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Edited footage of protesters chanting "gas the Jews" at a rally outside the Sydney Opera House in October was shared on social media, but NSW Police said an extensive investigation found no evidence of it happening.

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[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

For those coming to this late, know this: there's a little army of racist ghouls patrolling these threads to promote their agenda - in this case arguing that it's somehow legit and anti-racist to get the gang together to call out 'the Jews'. Yet not one of these pathetic cowards are brave enough to step into the light to defend it.

Here's why: it's indefensibly racist. They're painted into a corner and can't defend it without removing the mask.

When people demand that Muslims declare a loyalty oath against Hamas or Hezbollah or ISIS, or when they hold Muslims (or Palestinians) collectively responsible for their actions, it's inarguably racist. This isn't different.

Today they're encouraging you to target Jews; tomorrow it'll be BIPOC or Muslims. We should resist racist bullshit as ever. It's cancer to a liberation movement. These people are tumors to be excised from the movement, not people to be followed or promoted in it. And I say that as someone who's fought for a Palestinian state since the second intifada.