I really think that a lot of antisemitism coming from some leftist spaces can be explained by the simple fact that they hate nazis but don't like jews either, and nobody calls each other out on this because "I hate nazis and listen to punk music, I can't POSSIBLY be antisemitic !!!"
To be fair, I've also seen this done with Roma people, it's always the same fucking thing. Those wannabe révolutionnaires only want to punch nazis, but never educate themselves about the cultures those same nazis are still actively trying to eradicate.
I am part Romani part Jewish, and let me tell you, i've heard things come out from so called "activists"'s mouths that could be confused with excerpts from a KKK pamphlet.
So if you want to call yourself an anti-nazi, maybe try to reflect on what you REALLY think of Jews, Roma, severely disabled folks, and any minority that doesn't fit on your civil rights inspired moodboard.
Also, ENGAGE with those cultures, it's the best way to fight nazi ideology in your day to day life ! Learn Romani, Yiddish or Judeo Spanish, go to interfaith events, try to petition for your local Roma community, we often live in terrible conditions (right next to gated communities sometimes !!!) and please, for the love of G.od, when a Jew calls something antisemitic, LISTEN. Learn about the long history of both antisemtism and antitziganism.
If you actively avoid to do that, but still claim to "punch nazis", you're no better than a white christian supremacist, and if you only condemn SOME racisms, then I fear you might wanna look deeper into Orientalism, because yes, even the Good Guys can be gross fetishists feeding off of the oppression of vulnerable communities.
As a leftist myself, I deeply want to see the movement change for the better, and change is never comfortable, I get that, but if you can't stand the inherent discomfort that comes with introspection, my adice is to stay out of politics, for both your sake and ours.
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