03-08-2019, 11:08 PM
I see the anti-semitism accusations are on both sides of the pond now, as are Islamophobia ones.
So what the fuck is going on? Is this something that has suddenly appeared, or something which is being weaponised for political reasons (which doesn't mean the bigotry doesn't exist - it very clearly does on both sides of the political divide!)
Anti-semitism wise, it has only really kicked off in the UK since Labour elected a leader who would change long standing foreign policy on Israel/Palestine. In the US, it seems to be the fresh intake to congress and younger Dem supporters questioning policy toward the issue. Islamophobia has been around for a while but seems to be getting more attention as it becomes a case of more pressure not to selectively deem one form of bigotry more important than others.
Anyone able to make any sort of sense of the whole mess?
So what the fuck is going on? Is this something that has suddenly appeared, or something which is being weaponised for political reasons (which doesn't mean the bigotry doesn't exist - it very clearly does on both sides of the political divide!)
Anti-semitism wise, it has only really kicked off in the UK since Labour elected a leader who would change long standing foreign policy on Israel/Palestine. In the US, it seems to be the fresh intake to congress and younger Dem supporters questioning policy toward the issue. Islamophobia has been around for a while but seems to be getting more attention as it becomes a case of more pressure not to selectively deem one form of bigotry more important than others.
Anyone able to make any sort of sense of the whole mess?