Nearly as bad as the cartoon the Guardian fired their cartoonist of 40 years over, so vile and anti-semitic that the Western news articles on the story won't even reproduce it.

Here it is lol (courtesy of the Turkish media)

The Telegraph's cartoonist produced this piece of filth but his career just about survived. The problem, incidentally, wasn't portraying Boris Johnson as a hideous shit-covered monster, but the little squid in the box. Squids and octopuses are anti-semitic, you see.

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I’ve had to do some serious internal examination the last year or so. This exchange reminds me that I’m not the first nor will I be the last.

I don’t consider myself antisemitic or racist. However, attacks against civilian populations, no matter who the attackers happen to be, are abhorrent to me.

The natural human is revulsed by that behavior, right?

Does hating Israeli genocide make me anti-Semitic?

Is hating US fascism anti-Orange?

Is hating Hamas attacks on Israeli music festivals anti-Palestinian?

Why the fuck is Ukraine still having to beg for EU support to push Putin back?

Why did I bring helium instead of air?

Which one of you kicked me?

[–] MyFriendGodzilla@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

"Does hating Israeli genocide make me anti-Semitic?" No. Not even a little bit.

[–] mx_smith@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The word Semitic means people from the Levantine area so it includes Lebanese, Jordanians and Palestinians. Unfortunately the Zionists have tried to change the meaning to be Jewish people. I think the work you looking for is anti-Zionist or anti-Israeli. We should be separating Judaism the religion from Israel the country as most Jewish people I know cannot stand what Israel is doing.

[–] pohart@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

It does mean that, but arguing semantics instead of talking about the issues directly doesn't help anyone.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

shouldn't these be the other aay around?