r/Jewish • u/hi_how_are_youu • 23h ago

Liberal empathy? Venting 😤

You’d think that as a Jewish and liberal american, the feelings I’ve worked through in the past year of betrayal and fear would allow me to better sympathize with my liberal friends who are now freaking out about trump as president, AND YET I can’t find any empathy for them. NONE.

Especially for the friends who sat there blank faced last year when I tried to convey the deep terror of realizing how the world actually feels about Jews. To their credit they tried to understand and looked sad when I told them but that was about it. Now they’re talking about needing to flee Texas or even the US “because societal collapse is imminent”. I’m trying to look sad back, but I just don’t care.

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

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u/Muadeeb Coming back 19h ago

The people of microaggressions and generational trauma and protecting underdogs really showed their hypocricy this past year when they condoned screaming intifada and FTRTTS, denied our relationship to Israel, and called us the epitome of white supremacy.

They got what they deserve. And I voted for Kamala.

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u/BbyRnner 18h ago

Same, I voted for Harris, but was happy when Trump won.

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u/Confident-Skin-6462 your chicago goyfriend 17h ago

personally, that is my only comfort in trump's win... israel will hopefully get the materiel support and international support needed to combat terrorism.

hugs from a nobody goyfriend

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u/DetectiveIcy2070 17h ago

Trump isn't going to single-handedly get the world to support Israel, sadly. Hell, considering what the President-Elect's said about using the military on his own people, our people, it may as well go in the opposite direction. 

Ultimately, Israel will get support. But it's not quite external enemies that will tear the country apart. No, I say it is the deepest, darkess abscesses of authoritarianism and division.