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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just want to give some additional background here on BLM specifically and antisemitism:

Why Do Black Activists Care About Palestine?
A controversy over anti-Israel statements in the Movement for Black Lives political platform shows the long history of tension between Jews and blacks in the U.S.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/496088/

This is from 2016. Due to this, I’m not quite willing to join the BLM movement band wagon but I would reconsider if I felt they really recanted on the anti Semitic stuff. I am not supporting the Women’s March any longer for the same reason. [/quote]

Thank you. The feeling of not wanting you involved in the movement is mutual. We have more than enough of our Jewish brothers and sisters are more interested in supporting the causes than looking to be offended.[/quote]

I don’t think this is a kind response or a response that would help to make the world a better place for all minorities. I don’t think the way to win arguments is to ignore the other side’s argument or comments but to really listen and try to understand where the person is coming from and discuss that. That said, I don’t find DCUM a great forum for that generally, or at least with topics I really care about like antisemitism. [/quote]

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