The cartoon contains examples of various calls for RCs from before the massacre as well though…?
From_Aus on
Click bait nonsense from a poor excuse of a “newspaper” (don’t know what else to call the nightly…)
perseustree on
Let’s be honest, they’d be outraged no matter what.Â
riamuriamu on
We need a royal commission into this newspaper article!.
47737373 on
It’s true though they need to bug off. We elected Labor to lead, Labor have said no to a RC, and that’s that. Next please,
BBQShapeshifter on
> Jeremy Leibler, the president of the ZÃonìst Federation of Australia, said…
No one gives a toss what the ZÃonìsts say. They’re one of the main reasons Jews get a bad rap in the first place.
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The strange thing is that after the Bondi atrocity, most, not all, antisemites crawled back under their rocks, where they belong. But all it took was one vile cartoon and they all came slithering out again today and turned social media into a disgusting cesspit.
Australia is in serious danger of moral collapse if these evil people are allowed to divide the country with their hate.
Petrichor_736 on
It was a very witty and perceptive cartoon. In life we find a lot of truth in jest.
Everyone knows the call for an RC into antisemintism would be highly divisive. At least thats what the majority of the Australian electorate thought when they voted against the Voice. Albo has learnt from that.
An RC would be perceived as a”double standard”: that some people reject race-based advocacy for one group (Indigenous Australians) while demanding state-level intervention for another (Jewish Australians).
knobbledknees on
Criticism of Netanyahu for pushing for things that he hopes will hurt the Labor government is not antisemitic.
There are real antisemitic conspiracies, like Musk saying on twitter/X that jews want to replace white people with immigrants.
But when you are a global leader actively interfering in the politics of another country, you don’t get to cry antisemitism when a cartoon represents you as interfering in the politics of that country.
And most of the people represented in the cartoon as pushing this are not Jewish at all!
I really worry that the cynical over-use of antisemitism as a political stick to beat ones enemies will lead to the people currently growing up not to take it seriously because they see it as purely a partisan weapon and not a real social issue.
I already see far too many young people who don’t appreciate how terrible the holocaust was. It’s too distant, and a lot of the time they only encounter it mentioned when someone is trying to score a political point, and I think they just discount it. There are so many social media memes and reels and so forth with subtle antisemitic jokes but they don’t get called out because they aren’t talking about Palestine, just about hatred against jews. And a lot of young people are absorbing these. But let’s ignore that and attack people for criticising a foreign head of state.
Bob_Spud on
That’s what happens when people over cook an issue until it becomes indigestible and tasteless.
Anavim on
For those coming in good faith who don’t get why there’s such a stir over this being antisemitic:
Cartoon appears to depict L-R: David Hurley (former governor general), Jillian Segal (antisemitism envoy), John Howard, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Sussan Ley, and David Littleproud — next to Benjamin Netanyahu beating a drum.
*What makes this read as antisemitic, more than anything else, is the drum*
Many, including here, have argued that the campaign for a royal commission is confected, or not reflective of a sincerely held policy preference to address the issues raised by the Bondi massacre.
That itself (while perhaps in poor taste, as it diminishes the genuine calls and concerns coming from those pushing for a RC), is arguably not antisemitic.
*The idea that the PM of Israel is ultimately behind it all, and has the ability to direct senior, influential Australian leaders is where this crosses a line*
It is reminiscent of tropes documented throughout decades of antisemitic propaganda. It isn’t about whether Netanyahu (who is deplorable) has politicised a tragedy (he has). It isn’t about whether there are opportunists seeking political advantage in pushing for a royal commission (there are). It’s about the implication that everyone who has pushed for a royal commission over the last few weeks — the legal experts, the national security experts, politicians from competing movements, cultural figures, the overwhelming majority of the Jewish community — are all ultimately doing so on marching orders from Netanyahu.
And that’s why this pings as antisemitic.
Rank_Arena on
By the time it gets up and running we’ll be edging closer to the next election. Not good potentially for Labor.
No_Mercy_4_Potatoes on
The cartoon is spot on! The people outraged by it are just feeling called out.
MarketCrache on
The grievance grift. Always persecuted, always insulted, always complaining. Push, push, push for what you want.
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The cartoon contains examples of various calls for RCs from before the massacre as well though…?
Click bait nonsense from a poor excuse of a “newspaper” (don’t know what else to call the nightly…)
Let’s be honest, they’d be outraged no matter what.Â
We need a royal commission into this newspaper article!.
It’s true though they need to bug off. We elected Labor to lead, Labor have said no to a RC, and that’s that. Next please,
> Jeremy Leibler, the president of the ZÃonìst Federation of Australia, said…
No one gives a toss what the ZÃonìsts say. They’re one of the main reasons Jews get a bad rap in the first place.
The strange thing is that after the Bondi atrocity, most, not all, antisemites crawled back under their rocks, where they belong. But all it took was one vile cartoon and they all came slithering out again today and turned social media into a disgusting cesspit.
Australia is in serious danger of moral collapse if these evil people are allowed to divide the country with their hate.
It was a very witty and perceptive cartoon. In life we find a lot of truth in jest.
Everyone knows the call for an RC into antisemintism would be highly divisive. At least thats what the majority of the Australian electorate thought when they voted against the Voice. Albo has learnt from that.
An RC would be perceived as a”double standard”: that some people reject race-based advocacy for one group (Indigenous Australians) while demanding state-level intervention for another (Jewish Australians).
Criticism of Netanyahu for pushing for things that he hopes will hurt the Labor government is not antisemitic.
There are real antisemitic conspiracies, like Musk saying on twitter/X that jews want to replace white people with immigrants.
But when you are a global leader actively interfering in the politics of another country, you don’t get to cry antisemitism when a cartoon represents you as interfering in the politics of that country.
And most of the people represented in the cartoon as pushing this are not Jewish at all!
I really worry that the cynical over-use of antisemitism as a political stick to beat ones enemies will lead to the people currently growing up not to take it seriously because they see it as purely a partisan weapon and not a real social issue.
I already see far too many young people who don’t appreciate how terrible the holocaust was. It’s too distant, and a lot of the time they only encounter it mentioned when someone is trying to score a political point, and I think they just discount it. There are so many social media memes and reels and so forth with subtle antisemitic jokes but they don’t get called out because they aren’t talking about Palestine, just about hatred against jews. And a lot of young people are absorbing these. But let’s ignore that and attack people for criticising a foreign head of state.
That’s what happens when people over cook an issue until it becomes indigestible and tasteless.
For those coming in good faith who don’t get why there’s such a stir over this being antisemitic:
Cartoon appears to depict L-R: David Hurley (former governor general), Jillian Segal (antisemitism envoy), John Howard, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Sussan Ley, and David Littleproud — next to Benjamin Netanyahu beating a drum.
*What makes this read as antisemitic, more than anything else, is the drum*
Many, including here, have argued that the campaign for a royal commission is confected, or not reflective of a sincerely held policy preference to address the issues raised by the Bondi massacre.
That itself (while perhaps in poor taste, as it diminishes the genuine calls and concerns coming from those pushing for a RC), is arguably not antisemitic.
*The idea that the PM of Israel is ultimately behind it all, and has the ability to direct senior, influential Australian leaders is where this crosses a line*
It is reminiscent of tropes documented throughout decades of antisemitic propaganda. It isn’t about whether Netanyahu (who is deplorable) has politicised a tragedy (he has). It isn’t about whether there are opportunists seeking political advantage in pushing for a royal commission (there are). It’s about the implication that everyone who has pushed for a royal commission over the last few weeks — the legal experts, the national security experts, politicians from competing movements, cultural figures, the overwhelming majority of the Jewish community — are all ultimately doing so on marching orders from Netanyahu.
And that’s why this pings as antisemitic.
By the time it gets up and running we’ll be edging closer to the next election. Not good potentially for Labor.
The cartoon is spot on! The people outraged by it are just feeling called out.
The grievance grift. Always persecuted, always insulted, always complaining. Push, push, push for what you want.