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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (13 children)

Okay, well I'm sorry I wasn't clear, but the point is that suggesting New York is Zion for Jews when Christians exponentially outnumber them plays into conspiracy theory nonsense whether or not you intended it that way.

Maybe you don't care you were saying something that could be taken as offensive by Jewish people, but it could.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee -2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (12 children)

...and different ethnicities outnumber Jews pretty much everywhere? Or is this about Wall Street? To that I have to say that I'm simply not antisemitic enough to even think about connecting the two, had to wreck my brain for a bit what you might be trying to get at. Certainly more (ethnically) Christian bankers there than Jewish ones.

(And just so you know where I'm coming from: German, grandpa was prosecuted as "half-Jew" (barely enough "German blood" to not end up in a camp, also, Lutheran, great-grandparents not so lucky), I have family in Israel. Long story short: Taking the lessons from my ancestry together, there can be no non-anti-fascist Zionism because fascism is a tragedy also for the perpetrators. There'd never be peace. hevenu_shalom_aleichem.opus)

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (8 children)

I told you how what you are saying could be offensive to Jews. Either you care or you don't. Apparently you don't.

And I'm not very impressed with your ancestry. Let me know when someone looks at you and asks you why you support Israel because of your stereotypically Jewish features. Let me know when you walk by someone and they give a Nazi salute. And definitely tell me about the time when you were in high school and someone stole a book you were reading, drew a swastika on every page, then put it back in your backpack later that day.

Your little 'hevenu shalom alecheim' at the end there does not change the fact that what you said can be construed as offensive. This is some "I can tell racist jokes because my grandfather was half-black" territory.

[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

(...) what you said can be construed as offensive.

So what? You have a personal responsibility for being offended. It's not everybody else's job to walk on eggshells to avoid offending you. If you go looking for things people have said that can offend you, you're gonna have a shitty time.

Try making an effort to interpret people in the best possible way, and you'll have a much better time, with much fewer people being perceived as "going after you".

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I am telling you right now, as a moderator, that I will not tolerate offensive comments from you again. I'm not going to argue with you on the nature of being offensive. We have a very clear civility rule. I don't think it is wise for you to continue this conversation, but I will definitely take a look at other comments of yours in World News and also take note of you in the future.

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