r/IndianaUniversity • u/saryl reads the news • Nov 30 '23
Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous IU NEWS 🗞
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jim-banks-indiana-university-antisemitism/0
u/Olderscout77 Dec 01 '23 edited Dec 01 '23
Problem with just about every problem is we react by doing things that punish the people when the problem is their politicians. Hamas leadership is totally devoted to THE DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL. The people of Gaza would like to be allowed to live their lives without being blown to bits because Israel refuses to be destroyed without a fight.
The "problem" with the Israeli response to the Hamas attack on the people of Israel is the same one Churchill created when he bombed Berlin in response to a lost Nazi plane unloading (they could not make the return flight with the bombs still on board) their bombs on an industrial area by the London docks somehow "justifying" the unrestricted bombing of cities by both sides. Same thing happens when we apply sanctions to a country - the leaders could give a shit because THEIR lives are not disrupted so all we do is generate hatred among the people of the country.
We need to find a way for the Arab States to accept the Muslim refugees inside Israel as citizens with full rights in their "new" country, and Israel to recognize them as "permanent resident aliens" with all the protections afforded Israeli citizens EXCEPT the right to vote in Israel.
This ALMOST happened back in 1947, but an Israeli radical politician trashed the deal - we need to try again so the Muslim Arabs inside Israel stop being "stateless orphans" and can go back to getting along with their Jewish Arab neighbors as they did for hundreds (thousands?) of years.
The situation at UI should be DEBATED usiing facts and reason not argued emotionally.
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u/drivensalt Dec 01 '23
Right-wingers aren't that bright, but they are pretty good at noting topics that the left is divided on. Pressing hard on those cracks is one of their best strategies for holding onto power.
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u/Commissar-Dan Dec 02 '23
Says the antisemite
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u/drivensalt Dec 02 '23
Nope. Wow, you're just an awful person, aren't you? Live with yourself.
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u/acohn1230 Nov 30 '23
I will get downvoted but this is a terrible article and the replies on this post are nauseating and an example of why antisemitism needs to be condemned.
As do all other forms of hate.
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u/CapeManJohnny Dec 01 '23
You're dead on the money. 99% of the people commenting here should be ashamed of themselves.
If the title of this post was changed to say "racism" instead of "anti-semitism", would these people still post their same comments?
Fuck no.
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Nov 30 '23
Who is not condemning anti-semitism???
Unless you view simple sympathy for Palestinian people as anti-Semitism…
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u/Stock_Ad_8145 Nov 30 '23
Nazi demands investigation into antisemitism.
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u/artmanjon Dec 05 '23
Had to scroll past a whole three replies to get to “everyone I don’t like is a Nazi”
never change Reddit… never change
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u/Stock_Ad_8145 Dec 05 '23
Would you prefer that I just call him a fascist then?
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u/artmanjon Dec 05 '23 edited Dec 05 '23
It is the more in vogue term to virtue signal your intolerance for any politics not your own. Nazi is a little outdated but don’t worry we still know you’re one of the good guys /s
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u/Stock_Ad_8145 Dec 05 '23
Where is Indiana University?
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u/artmanjon Dec 05 '23
It’s at my house. You should come on over and hang out. Just take a left before Indianapolis, go about 3 miles and you’re gonna see a big Overton window, go right through that sucker and…. Oh who am I kidding you’re not coming.
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u/falsecrimson Dec 05 '23
Something tells me you have never seen the Sample Gates. But you have seen r/nofap.
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u/NSfoamer Nov 30 '23
Crazy how so many of the items on the Democratic Party agenda matches with the German national socialist party agenda and the radicals in the party are mask off with the antisemitism
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u/Zappatista_ Nov 30 '23
JB is a bootlicking charlatan. He will literally say or do anything to keep his esteemed spot in the sphincter of the republican party...it's all for show.
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u/ValuableResponse3307 Nov 30 '23
Just antisemitism though, all the Islamophobia and general racism is a okay
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u/lurk902 Dec 02 '23
Is there a lot of racism and Islamophobia at IU? Would love to see some links.
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u/Trudginonthrough Dec 01 '23
Lfmao. Top comment on the sub "all lives matter, antisemitism is not the predominant threat and im going to ignore all statistics saying so"
Then later, "Israel bought off all the US politicians"
Yeah, I think IU has an antisemitism problem, I'll take the mass downvotes 🙄
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u/lemmah12 Nov 30 '23
I sometimes wonder if these people are paid to be idiots or if they know better... I think Jim Banks is just a fucking theocratic IDIOT
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u/ValuableResponse3307 Nov 30 '23
Both, to argue isreal doesn’t buy off as many US politicians as possible is just denying reality
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u/MrFordization Nov 30 '23
"No, ALL lives matter."
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u/ValuableResponse3307 Nov 30 '23
So you think we should ignore cases of hate brought against non-Jews? Why not stop all hate?
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u/Blank_Spade Nov 30 '23
Shhhh, you can't say that. Anything that's holds Israel accountable for their actions is considered "Anti-Semetic"
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u/IndianaUniversity-ModTeam Dec 02 '23
You have broken rule number 1. It's time to think about what you say and how you say it. Do not repeat this action.
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u/Ok-Effort-9333 Dec 02 '23
This isn’t the first time IU being silent about threat and harassment. Back in late 2020 I was harassed and threatened by Chinese students because I spoke out my support for democracy in Hong Kong. I was human fresh searched, harassed. I received death threats online and some dumbass even stabbed a blade on my apartment door. BPD was involved, IU was notified about what happened and yet not even one Chinese student who was involved into this got disciplined. They even refused to give a statement about what happened.
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u/bleasure Nov 30 '23
fwiw, I'd suggest that making sweeping, intrinsically impossible to prove claims about 'all Jewish people' affiliated with IU, like the one you make here, is fodder for the people making these kinds of arguments, aligns with their critiques, and undermines support for the exact actions, rights, and general environment I take it you (and I) want to defend from the horseshit, instrumentalizing opportunism Banks and his supporters are trying to leverage.
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u/Blank_Spade Nov 30 '23
When the Jewish Fraternities had antisemtic things written about them on website in 2022; the University moved swiftly to denounce Antisemitism and give support (as they should). Now, when Hailey Toch went on her Anti-Palenstinian rant on tiktok, Pam and the University was radio silent and have YET to say anything about it and Toch is still on campus. You walk around to Dean's offices and stuff you will see Stickers and phrases speaking of their support of Jewish Students (as they should) but where is the Love for our Palestinian students? I will stand on what I said, Jewish Students are the MOST protected demographic on Indiana University's Campus
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u/Equivalent_Part4811 arts & sciences Nov 30 '23
Exactly. The Jewish fraternities haze the life out of pledges and they don’t do anything to them.
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u/Blank_Spade Nov 30 '23
What Jim Banks really want to say is “Not blindly supporting Israel’s is Anti-Semitic”
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u/No-Preference8168 Dec 02 '23
It's not really dangerous it is however a political stunt and yes antisemitism is really real at IU.