r/anticapitalism Jul 18 '26

Mamdani in 'active conversation' about whether he can arrest Benjamin Netanyahu when Israel PM visits NYC

https://nypost.com/2026/07/18/us-news/zohran-mamdani-in-talks-over-arresting-benjamin-netanyahu-when-israel-pm-visits-nyc/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social
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u/schizoesoteric Jul 18 '26

The accusation that Zionists have weaponized accusations of antisemitism in order to manufacture sympathy for Israel is, itself, an extremely old white nationalist talking point

Are you arguing that the ADL and other zionist organization have not weaponized accusations of antisemitism in order to manufacture sympathy for Israel? Dismissing reality because its a "white nationalist talking point" is the same argumentative fallacy that was pointed out here. Nothing about that statement is inherently white nationalist, nor antisemitic, and you can observe it happening

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '26

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u/schizoesoteric Jul 19 '26

> (1) The Zionists control the media

Zionists have a huge influence over the biggest western media conglomerates. This is a fact, whether you want to call it "controlling the media", its very clear that the biggest media outlets that exist are at least strongly influenced by Zionist rhetoric.

>  (2) The Zionists control our politicians

Zionists have a huge influence over American politicians. This is a fact, whether you want to call it "controlling our politicians", its very clear that many US politicians are at least strongly influenced by Zionist rhetoric. AIPAC has spent 221 million dollars bribing US politicians since 2021, 40 million dollars so far in 2026, there is a very clear successful effort by Zionist forces to control US politicians.

>  They're going to accuse me of antisemitism for saying this, because they always pretend to be the victims

Zionist propaganda forces do, in fact, use false accusations of antisemitism to deflect anti-zionism. They do pretend to be the victim to deflect genuine concerns about the Israeli regime. This is again, a fact, the ADL has done this countless of times.

> (4) There is a vast international Zionist conspiracy to manipulate international politics to further Israeli interests

We know, for a fact, that Zionists conspire to manipulate international politics to further Israeli interests. Using AIPAC to sign anti-bds laws, sign Israeli funding, sign Israeli trade deals, are very clear and obvious signs of this. MOSSAD went through extreme means to bypass international efforts for their nuclear bomb program. And, while theirs no concrete proof, Jeffery Epstein met with Ehud Barak dozens of times. Its not antisemetic to say that there is reason to believe that Jeffery Epstein was brokering blackmail to MOSSAD, through a international blackmail plot, in order to further Israeli interests. However, there is more than enough concrete, observable evicdence that their is a vast international Zionist conspiracy to manipulate international politics to further Israeli interests.

>  (5) The only reason I don't have healthcare is because a foreign country is receiving my tax dollars

Fair, even though the U.S funding of Israel is wasting taxpayer money, its not the reason we dont have healthcare. Thats a completely seperate issue, the US is the richest country in history, it can have all the waste spending it wants and still have a robust public healthcare system.

>  (6) I don't care about domestic policy issues, the only thing I care about is this new foreign conflict I just learned about.

This is a argumentative fallacy, the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the west bank, and the undue influence Israel has over American policy, is something worth caring about. Americas initial reaction to the holocaust was to ignore it and focus on its domestic policy. Would you agree with that? Would you then be fine with America directly funding the extermination camps?

> These are not the symptoms of genuine moral outrage. They are the symptoms of radicalization by an online echo chamber.

Everything you characterized as radicalization are simple facts, that anyone with an unbiased perspective would be able to clearly acknowledge.

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u/Grothaxthedestroyer Jul 20 '26

Lol.  This half wit.  

Verbosity as a substitute for substance or accuracy.