| ▲ | bakugo 5 hours ago | |||||||
BlackRock is one of the largest shareholders of Palantir. Larry Fink doesn't hide his support of Israel's war efforts. The proof is right there, you barely have to look for it. Of course, I'm sure none of this matters, because modern progressives walk a very fine line between taking a moral stance against the horrors committed by Israel, while strictly being allowed to criticize only the Israeli government itself as some sort of abstract entity completely detached from its citizens and religion to avoid "antisemitism" (the polar opposite of how Russia's war efforts have been criticized, in which every Russian citizen is often assumed to be complicit in some way). | ||||||||
| ▲ | oliwarner 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
> criticize only the Israeli ... detached from its ... religion to avoid "antisemitism" Because Israel, despite its claims, does not talk for every Jew, and tarring every Jew with the sins of the state is antisemitic. No weaselly air quotes required. It shouldn't be a tough concept to hold but so many do, just as many Islamophobics do when some dickhead in a cave does something awful. My broader point was you need to check yourself. Perpetrating these lazy racist stereotypes just forces moderate people into tribes and the discussion never moves on. | ||||||||
| ▲ | armchairhacker 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
> the polar opposite of how Russia's war efforts have been criticized, in which every Russian citizen is often assumed to be complicit in some way Well they’re wrong. I know many Russians and every one is talented and kind, unsurprisingly every one speaks against the war. The same (flawed) argument can be made that every Palestinian is complicit in the atrocities committed by Hamas. Or that every American is complicit in Trump’s tomfoolery. | ||||||||
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