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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

1. I am a Jew, and the son of Jewish war refugees.

2. That is not an antisemitic illustration, it is an anti-monopoly illustration.

3. The original (from Puck Magazine) depicted the empire of John D Rockefeller's Standard Oil; it it perhaps the most famous work of anti-monopoly illustration in history.

4. I categorically reject the idea that negative depictions of the power of the wealthy and/or of the finance sector are antisemitic.

(ETA: referencing this https://mamot.fr/@axolottel@troet.cafe/115799819220636077)

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Traumkämpfer
Traumkämpfer
@Traumkaempfer@sueden.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@pluralistic There are also those in that thread that can’t wrap their head around the fact that it’s possible to be jewish and against genocide, because apparently everyone in Palestine belongs to the Hamas, is therefore against all Jews and deserves to die.

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Sozan
Sozan
@GRA3432@mastodon.world replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@pluralistic Germans.

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Cybermatron
Cybermatron
@TheCybermatron@someone.elses.computer replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@pluralistic Not to detract from your original point, but just to say that German schooling is designed to highly sensitise people to “Jud Suess” type imagery, which - given that it was mostly created during the same period you refer to - looks incredibly similar in style. So, while I fully accept your argument for using the images you use, as a German, I nevertheless emotionally flinch every time you do and have to remind myself.

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Graham C
Graham C
@adamantichrist@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@pluralistic what is the image

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petterroea :verified: :archlinux: :nix:
petterroea :verified: :archlinux: :nix:
@petterroea@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@pluralistic isn't the idea that negative depictions of the power of wealthy is antisemitic somewhat antisemitic in itself??

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funbaker
funbaker
@funbaker@chaos.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@pluralistic to 4.: people who does that are the actual antisemites, because THEY make that connection, not the anticapitalists.

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