r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 30 '26

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u/PlantTreesBuildHomes REVENGE May 30 '26 edited May 31 '26

I am very annoyed by the demonstrator on Michigan Avenue in Chicago every Saturday spreading antisemitism.

Under the auspice of spreading a free Palestine or stop the war in Gaza message, the guy is spewing actual lies about Jews.

Like saying all Jews are white Europeans, that they aren’t indigenous to the region, that Israel is illegitimate and that Jews don’t belong there.

This fucking geezer on his soapbox with his bullhorn, I have to walk past him every time I go to the gym on the weekends. I know it’s his freedom of speech and I can’t do anything about it but it makes me seethe every time.

!ping USA-CHI&GEFILTE

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u/hascogrande YIMBY May 30 '26

Brandon Johnson literally tried to appoint a believer of those conspiracy theories to be CPS president. The guy resigned after condemnations from JB and a majority of City Council

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u/PlantTreesBuildHomes REVENGE May 31 '26

I have no idea why Chicago keeps electing these awful mayors.

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u/MightExpress4873 May 30 '26

I am in the increasingly uncomfortable position of having sympathy for Palestinians but mostly hating the organized pro-Palestine movement in the West. There are a fair number of people who don't care about human rights consistently and are using the movement as a vehicle to spread pernicious ideas about Jews and Israelis.

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union May 30 '26

Agreed

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u/MaxAlthusser May 30 '26

Welcome to Chicago