@pluralistic https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277854/

@pluralistic but what about... This!

@pluralistic Thank you for speaking common sense because we need it more and more. This is the same distraction as hating highways because Nazis built the autobahn. Octopus' existed before Nazis, we can't let racism own natural references without intent. Its like being antifascist and bringing checker pieces to the chess board to serve up their red meat where there is none thus becoming an unwitting pawn of their message. And good luck getting tentacles out of anime or scifi references *eyeroll*

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Basically someone making a connection here that is not there…

There is so much to be said on this, that I cannot even start to think where to begin. Certainly not in a 400 character toot…

One of the ironies is medieval christians not allowing Jews in guilds and professions but did not exclude trade and banking. That and the connection to the crucifixion of Christ… there you have your evil resentment and envy raising its ugly head over and over again. We never learn.

@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.

@pluralistic Germans.

@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.

@pluralistic what is the image

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

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