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[–] [email protected] 46 points 6 months ago (42 children)

It's really bizarre if you compare the Lemmy comments with those on Reddit worldnews. The Reddit comments are generally pro Israël, some even banaly so (in the 'they had it coming sand the deserve what they get'- territory).

In a forum there should be dissenting opinions, however those are downvoted to oblivion. It feels very weird, I'm reluctant to use the word astroturfing, but there's a huge difference in the time of the discussion compared to a couple of years ago.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

pro Israël how long since you've left reddit ? Because back there in the comments the only thing I saw were :

  • nazis
  • crypto-antisemitic conspiracy theories
  • flat out antisemitism
  • islamism
  • pro islamist discourses veiled behind an anti-imperialist, marxist, anti-colonialist rethoric
  • antisemtism discourses veiled behind an anti-imperialist, marxist, anti-colonialist rethoric
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Being pro Israel is being pro a lot of those things in this day and age.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

being pro israel is being supportive of islamism thinly veiled in anti-imperialist discourse and antisemitic conspiracy theories

huuum, did you... read my comment

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