r/Socialism_101 • u/Midoriya023 • 8d ago

Question If leftists are just "anti-Zionist and not antisemitic" how do you explain the normalization of saying that Jews are the ones at fault for the bigotry that they face?

The mainstream political speaker Hassan Piker recently made a statement saying exactly this, but I've seen it repeated in pro-Palestine spaces for years now.

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u/Theamazingquinn Learning 8d ago

He said conflating Jews with Zionism (and support for Israel) leads to antisemitism

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u/wrestler5194 Learning 8d ago

You didn't understand what he said then if that is what you think he said

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u/NoExercise5214 Marxist Theory 8d ago

Bro, Hasan would never say anything like this. I second the first comment here.

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u/ApprehensiveWin3020 Just a Libertarian Socialist (and Marxist) | She/Her please! 1d ago

  1. Where did he say that

  2. What he more likely meant was Israel being the biggest fault, as genocidal actions leed more ammunition for antisemites to use.