this isn’t my whole thoughts but I’ve been trying to get something together for a while now. Please add as fit. But no need to assume omissions = disagreement.

the forces of zionism + israel + US imperialism et al are constantly playing the anti semitism card in wacko inappropriate situations to deflect every kind of legitimate criticism and charge.

  • i.e. dismissing every allegation of israel perpetrating genocide as only “antisemetic”

BUT there is real anti semitism. And it sure is getting around. A few examples

  • a close friend sharing a youtube video they were thinking of as lib anti-zionist perspective - but it was straightforwardly using anti semetic phrases like “dual loyalty”. I spoke to this person and they were legitimately not aware of the connotations. (Why should anyone be “loyal” to the US anyway? If anything dual loyal is better than uni loyal)

  • online comment threads regarding false anti semistism have a lot of obvious and effective work being done by nazis who use the present false allegations to lead into holocaust denial etc

  • IRL people who I know in non-political contexts (work, neighbors, dogpark, playground etc), when mentioning Palestine vs Israel, bringing up how Jews think they are chosen people (as do many religions), how “They” do kinda control everything, and ostensibly-unrelated (but ultimately anti-semetic) conspiracy theories

I think some internal political education (including of myself) is needed.

  1. What is antisemitism
  2. Why it is wrong: factually, ethically
  3. How it is anti communist

Old and updated ideas.

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  • THEPH0NECOMPANY [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    27 days ago

    https://youtu.be/C_n_qtgUKnY

    ^ Lenin’s speech on antisemitism, this should answer your last 3 bullet points better than I ever could.

    As for modern day, the institutional portion of anti semitism manifests itself as conflating Zionism with Judaism. This is done to protect imperialism.

    As you noted in your post, the mainstream anti Israel voices are anti semitic, until a “left” political voice with prominence comes out and detangles peoples perceived associations between Israel and the Jewish people, it’s going to be incredibly difficult to get the average person to listen to you.