objections. When "soft" suppression like that occurs for decades, you're not actually solving the issue, you're just bottling it up. If it really was just baseless "hate" that was being suppressed, you wouldn't have anything to worry about... but it's often just the truth, and you can't dam up truth forever. Eventually the dam breaks, the social taboo falls, and the outcome is worse than it would have been if open discussion had been allowed the whole time. Take for example the Attack on the USS Liberty by Israel. It happened over 50 years ago, and I doubt it would still even be a topic of conversation, except that the truth about it was hidden for years, and continues to be covered up to this day. Instead of being an obscure military action half a century ago that no one knows about, it becomes another perpetually unaddressed grievance in an ever-growing pile. It makes me think about how the Catholic Church resisted honestly-sought reform for decades (maybe centuries) until Martin Luther came along and blew the whole thing to smithereens. When the dam cracks, it breaks. Why flip out and demand Tucker Carlson (and a good chunk of the Republican base) be ex-communicated from politics just for mild criticism of the Israeli government? Wouldn't it be better to address the concerns? Why throw a college kid in jail for saying "F*** the Jews"? OK, you taught him a lesson, but is that not just going to stir up way more outrage and indignation? Dave Portnoy said he gets called antisemitic slurs every day. Does he think that happens to every Jew? Or could it be because he, in particular, spent a week crying and screaming in a public rage over an antisemitic sign that wasn't even directed at him? I'm not defending shouting slurs at the guy, but I'm also not completely surprised its happening to him. In short: I feel like Jews are in a doom-loop where the more people criticize them, they more they try to censor and intimidate people, which is making people with mild criticism become truly hateful. I would like the doom-loop to end by being just being honest about it. Also to stop conflating the Nation-state of Israel with Jews as a whole, which is usually done by Jews defending Israel, not antisemites attacking jews. 🕊️