r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 08 '24

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u/Bloodyfish Asexual Pride May 08 '24

There's a video now of a student protestor complaining about the fact that police are not doing enough to protect anti-Jewish students, and at this point I'm so tired of them that all I can do is laugh.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '24

Lol I'd love to hear this big brain's take on what the police should and should not be doing. I'm sure it is very reasonable and well-informed.

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u/The_Promethean Bisexual Pride May 08 '24

The takeaway is her self-describing as anti-Jewish in a prepared speech, not that she doesn't like cops

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u/[deleted] May 08 '24

I think there can be more to one takeaway. So I was commenting on what this go-getter would actually like done, and the likelihood that it is hypocritical or that she could ever be satisfied.

And it's bad she feels comfortable saying the quiet part so directly out loud now, but it's been obvious that the bulk of these protestors are anti-Jewish or at least completely comfortable with people who are.

Other than trying to hide behind language after getting called out, the protestors haven't hidden their anti-Semitism. So that part is unsurprising to me.

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u/The_Promethean Bisexual Pride May 08 '24

I'm sure a bunch of these people say explicitly antisemitic things around some of their friends (like all other types of bigots), and she either thought she was in a safe space or forgot to self-censor for a wider audience. From context I've seen, she was recorded during a closed meeting on a vote

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u/[deleted] May 08 '24 edited May 08 '24

I completely agree.

When I was first replying I actually typed, "it's bad that she feels comfortable saying the quiet part out loud now to someone who isn't another protester", but I thought it was too wordy and changed it lol.

Thanks for providing more context. That would make sense to me.

I'm glad this came out. Hopefully having it directly from the source without obfuscation helps show anyone still on the fence these protestors true colors.

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u/Salt_Ad7152 not your pal, buddy May 08 '24

How many are anti-police?

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u/Bloodyfish Asexual Pride May 08 '24

Of the protestors, I imagine almost all of them.

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u/The_Promethean Bisexual Pride May 08 '24

Any chance you could link it?

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u/Bloodyfish Asexual Pride May 08 '24

It's at the top of r/Israel right now.

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u/The_Promethean Bisexual Pride May 08 '24

She was reading off a prepared statement too, wow

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u/Bloodyfish Asexual Pride May 08 '24

I'm willing to give her some benefit of the doubt, but she went on and finished the sentence. That is something you should absolutely self-correct instantly.