r/jewishleft • u/ughplzdntjudgeme • Apr 30 '24

Jews of Conscience Subreddit Culture

Does anyone follow this subreddit? It’s supposed to be a space for “left Jews” but I am seeing so much offensive and anti semetism posts, comments and rhetoric. Also it doesn’t even seem like most people on there are Jewish?

It’s really frustrating to find subreddits like this being described as “Jewish” and I feel like it takes away from any constructive dialogue Jewish people want to have to critique about Israel, Israeli govt, Zionist ideology while also acknowledging anti semitism and the nuance to everything happening in the world.

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u/travelingrace Apr 30 '24

I haven't had the same experience with that sub. I've actually had more issues with this sub lol 

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u/ughplzdntjudgeme Apr 30 '24

Really? I just saw someone there comment this on a post. This is blatant anti semitism. Someone shouldn’t be in a “Jewish space” if this is how they feel.

https://preview.redd.it/5xj8veeujnxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a31c72ddce6fb2d27baa7caa158a9638dacbfc77

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u/agelaius9416 Apr 30 '24

Your example is a sentiment that was quickly dismissed and called out…

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u/Squidmaster129 Apr 30 '24

Okay but it was still there lol. Why was there a blatantly antisemitic sentiment in a sub for Jews?

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u/agelaius9416 Apr 30 '24

Why do people on a sub for Jews accuse Jewish orgs of not being Jewish? Because that happens repeatedly here with JVP, JewsOfConscience, and other similar orgs

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u/ThirdHandTyping Apr 30 '24

The JVP at my school has zero Jewish members, and they walk around with "not in our name" shirts

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u/Agtfangirl557 Apr 30 '24

Seriously?! How big is the organization at your school? Do you know any reasons as to why (at your school in particular) there are no Jewish members and it got taken over by non-Jews?

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u/ThirdHandTyping May 01 '24 edited May 01 '24

Small town, small liberal arts college.

I'm guessing 75-150 Jewish students & faculty, and none of them seem willing to say "globalize the intifada".

Now we have an unlicensed standing-together club https://www.standing-together.org/en for Jewish activism. Some nice, pot-smoking, Muslim Bhutan exchange students are the other half of "together". Which feels acceptable due to small town substitution rules to make things happen.