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cadoman

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20. no distraction, the fact is you are tokenizing John and claiming that you are being silenced

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:51 AM

Jul 2025

This is one of the classic anti-Semitic tropes, that you are somehow being silenced from criticizing Israel, that there is some insidious Jewish plan to prevent discussion.

And all this time we are being divided against each other, when we should be united against Hamas and condemning their actions on October 7th, of sexual terrorism. We must work to secure a peace and anti-Semitism does not help to accomplish that goal.

Read more here to increase awareness of the subtle ways anti-Semitic tropes can be unwittingly promoted.

https://www.ajc.org/translatehate/silencing

https://www.ajc.org/translatehate/tokenizing

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John Stewart - "I know what I'm seeing in Gaza, [View all] womanofthehills Jul 2025 OP

Within the next six weeks tens of thousands will die of starvation in Gaza Prairie Gates Jul 2025 #1

Don't they remember their own Holocaust? Evolve Dammit Jul 2025 #64

what about, what about, WHAT ABOUT! Skittles Jul 2025 #93

They like to say "never forget." Intractable Jul 2025 #98

They? sarisataka Jul 2025 #99

It is important to understand that Israel does not represent Jews and Jews aren't responsible for Israel. David__77 Jul 2025 #102

Is that is a very important point sarisataka Jul 2025 #103

Israelis are responsible for it and all who support the Israeli government. erodriguez Jul 2025 #118

This is your concern, in this moment? vanlassie Jul 2025 #106

Assigning collective guilt to an entire people over the actions of a county. Yes, that is a concern to me. sarisataka Jul 2025 #109

Do you think you might be protesting too much? vanlassie Jul 2025 #112

No, I simply have the ability to see multiple perspectives sarisataka Jul 2025 #114

The people of Gaza Bettie Jul 2025 #2

And why aren't the IDF using tear gas, rubber bullets and/or flash bangs speak easy Jul 2025 #6

They prefer the green-tipped bullets used to pierce ARMOUR. AloeVera Jul 2025 #82

Armor piercing bullets have black tips sarisataka Jul 2025 #84

Why isn't anyone I know of asking questions about crowd control? speak easy Jul 2025 #85

"It's a game to some people" PatSeg Jul 2025 #21

Since Israel's mass starvation campaign, I have seen many more comments questioning Israel's legitimacy. Lonestarblue Jul 2025 #3

When has Israel executed prisoners? Pompoy Jul 2025 #12

You may want to look at the current events.... FHRRK Jul 2025 #30

You are confused. Pompoy Jul 2025 #50

LOL FHRRK Jul 2025 #70

Is killing prisoners a red line? Random Boomer Jul 2025 #39

You people are out of control with the Israel bashing, making up stuff, get real, yes there is a difference Pompoy Jul 2025 #49

Really seriously over 59,000 gazans have been killed oldmanlynn Jul 2025 #68

What? angrychair Jul 2025 #96

'You people'? Really? Just wow. Celerity Aug 2025 #141

They literally tortured and raped Palestinian Dr Adnan Al-Bursh to death last May nt Rob H. Jul 2025 #61

Israel is killing prisoners before they even become prisoners oldmanlynn Jul 2025 #67

Ah, it's Israel who is evil, not the Palestinians who hide among the women and children while firing rockets etc. Pompoy Jul 2025 #76

What are they fighting for? OrangeJoe Jul 2025 #116

Lol, Hamas is the reason Israel hasn't driven the Palestinians into open air prison camps? Pompoy Jul 2025 #120

You tell me OrangeJoe Jul 2025 #123

Then much more aid will be possible to be delivered. And of course reconstruction Pompoy Aug 2025 #124

Your analysis is backwards OrangeJoe Aug 2025 #131

Post removed Post removed Aug 2025 #133

And thanks for proving that you thought the Israelis were the bad guys even before this assault on Gaza Pompoy Aug 2025 #134

I agree with you OrangeJoe Aug 2025 #138

The IDF executes starving Palestinians seeking food aid. brush Jul 2025 #108

Executes? Get real. Pompoy Aug 2025 #125

I guess 'kill' works better for you and the pariah state? brush Aug 2025 #126

Post removed Post removed Aug 2025 #129

You're kind of uninformed. Guess you haven't heard that the ICC has issued an arrest warant for... brush Aug 2025 #130

Lol, have they issued any arrest warrants for the Hamas? Pompoy Aug 2025 #132

Yes Emile Aug 2025 #139

Of course. The terrorists should all be eliminated. brush Aug 2025 #143

The use of 'executes' is appropriate giving the deliberate targeting and killing of aid seekers by the IDF. It's wanton Celerity Aug 2025 #140

It was always about ethnically cleansing Gaza. AloeVera Jul 2025 #16

classic case of Holocaust Inversion cadoman Jul 2025 #4

Mandy Patinkin too? AloeVera Jul 2025 #5

did Mandy Patinkin condemn the actions of Hamas that passionately? cadoman Jul 2025 #8

All lives matter equally. N/T AloeVera Jul 2025 #9

and you should know that rhetorical ruse was created to diminish Black Lives Matter cadoman Jul 2025 #11

Unequal lives... AloeVera Jul 2025 #18

Do you suppose it's occurred to Bibi iemanja Jul 2025 #54

He chose what he thought was the lesser of two evils. AloeVera Jul 2025 #65

You mean except Palestinians iemanja Jul 2025 #53

Unscathed? This is sad. No one is unscathed. vanlassie Jul 2025 #107

How long are Bibi's cheerleaders going to play that card? Orrex Jul 2025 #15

+1. Pretty soon when people hear Holocaust, they will think Gaza. dalton99a Jul 2025 #29

I'm guessing his number is the Palestinian populations of Bettie Jul 2025 #81

Wonderful to see this superb reply get 44 recs. Celerity Aug 2025 #142

Are those questions intended to justify killing 50x more, plus mass starvation? Martin Eden Jul 2025 #19

What rational person did not condemn the atrocities of 10/7? PatSeg Jul 2025 #22

Mandy Patinkin didn't, apparently cadoman Jul 2025 #23

Then let Bibi starve Mandy Patinkin FFS Orrex Jul 2025 #33

The UN General Assembly still has not condemned Hamas's genocidal Oct. 7 rape-torture-murder spree. lapucelle Jul 2025 #74

That attack was horrific. NH Ethylene Jul 2025 #25

I believe in science and mathematics. mjvpi Jul 2025 #43

So your math doesn't differentiate between the deaths of a Hamas fighter and a young woman at a concert? Mosby Jul 2025 #44

Did you read my whole post?All lives are sacred. My math was sarcastic mjvpi Jul 2025 #45

The hard core on both sides believe in traditional values, An Eye for an Eye. True? or not true? Yoyoyo77 Jul 2025 #62

Not true at all, you are very misinformed about Judaic law. Mosby Jul 2025 #91

Off by a factor of 10. Crunchy Frog Jul 2025 #46

Perfectly said. The people with power have failed. thought crime Jul 2025 #71

He says in the video that he dearly caes about Israel. I would say that would be a yes. mjvpi Jul 2025 #41

No one has forgotten that Politicub Jul 2025 #42

So you seem to agree it is a Holocaust? IbogaProject Jul 2025 #7

armed conflict is horrible, but holocaust is an intention to decimate a people cadoman Jul 2025 #10

"The people of Israel bear no ill will towards the people of Palestine." AloeVera Jul 2025 #32

The Settlers are just as vicious protecting their stolen property..they have been building settlements Deuxcents Jul 2025 #115

Survey says OrangeJoe Jul 2025 #117

That's a distraction at best EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #13

no distraction, the fact is you are tokenizing John and claiming that you are being silenced cadoman Jul 2025 #20

I'm not being silenced, nor am I claiming such EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #26

Post removed Post removed Jul 2025 #48

It's called humanity iemanja Jul 2025 #52

So "Holocaust Inversion" doesn't have to involve mentioning the Holocaust, Nazis, or WW2, according to you muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #69

Netanyahu has achieved the unthinkable. SalamanderSleeps Jul 2025 #97

not me, it is Hamas that devalues Palestinian life cadoman Jul 2025 #73

Novelist David Grossman says Israeli is committing 'genocide' in Gaza, joining a rising chorus womanofthehills Aug 2025 #144

Nice to see this malaise Jul 2025 #14

Geez, if only he hadn't spent so much time bashing Democrats.... NT Happy Hoosier Jul 2025 #17

Using the "logic" by some, 3825-87867 Jul 2025 #24

People forget that "eye for an eye" is supposed to be proportional. haele Jul 2025 #35

" I'll hit back a hundred times harder" - Trump. Nt AloeVera Jul 2025 #38

Israel newspapers listed names & ages of those killed Oct 7 womanofthehills Jul 2025 #79

"Creative Destruction" .... Schumpeter, as realized in "Trump Gaza" usonian Jul 2025 #27

Israel needs to get its act together... highnooner Jul 2025 #28

The problem with that Mossfern Jul 2025 #31

How does Hamas every man woman and child in Gaza? Do you really believe they all believe the exalt same thing. Yoyoyo77 Jul 2025 #63

How does Hamas every man, woman child etc. Yoyoyo77 Jul 2025 #66

Of couse not! Mossfern Jul 2025 #72

Israel has been taken over by Far Right extremists Johnny2X2X Jul 2025 #34

"Risk the Jewish state by speaking out"? AloeVera Jul 2025 #36

Understand your point highnooner Jul 2025 #37

While I agree Hamas doesn't have the best interest of Palestinians in mind EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #55

No cause justifies the deaths of innocent people. Albert Camus Ping Tung Jul 2025 #40

Well spoken. Scruffy1 Jul 2025 #100

Well said Scruffy1 Jul 2025 #101

"Breaking Points" interview of sen Slotkin womanofthehills Jul 2025 #47

why is Israel the only country that has to apologize for a war it did not start. jg10003 Jul 2025 #51

Because it's the one starving 2 million people to death iemanja Jul 2025 #56

Gaza was an autonomous self-governing area. jg10003 Jul 2025 #58

I blame the country whose stated policy is to eliminate all Palestinians iemanja Jul 2025 #59

where is this stated policy? jg10003 Jul 2025 #77

Here iemanja Jul 2025 #90

How about it being a way to have an alternative to Hamas? Pompoy Jul 2025 #121

Sounds good to me iemanja Jul 2025 #122

Stated policy? Where do you get your news from? Pompoy Jul 2025 #78

See this link iemanja Jul 2025 #88

The demand is not for an "apology" Martin Eden Jul 2025 #60

Never before has the world watched the killing & maiming of thousands of kids on their phones womanofthehills Jul 2025 #75

I read here all the excuses for why that boy must suffer... AloeVera Jul 2025 #89

By international concensus and the UN, Gaza was still considered occupied. AloeVera Jul 2025 #80

Israel murders , steals and harasses Palestinians constantly on the West Bank questionseverything Jul 2025 #86

Proportion and war crimes womanofthehills Aug 2025 #127

According to BBC today , IDF likes shooting little kids in the head and chest womanofthehills Aug 2025 #136

Post removed Post removed Jul 2025 #57

If people angrychair Jul 2025 #83

Save some hate for Hamas. Pompoy Jul 2025 #94

What does that have to do with anything? angrychair Jul 2025 #95

THEY'RE STARVING. vanlassie Jul 2025 #110

Where've you been, Jon? choie Jul 2025 #87

Blaming Biden for being too old, last I checked. W_HAMILTON Jul 2025 #104

Exactly. choie Jul 2025 #105

he gets it Skittles Jul 2025 #92

I guess he's antisemitic now. Iggo Jul 2025 #111

Jon Steward would have made a wise Rabbi. He is so well reasoned (and researched) in his opinions. ... marble falls Jul 2025 #113

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That's an excellent article. Forward always gets it right. Thanks for the link vanessa_ca Aug 2025 #135

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Aug 2025 #137

We back to liking Stewart again? Didnt get the memo. nt LexVegas Aug 2025 #128