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[โ€“] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The link is to a Swiss newspaper tho, which is why I was surprised.

One of the largest worker unions in Germany (ver.di) proudly and openly proclaims that they stand with Israel and they have been doing that for years. Now why are they doing this instead of focusing on their actual purpose? Senseless activism to avoid being labeled as nazis. In Germany, being a nazi is way worse than supporting a genocide.

[โ€“] masquenox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Senseless activism to avoid being labeled as nazis.

The fact that it's even possible to conflate criticism with Israel with anitsemitism just shows to what extent the west has avoided dealing with it's own antisemitism - most westerners don't seem to have the foggiest idea what it even is or isn't. I wonder why the Apartheid-regime never tried deflecting criticism of itself by blaming everyone else of "reverse racism"...