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US house passes bill that changes the definition of anti-Semitism to include criticism of Israel (www.theguardian.com)

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Where's that 1984 calendar meme when you need it?

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[-] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 100 points 3 months ago

Codifying a definition of Judaism that inherently means thinking that genocide is cool and good - what could go wrong

[-] Pentacat@hexbear.net 58 points 3 months ago

It implies that the Holocaust was done in self-defense.

[-] Ideology@hexbear.net 51 points 3 months ago

If you're not a colonizer are you actually Jewish? The government doesn't think so.

[-] lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 months ago

"If you're not Isreali we won't protect you against antisemitism because you're not a real jew" and 1000 other examples on why Zionism is fundamentally anti-Semitic

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

Can't wait until this is extended to mean that criticizing slavery and colonialism, and eventually nazism are banned because not thinking those atrocities are good actually is "anti-white."

Sure, we're the snowflakes but they keep expecting US to just silently put up with constant hostility without complaint while they outlaw any verbal retaliation.