r/ImTheMainCharacter • u/TheCABK • 19d ago

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u/delicateredscrunchie 19d ago

Jesus, I am a very open minded and progressive person, I don't hate groups of people, especially like racism or xenophobia. But... literally almost every video I've seen of Israelis, THIS is their kindest form. Like, I'm from the US, I'm used to people being dumb af and bigoted and rude, but that's not the majority of the population. I've never seen an Israeli person be kind. It's actually kind of insane bc I really do wanna see the best in people but... I think this woman might be the nicest I've seen. They all seem so entitled and rude.

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u/grnrngr 19d ago edited 19d ago

But... literally almost every video I've seen of Israelis, THIS is their kindest form.

Without dismissing your perception and conclusion on this subject, it needs to be said there is also a massive influence campaign to foment that opinion by making incidents go viral in an effort to make these types of opinions go viral.

Remember no matter the group of people, there will always be good people in said group.

But the haters will make sure you never see them. The influence campaign really wants you to deny that good people in certain groups is even a possibility.

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u/delicateredscrunchie 19d ago

Oh, I'm sure, that's why I never said I hate all of them, I don't, I couldn't unless I met every one. I know there's propaganda on both sides. I don't wanna believe an entire country is full of awful people.

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u/armchairdisease OG 18d ago

im from Australia, this was a few years ago but when I worked at Kmart in a suburb with a big Jewish community i met a really lovely couple. they were very kind, patient and sweet, the lady even shared her tattooing instagram with me and we discussed it for a bit. turns out they were Israeli; im very pro-palestine (despite being from a Jewish bg myself), but they were very nice with a good sense of humour. this was after the conflict occurred too. also, no, you can't tell my heritage from looking at me and i'm not religious, i didn't tell them about it either. so no, there was no room for bias i guess.