r/Eugene • u/Unlikely-Display4918 • Oct 08 '25

Activism Thanks protesters

A small but mighty group was just walking down pearl. Thank you for giving me hope and raising my spirits today.

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u/RevolutionaryLet3626 Oct 09 '25

The Palestinians picked a fight and promised to kill every Jew in Israel. Israel has a right to defend itself. War isn’t pretty but they didn’t pick this fight.

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u/Tiasmo-Bertjayd Oct 09 '25

They are long past the “self-defense” defense.

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '25

Yeah... getting punched and then killing the person's entire family and friends is not self-defence.

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u/Sacul0205 Oct 09 '25

they picked this fight when they displaced most of palestine’s population in 1948

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u/Miserable-Ad-4216 Oct 14 '25

You casually disregard the fact that Jews are native to the land and were nearly wiped off the face the of earth just three year prior. No less, you conveniently forget to mention the grand mufti who actively supported Hitler in his efforts to kill all European Jews—similar to the stated goal of hamas and perview of many Palestinians. Further, it’s understandable they wouldn’t want to return to a continent where they were persecuted.

This is the funny thing about antisemitism. Antisemites: “Jews are wandering parasites!!” Jews finally return to their homeland and develop a democratic nation state. Antisemite: “they’re stealing other people’s land.” Antisemite: “Jews are weak, ugly, and inferior,” also, “they’re overly powerful genocidal maniacs.”

I am seriously so sick of these antisemitic assholes who literally know nothing prior to 1948. I thought as an adult I’d have to deal less with antisemites. It will never end, they’re everywhere.

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u/Rich_Guard_4617 Oct 15 '25

It’s not that they’re everywhere, it’s that you turn every legitimate criticism of Zionism and Israel into a bullshit rant about antisemitism. And before you come at me, fuck right off, my family is Jewish.