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[–] QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 188 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

If anything good has come of this Israel-Palestine conflict thing, it has been exposing idiots.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 24 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (6 children)

Specifically pretend-progressive idiots, for whom progess is great when it's for their approved groups.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 18 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Seinfeld is a known conservative. Has never been known as a progressive.

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[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 148 points 23 hours ago (7 children)

Says guy who never had to deal with the KKK.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 84 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

This really calls attention to his overdeveloped sense of victimhood.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 34 points 22 hours ago

He needs another reason to whinge about being canceled.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 42 points 23 hours ago

Well, the KKK has never burned a cross on his lawn but the Free Palestine movement made him feel bad.

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 130 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

“By saying ‘Free Palestine,’ you’re not admitting what you really think,” said Seinfeld, who publicly embraces his Jewish heritage and has pushed back against critics of Israel.

“Just say you don’t like Jews,” he said in reference to the movement, before comparing its supporters to members of the KKK.

In that spirit, Jerry, maybe you should say what YOU really think. You’re a genocide apologist. Embrace it, instead of putting words in other peoples mouths.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 19 points 20 hours ago

Nah, just have him say what he thinks about Palestinians and muslims. The rest follows.

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 76 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

Let's see, so we have

Free Palestine, a group that wants to stop the genocide and promote the freedom of Palestinians being murdered through no result of their own actions beyond simply existing.

The KKK, a group who expressly want to genocide and oppress the freedom of anyone non-white for just simply existing.

Jerry, you're telling on yourself here a bit

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 26 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

I mean, he spent decades trying to rehabilitate his pal Kramer after he melted down and shouted the n-word at members of his audience.

Now he’s saying he’s okay with genocide as long as the victims are brown or the wrong religion and they have real estate he’d like.

Seems like he’s consistent.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 19 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

The Michael Richards incident was a literal one time event, albeit a terrible one. There were zero instances before and zero instances after that suggest Richards is racist. Everything since then Michaels has done suggests he’s exceedingly remorseful over it.

I am not excusing it in the least, but I don’t think it’s even close to fair to compare him to someone currently supporting the genocide in Palestine.

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[–] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 63 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Jerry Seinfeld has always been a pompous piece of shit. Fuck him and his unfunny horsefaced “comedy”.

Oh, and he fucked a teenager at the height of his show. Release the files.

[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 20 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

This is the truth. Once he got money, he turned into the asshole he was always wanted to be and oh, what an asshole he's blossomed into.

Now he's added piece of shit who likes genocide AND is entirely brain damaged about what the KKK does and has done.

Pretty solid work to show that you're a piece of shit, like murder and have zero clue about the KKK all in one go.

If this country is going up in flames, can we put the boomers on the front line? They love to talk a big game, let them live up to their own hype.

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[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 10 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

No one watches Seinfeld for Seinfeld.

Same effect with King of Queens.

[–] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago

I only watched that show for Jason Alexander. Although Duckman was his much better work.

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[–] f1error@lemmy.world 38 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ArkanianOffshoot@feddit.org 37 points 12 hours ago (40 children)

Good thing I don’t take advice from pedos who "date" 17-year-olds when they’re 39 😃

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[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 18 hours ago

He's always come off as a smug arrogant douche and he doesn't change this first impression the more he opens his mouth,

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 30 points 17 hours ago

What's the deal with Israel, pedos and billionaires?

[–] mhague@lemmy.world 29 points 6 hours ago

"Just say you hate Jews. Just tie me up and say Jews should die. Spank me and call me an evil little Jew. You know you want to."

"Mr Seinfeld, children are starving."

[–] ValarieLenin@midwest.social 28 points 16 hours ago

To be fair that is an absurdly funny statement, it's just a shame that he wasn't joking...

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

what a rubbish human. Fuck you, jerry (I'm not capitalising his name. he doesn't deserve it)

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 hours ago

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"Finally, a Jerry worse than me!"

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 25 points 20 hours ago (7 children)

Does he have any respect left?

Honestly...like...who still thinks Jerry Seinfeld is a good person? Jerry Springer is a better person.

Who'd think that George would be the most respectable of the group 30 years later.

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[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 24 points 23 hours ago

“The KKK is a little better than Free Palestine. The crisp white robes? The anonymity? They’re basically racist laundry!”

funky slap bass

[–] Ron@zegheteens.nl 20 points 5 hours ago

Sorry Jerry but I don't hate Jews but I hate the government of Israel

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 19 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Of course Jerry of course. Israel is still a terrorist state. Bye.

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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 18 points 4 hours ago

Why do they keep trying to fuzz the terminology?

Zionists and Jews are not the same thing. They have very little in common.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 16 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Not really related but I'm having the weirdest time because I got on FB for the first time in a decade, and learned an old friend has transitioned and looks to be much happier now, so I'm excited, but their feed is FULL of zionist propaganda and it appears her entire identity is wrapped up in this now, so accepting her request would be a time bomb. Fuck, why everything gotta be this way now.

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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Jerry had more worthwhile things to say back when he had a show about nothing.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 26 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

In retrospect, Seinfeld was a very dark show. Somewhere on YouTube there is an insightful little video essay about how the first few seasons of the show are basically the story of how Elaine, a perfectly decent person, gets drawn into their little circle and over time adopts their awful selfishness and sociopathic behavior to try to fit in. How most of the problems of the show are caused by their selfishness and dishonesty, and often involve significant harm coming to someone else, and they don't care.

I can't even remember which comedian it is, but someone had a bit about how the darkest joke he ever heard was a Seinfeld bit about being at the movie theater and just throwing his drink on the ground at the end for someone else to clean up. Like it's a small thing, but the guy talking about it was genuinely alarmed by the depth of how far he genuinely just doesn't give a fuck and doesn't mind if you know it.

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[–] hypna@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

He's a comedian. Is this a joke? How can someone honestly think this?

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 17 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Delusional billionaire with a persecution complex.

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[–] kinther@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 12 points 19 hours ago

You might be too old for him.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 12 points 20 hours ago

Who, oh ya that soso comedian that got lucky with a tv show about nothing.

Useless twat.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

He's a rich NYC Jew, running with rich NYC Jews. Who expected him to say anything else?!

“Because they can come right out and say, ‘We don’t like Blacks, we don’t like Jews.’ OK, that’s honest.'”

I dunno. I like my racists honest, not hiding behind dog whistles.

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[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 hours ago

"What's the deaaal with unfunny, stupid comedians?"

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Remember when his show had an episode where a minor pursued Ellen? What did the show mean by that?

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[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

What a trash human being. I hope somebody leaves a burning cross in his yard.

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[–] canajac@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 hours ago

So. after WW2 Jewish people can obliterate an entire population just because they were attacked. boohoohoo What if the USA did the same thing in Vietnam, Korea, Afganistan, Iraq, etc? How is starving civilians to death is this fucking right Israel? You are making yourselves the new German Party of 1933. Netanyahu is the new Hitler. He ignores the international community, just like Hitler, kills innocents and does not admit it, just like Hitler. He kills starving children ffs. How low do you want to go Israel before you become what you've feared for 80 years? It's an international disgrace. Even trump is telling you to stop now, I mean WTF dudes?

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago

Bet you won't say that at a clan rally, they looove jews

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