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No, they'll probably just double down on their claims and insist that anything twitter posted is fake.
I hope so.
Funny thing is, many of his die-hard supporters believe that the only credible source for news and information is Donald J. Trump's Twitter feed, so they can't actually boycott Twitter.
No, they'll probably just double down on their claims and insist that anything twitter posted is fake.
Actually, it's quite understandable to believe that Twitter could have gone to that much of an anti-Semitic extreme. We only have to look to the NYT, with its Nazi-era cartoon and constructive termination of the Jewish reporter, or the Gay Rights Parade that disallowed the Jewish Star on its participants' flags, or a zillion other instances of antisemitism on the left, to believe it could have been intentional. (And didn't Facebook take FOREVER to finally ban the "Jews are Termites" Farrakhan?) Thankfully, in this instance at least, Twitter corrected their sloppy work and made an apology.
First of all, I am more aware, and more thoughtful, than you give me credit for. (Do you honestly think I do not know of 1st amendment rights and agree that scumbag Nazis still deserve a defense?) In fact, I recall discussing this very case, WHEN IT HAPPENED in 1978, as a young lady, with my father (may he RIP), asking how could a Jewish lawyer possibly defend a bunch of scumbag Nazis who, if they had their wishes granted, would never have been born because his grandparents would have been tossed in the gas chamber.
The answer is way too complex to discuss here, but suffice it to say that you have hit on a key difference between liberal Jews, and Jewish conservatives. The place for the discussion is in Great Debates, and if you are interested, I could start that within the next day or two. It is a much more nuanced issue than you realize. Let me know if you are up to an intellectual debate, without insulting the conservative point of view.
"We categorically do not consider the Star of David as a hateful symbol or hateful image. We have for some time seen the 'yellow star' or ‘yellow badge’ symbol being used by those seeking to target Jewish people."
"We categorically do not consider the Star of David as a hateful symbol or hateful image. We have for some time seen the 'yellow star' or ‘yellow badge’ symbol being used by those seeking to target Jewish people."
Actually, it's quite understandable to believe that Twitter could have gone to that much of an anti-Semitic extreme. We only have to look to the NYT, with its Nazi-era cartoon and constructive termination of the Jewish reporter, or the Gay Rights Parade that disallowed the Jewish Star on its participants' flags, or a zillion other instances of antisemitism on the left, to believe it could have been intentional. (And didn't Facebook take FOREVER to finally ban the "Jews are Termites" Farrakhan?) Thankfully, in this instance at least, Twitter corrected their sloppy work and made an apology.
It's not believable at all, and whenever I read something that seems unbelievable, I seek to corroborate or disprove it before I start posting more divisive BS.
As for the gay rights parade issue, I think the objection was to the pro-Zionist symbolism. Many Jews are anti-Zionist, incidentally--it's complicated. But that is for another thread.
Two random facts:
1. Twitter is not antisemitic and it's not targeting and banning those who display the Star of David.
2. Trump loves Twitter.
It's not believable at all, and whenever I read something that seems unbelievable, I seek to corroborate or disprove it before I start posting more divisive BS.
As for the gay rights parade issue, I think the objection was to the pro-Zionist symbolism. Many Jews are anti-Zionist, incidentally--it's complicated. But that is for another thread.
Two random facts:
1. Twitter is not antisemitic and it's not targeting and banning those who display the Star of David.
2. Trump loves Twitter.
What do you mean pro-Zionist? Having a Jewish star on the flag is announcing one's religion. Was there a map of Israel on the flag?
And P.S. What does "pro-Zionist" mean in the first place? The right of Israel to exist? I thought most Jews do not want terrorists to wipe out Israel. But as you say, for another thread.
P.P.S. A lot of unbelievable things have happened on the left. I would have thought it unbelievable for the NTY to run an anti-semitic, Nazi-era cartoon, but there you have it.
I wonder how many wokies on twatter sport the Star of David.
A significant percentage to be sure.
As others have said, this is likely a nothingburger and is more likely due to overly aggressive algorithms than any true disrespect of the Star of Remphan..er I mean "Star of David"...
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