• SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    I’ve noticed lots more people realizing that the cries of “anti-Semitism” are just bad faith efforts to derail criticism of the State of Israel’s actions, and noticing the efforts to manufacture a pro-Israel consensus by trying to cancel, threaten, and intimidate people (especially university students) who speak up on behalf of Palestine.

    But, anyway, I wrote to my Congressman about the genocide in Gaza, and the mass-mailed response I got back indicates that he’s concerned about it, and has heard a lot of the same concern from constituents. The level of criticism of the State of Israel in his message would have been unthinkable 10 years ago. It’s not just Lemmy, and it’s not confined to echo chambers.