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The background is Blue.

The words are MAGA.

I wonder if there is a term for this.

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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 180 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I just wrote a book that says that Chuck Schumer's house is on my ancestral homeland, because my deity says so. That makes it Chuck's fault when I drop bombs on it.

[–] MunkyNutts@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Does it have to be written in a book to qualify? I'm pretty sure there are several Native American tribes that might have something to say about this.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 20 points 1 week ago

I'm sure it has to be written in a book for Chuck Schumer to think it qualifies.

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 143 points 1 week ago (6 children)
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[–] segabased@lemmy.zip 105 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I recently did some wiki digging into the formation of Israel and it legitimately surprised me how illegitimate the country is. They were given land (not a state) and welcomed by Palestinians, then they flipped their shit over time and took everything. They were not oppressed but radicalized over imaginary oppression and used it as a tool to oppress Palestine.

The whole world is complicit or gaslit into buying this garbage. Insane that the two state solution is seen as compromise to Palestinians when it should be considered the only compromise given to Israel.

[–] Lupo@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This prompted me to do a wiki dig. TIL Israel was founded by an actual Jewish Nazi group and they even named a military ribbon after them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehi_%28militant_group%29?wprov=sfla1

In April 1948, Lehi and the Irgun were jointly responsible for the massacre in Deir Yassin of at least 107 Palestinian Arab villagers, including women and children. Lehi assassinated Lord Moyne, British Minister Resident in the Middle East, and made many other attacks on the British in Palestine. On 29 May 1948, the government of Israel, having inducted its activist members into the Israel Defense Forces, formally disbanded Lehi, though some of its members carried out one more terrorist act, the assassination of Folke Bernadotte some months later, an act condemned by Bernadotte's replacement as mediator, Ralph Bunche. After the assassination, the new Israeli government declared Lehi a terrorist organization, arresting some 200 members and convicting some of the leaders. Just before the first Israeli elections in January 1949, a general amnesty to Lehi members was granted by the government. In 1980, Israel instituted a military decoration, an "award for activity in the struggle for the establishment of Israel", the Lehi ribbon. Former Lehi leader Yitzhak Shamir became Prime Minister of Israel in 1983.

[–] Lupo@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Dug up something called Banner of the Zionist Gang so I googled it and these are the first two images.

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On the left is standard Soviet propaganda, racism included, and on the right is the symbol of the actual Jewish Nazi gang being sold on fucking Amazon

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[–] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 83 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Just a reminder, no, the torah explicitly says jews have no nation because they offended god. Until god himself comes down and reverses that decision, jews adhering to their religion cannot be members of government for a state owned and controlled by jewish people.

Zionism is antisemitic, and the opposite of the jewish religion.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Indeed, knowing the full context makes it even more ridiculous.

Religious Jews fought back against Zionism during its inception.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 77 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's insane how many people have died because of arguments over who has the best Invisible Friend.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What's even worse is they all have the same invisible friend, it's just their rules that are different. God, Allah, Jehovah, Jah, YHWH, whatever you wanna call him, all the same guy. But somehow all the rules about what you're allowed to do and how you need to worship, those are all in different books written by different people at different periods in history.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 61 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Look at what he stands for.

Look at what he caves on.

Genocide is centrism's only actual policy.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago

Even if you take what he says at face value, his conclusion still doesn't even follow logically.

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 54 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Same logic evangelical Christians use to oppress LGBTQ folks here at home, Chuck. But you knew that, which is why you don't care about that either, beyond your performative outrage to get votes.

These crusty old dirt worshipers need to go. Every last one of them.

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[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 54 points 1 week ago (3 children)

And if I say your book is blasphemy? Jesus, no pun intended, these religious weirdos just can't take the hint that maybe their religious texts are total BS. They truly don't believe in religious freedom.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The worst part, there’s no speaking sense to them. Their views are unimpugnable, as god himself wrought them. No earthly authority can alter their course

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Fascists are always assholes first. The fascism only serves to rationalize the behaviour.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

So if I find an older book that says Israel belongs to me and only me they have to leave and I can turn the Wailing Wall into a sick half pipe?

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well I found an older book that says their copper ingots are of insufficient quality.

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Always remember, the Palestinians have been there longer than the Hebrews.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There’s whole sections of the Torah that gleefully recount the Hebrew invasion and destruction of cities.

They make children sing the glories of the Battle of Jericho in Sunday school. A battle that ended with the deaths of everyone in the city.

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[–] analoghobbyist@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago

Schumer is really letting the mask slip lately. Time for him to go.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

If this chucklefuck showed up to your door and said that your home is now part of the Jewish state because the Torah said so, I think we know how most people would respond.

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[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

There's a mid term for this

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago
[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (3 children)

So if I write a book that says Chuck Schumer has to be my bitch, he has to do it?

It’s in a book after all

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow, fuck this guy. I wish I was in a district that could vote against this asshole.

Supporting god damn genocide bcz a fucking book says it's theirs.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, but the book also says the book is true, so you can't argue with that. It's just logic.

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[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Religion is a monstrous evil.

[–] bishbosh@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago (19 children)

Settler colonialism is the evil, religion is the excuse.

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[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is Schumer's district mostly Jews? That fucker needs to go. I hope there are sane people in his district with an open mind.

[–] cooperativesrock@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago

Jews are very divided on Israel in general and heartbreakingly on whether or not it's cool to genocide. Chuck is in the genocide is cool as long as it's not against Jewish people camp, many of us stand firm on our no genocide no matter what. He's also a senator so represents all living in NY state, so short answer is no.

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[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 23 points 6 days ago

"That thing we wrote says the land is ours, so of course it is. Why don't these filthy savages believe in that thing we wrote?"

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's an old Yiddish song that comes to mind whenever I read stuff like this, אוי, איר נארישע ציוניסטן

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This man has a mental illness.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I wish people wouldn't call moral failure a mental illness.

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[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 19 points 6 days ago

The term is "fucking traitor that needs to be censured and primaries". Get this MAGAt wannabe out of office, but first get him out of any democratic positions/appointments.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Wow, I knew things were bad but I didn’t realize it was this bad.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is from the 2018 AIPAC conference. There's some critical commentary on this page:

https://rethinkingforeignpolicy.org/2025/03/22/unpacking-an-old-chuck-schumer-aipac-speech/

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