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I'm not antisemitic. I know that I'm not, even if I can't prove that to anyone who cannot see into my mind. But in words and actions, I've never done or said anything antisemitic.
I believe that Palestine should be free. Passing a law isn't going to change my mind or affect my behavior. If someone calls me antisemitic, they're either mistaken or lying. Passing a law won't change the truth behind their words.
Making a statement legally classified as antisemitism opens up legal retaliation under the guise of “hate speech”, which is not protected speech.
It doesn’t change the truth of it, but it does change he the consequences of it.
Not be contrarian, but this is a common misconception. Hate speech IS protected speech in the US, but it can be used to enhance the punishment of a related crime into a hate crime.
It can also, under specific circumstances, be considered "fighting words". But again, that depends on the specific context and is not broadly true.
This is one of my least favorite facts, but it is unfortunately true
I mean, if we’re being technical then “hate speech” isn’t a legal term at all, but I should have made it clearer that I was alleging the republicans were building their usual flimsy-as-shit-case to harass their “enemies”.
That is for sure. There is no question that it is an asinine attempt by the GOP to weaponize the law, rather than a genuine attempt at protecting Jews in any way, shape or form
I’m not anti-semetic. My dentist is Jewish.
π = 3
I wonder how few democrats will vote nay.
How about calling the country "Israhell" or better with the genuine name "Occupied Palestine"?
I append the word "genocidal," much as has been done with using "communist" as a prefix for various nations. Genocidal Israel.
Well, when you put it that way... Free Palestine.
What always stuck me as odd with that attack on the Israeli's was that the cops didn't blast that guy full of holes the moment they got there. I always thought it was a very out of character show of restraint from the same cops that shoot black children out the window of their car if they see them with a stick in their hands.
I know it's fucking mad to suggest such a thing, but was it a false flag attack? Intended to give some credence to future "antisemitism" measures like this?
No human should be treated as less than another. No human should be seen as offensive to another.
Why is Great Britain not getting so much fucking hate for how they historical contributed to this conflict? If people are wanting to legalize hate towards the humanitarian treatment of a whole territory and people, why is the nation that contributed to their existence not being criticized?
Is being antisemitic a crime?
Oh well, they can label me what they want. This does nothing to change my mind.
Sure, call me any ugly name you choose—
The steel of freedom does not stain.
From those who live like leeches on the people's lives,
We must take back our land again,
America!
It doesn't matter. All the Palestinians will be dead or ethnically cleansed soon.
“Wont someone think of the ~~children!~~ Jews!”
The irony being that both versions of the phrase are used by people who don't actually give a shit about these groups and are just weaponizing it to push a political agenda.