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minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down40·edit-21 month agoI think that’s quite a stretch. Girdusky’s comment is clearly a response specifically to Hasan’s expression of support for Palestinians. What’s the connection between “all supporters of Palestinians are terrorists” and being an Arab?
minus-squarejohker216@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down2·1 month agoAnd the pagers targeted Hezbollah, not Palestinians. Ergo, racist.
minus-squareBirdObserver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 month agoSome people can’t hear the dog whistles until they become bullhorns.
minus-squareMonkRome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoAsk yourself if he would have said that comment to a white Christian. If not, then you have your answer.
minus-squarevoracitude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·1 month ago I think that’s quite a stretch. I assure you, it is not.
minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·1 month agoLOL ok… i guess congrats for being one of the like 10 people who think that guy’s not actually racist
I think that’s quite a stretch. Girdusky’s comment is clearly a response specifically to Hasan’s expression of support for Palestinians. What’s the connection between “all supporters of Palestinians are terrorists” and being an Arab?
And the pagers targeted Hezbollah, not Palestinians. Ergo, racist.
Some people can’t hear the dog whistles until they become bullhorns.
Ask yourself if he would have said that comment to a white Christian. If not, then you have your answer.
I assure you, it is not.
LOL ok… i guess congrats for being one of the like 10 people who think that guy’s not actually racist