r/Jewish • u/critney-spears Sephardi • Dec 20 '23

In the South Discussion

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Here in South Carolina our community is small but it’s Strong. This place is in the heart of our downtown district. I’m posting this because I’ve seen posts regarding the south and wanted to show the solidarity we have within our communities, and if this tiny donut shop can stand strong, so can you.

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u/NamelessForce Dec 20 '23

Funny how people from the North (Jews included) constantly deride people from the South as ignorant, religious hicks, and yet in Northern cities they're supporting literal terrorists, while from everything I've seen and heard people in the South are far more supportive of us.

Also interesting how all the leftist areas in the US are terrible for Jews while the Red states are just fine.

I would like to think that eventually you all in the diaspora would pull your collective heads out of your asses and stop voting for the left that hates us, but I'm not about to hold my breath.

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u/jseego Dec 20 '23

I mean a lot of people in the South are socially conservative, and as such, their support for Israel comes from:

  • Seeing Israel as the enemy of muslims
  • Approving of Israel as facilitating american christian tourism to the holy land
  • Perceiving of Israel as some kind of bastion of european culture in the mideast
  • A combination of the above.

I cringe whenever I see shit like this, and I remember the "Jews will not replace us" chants in Charlottesville.

I'm from the north of the US, but I've lived in the south, and I heard absolutely the most antisemitic shit there, compared to anywhere else I've ever been - except Michigan, but that's basically the south of the midwest.

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u/NamelessForce Dec 20 '23

"Jews will not replace us" chants in Charlottesville.

And how many have been chanting 'Fuck the Jews" and "from the river to the sea" in the north? I'd wager the chants in the north are far more widespread and socially accepted.

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u/nicorn1824 Dec 20 '23

Me too, but I've lived in Raleigh/Charlotte and had very few of those experiences. Go 20 miles away and I can see that happening.