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Israel/Palestine

shira

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8. Your last sentence is the really scary part...

Reply to 6chars (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 02:08 PM

Sep 2016

Last edited Sat Sep 24, 2016, 04:48 PM - Edit history (2)

I don't like how those who do not believe in the conspiracy consider it pragmatic to ally with the conspiracy theorists (the left with the alt-left, the right with the alt-right).

There doesn't seem to be a Left vs. Right anymore due to all the extremism on both ends.

Rather, it's moderates/centrists vs. the extremists on both ends. I don't believe the alt-Left is any better than the alt-Right. Both ends of the political spectrum want us dead. So there are 2 sides in my opinion now that Left/Right has basically lost its meaning due to extremism (like rightwing nationalist fascists & leftist communists - shit and shit on top of shit).

There's the moderates/centrists vs. the extremists. My view...

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The Alt-right Spews Hatred of Jews. The Alt-left: Hatred of Israel [View all] shira Sep 2016 OP

A little more from the OP... shira Sep 2016 #1

Progressive Except for Jew-Hate? Pure anti-Semitism on the Purely anti-Israel Left shira Sep 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Sep 2016 #7

Your last sentence is the really scary part... shira Sep 2016 #8

Here's another interesting piece by the same author oberliner Sep 2016 #3

So if I understand the article right. deathrind Sep 2016 #4

You don't understand it at all. So there's that. hedda_foil Sep 2016 #5

Maybe you missed this part about the alt-Left vs. Israel's Left... shira Sep 2016 #6

Not true. The left criticizes Israel's actions against Palestinian's and that is viewed as hatred... Nitram Sep 2016 #9

Very true. The Alt-Left cannot stand Yitzak Rabin & Israel's Zionist Left. shira Sep 2016 #11

I've never met these alt-left people - who are they and where can they be found? n/t Little Tich Sep 2016 #10

Like Mondoweiss? They all hate & despise Yitzak Rabin & Israel's Zionist Left. shira Sep 2016 #12

Jewish Voice for Peace disavows BDS activist Miko Peled: “No place 4 antisemitism in our movement” shira Sep 2016 #13

alt-Left is such a poor label. aranthus Sep 2016 #14