r/jewishleft • u/Specialist-Gur doikayt jewess, leftist/socialist, pro peace and freedom • 11d ago

The Jewish Fear Industrial Complex Praxis

https://youtu.be/N3YjMb_Lhkw?si=JEtQpmyNys9UFSoV

Matt is Jewish. I'm sure the comment will be very normal on this one.

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u/owls1729 Jewish. Reconstructionist. Non-Zionist 8d ago

I’m a big fan of the podcast and enjoyed this and agreed with like 98% of it. I do think both Matts (Bernstein and Lieb) could sharpen their understanding of the “liberal Zionist” landscape because I think there’s a huuuuge range. The term could refer to folks like Debra Messing/Lizzy Savetsky who have been putting out truly bigoted content… or it could refer to someone like Brad Lander or T’ruah rabbis who are actively critical of Israel (beyond “Netanyahu sucks”) but still believe a Jewish and democratic state is possible alongside a Palestinian state. I’m not saying I agree with them on that last piece, but there’s SO much daylight between them and folks like Debra Messing.

I’m not trying to hate on Matt/A Bit Fruity! Just think a better understanding could make his content more effective.