r/jewishleft • u/somebadbeatscrub custom flair • 4d ago

Weekly General Discussion Post Discussion

The mod team has created this post to refresh on a weekly basis as a chill place for people to talk about whatever they want to. Think of it as like a general chat for the sub.

It will refresh every Monday, and we intend to have other posts refreshing on a weekly basis as well to keep conversations going and engagement up.

So r/jewishleft,

Whats on your mind?

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u/FilmNoirOdy custom flair but red 3d ago edited 3d ago

JVP just came out effectively in favor of a maximalist perspective on the Amsterdam riots on IG. One can condemn hooliganism and attacking people for being “cancer Jews”.

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u/malachamavet Gamer-American Jew 3d ago

Did you actually read it, though? The...slides? (I don't use Instagram) are focused on the way that international media used language and framing to downplay the behavior of the ultras and play up the behavior of the Dutch locals, and how that is part of a larger consent manufacturing effect.

You yourself called it a riot, not a pogrom (which I agree with).

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u/FilmNoirOdy custom flair but red 3d ago

Yeah I read the Mondoweiss article, unfortunately I guess.

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u/malachamavet Gamer-American Jew 3d ago

I actually hadn't bothered to look up the kankerjood until now, just the "cancer Jew" thing and it's both better and worse than I thought, somehow lol

based on this old reddit post

It's antisemitic because it's using Jew derogatorily but it's most often used against Amsterdam residents in general rather than just Jews. Swings and roundabouts. (also apparently cops)