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Anyone that has an opinion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is going to get accused of supporting inhumane actions by the other side, yet how exactly do we expect a Jew like Sarah Silverman to feel about this?
I’m not Jewish myself, but I know many people who are, and they often feel very much like foreigners in whatever country they are part of because they are an ethnic and religious minority that is often subjected to antisemitism or even violence and, at best, just made to feel like outcasts because they aren’t part of the majority Christian traditions. That’s not only true here in the US but in Europe as well. So, they naturally feel a sense of solidarity with Jews who fled oppression to establish the state of Israel, especially when those people have been victimized by a horrific terrorist attack. That’s all this is.
We should be able to relate when you consider the blood lust that most Americans had after 911. 1 million Iraqis were killed in a war based on false pretenses that was only possible because of the sense of revenge that many Americans felt toward Muslim Arabs in general. Should everyone that expressed support for the Iraq war, then or now, be cancelled?
I’m not saying that makes it all OK. I’m just saying it’s human nature.
I’m sure that same dynamic exists for Muslim Arabs in many places and they therefore feel that same sense of solidarity with the Palestinians. So, I’m not gonna get all bent out of shape if one of them basically whitewashes the Oct 7th terrorist attack to focus instead on the ongoing blockade or siege of Gaza and civilian deaths from the counter-offensive. Of course they feel emotional about those things. Prioritizing those feelings over any guilt or grief about Oct 7th doesn’t make them evil either.
Point being, we’re all just viewing this from the perspective of those that we can most closely relate to and if the only people that can host TDS are those who either offer a perfectly nuanced statement opposition to all forms of violence or just keep their mouths shut, the show will suck because comedians that play it safe don’t get laughs, nor do they tend to make very compelling or influential points.
Anyone that has an opinion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is going to get accused of supporting inhumane actions by the other side, yet how exactly do we expect a Jew like Sarah Silverman to feel about this?
I’m not Jewish myself, but I know many people who are, and they often feel very much like foreigners in whatever country they are part of because they are an ethnic and religious minority that is often subjected to antisemitism or even violence and, at best, just made to feel like outcasts because they aren’t part of the majority Christian traditions. That’s not only true here in the US but in Europe as well. So, they naturally feel a sense of solidarity with Jews who fled oppression to establish the state of Israel, especially when those people have been victimized by a horrific terrorist attack. That’s all this is.
We should be able to relate when you consider the blood lust that most Americans had after 911. 1 million Iraqis were killed in a war based on false pretenses that was only possible because of the sense of revenge that many Americans felt toward Muslim Arabs in general. Should everyone that expressed support for the Iraq war, then or now, be cancelled?
I’m not saying that makes it all OK. I’m just saying it’s human nature.
I’m sure that same dynamic exists for Muslim Arabs in many places and they therefore feel that same sense of solidarity with the Palestinians. So, I’m not gonna get all bent out of shape if one of them basically whitewashes the Oct 7th terrorist attack to focus instead on the ongoing blockade or siege of Gaza and civilian deaths from the counter-offensive. Of course they feel emotional about those things. Prioritizing those feelings over any guilt or grief about Oct 7th doesn’t make them evil either.
Point being, we’re all just viewing this from the perspective of those that we can most closely relate to and if the only people that can host TDS are those who either offer a perfectly nuanced statement opposition to all forms of violence or just keep their mouths shut, the show will suck because comedians that play it safe don’t get laughs, nor do they tend to make very compelling or influential points.
Well said ⬆️
Thank you for the nuanced reply to an unuanced take. There is such a lack of empathy for either side of this issue.