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1/4 One of the reasons antisemites on the British left come out in their droves on Holocaust Memorial Day is because they don’t see Jews as facing oppression - they believe Jews to be rich, powerful, & privileged.
Therefore, the world acknowledging Jewish suffering enrages them.
Therefore, the world acknowledging Jewish suffering enrages them.
2/4 They see Holocaust Memorial Day as an attempt by Jews to victimise themselves, to spread propaganda - because these antisemites don’t see Jews as victims.
That is why they’ll jewbait with statements like “what about xyz!” to provoke an emotional reaction from Jews today.
That is why they’ll jewbait with statements like “what about xyz!” to provoke an emotional reaction from Jews today.
3/4 The whataboutery is purely designed to hurt Jews.
When we say “Never Again”, we don’t just mean Jews - we mean for anyone.
And every Holocaust museum I’ve ever been to talks about the other victims of the Holocaust, every single one.
But they act as if that isn’t the case.
When we say “Never Again”, we don’t just mean Jews - we mean for anyone.
And every Holocaust museum I’ve ever been to talks about the other victims of the Holocaust, every single one.
But they act as if that isn’t the case.
4/4 And this sinister whataboutism, the erasure of Jewish suffering, and jewbaiting is rooted in old school antisemitic tropes like Jews being “untrustworthy” and “dishonest”.
These issues on the British left won’t go away until it’s taken seriously and head on by the left.
These issues on the British left won’t go away until it’s taken seriously and head on by the left.
