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weary bunions @ziusik.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I really debated with myself on whether or not to post this, but it feels like the right thing to do. It scares me a bit but hey. Anyway…this has been heavily on my mind as of late.

You know... I may regret posting this. But this has been bothering me for a while, and I feel like I have to say something. Seeing people - both Jewish and not - dismiss the fears of many Jews over the pretty astronomical rise in antisemitism recently is incredibly frustrating because Jews are being attacked all over the world. Not just Israeli Jews (and we can certainly talk about whether it’s ever okay to attack people whose governments you’re angry with). All Jews. In Australia. In France. In the UK. Even, lately, in New York. Is it the Holocaust? No, and nobody is saying it is. But this is how it can start. So to sweep it under the rug and say you and other Jews you know aren’t worried - that’s YOUR experience. Some of us are, actually. And frustrated that, time and again, those worries are dismissed - by Jews or otherwise. I say this as a person who did not grow up in a safe place to be Jewish. Who was frequently disadvantaged for being Jewish. Whose family was persecuted for being Jewish, in very big and slightly smaller ways.

What I’m saying is: I am coming from experience. Most American (or, at least, Northeastern) Jews haven’t experienced what I have - which is great. But I’m telling you: what I’m seeing is pretty alarming. And dismissing that as fear-mongering isn’t doing anybody any favors. Any antisemitic attacks must be taken seriously - just like any other attack on any other ethnicity or religious group or race or gender, etc etc. And the fact that none of these attacks seem to add up to “this is a serious problem” for people is, well, kind of a problem. Antisemitism has managed to thrive for centuries. And somehow, STILL, it’s considered less bad than other bad shit (and the whataboutism around it is simply wild these days).

And I’m just curious…why. And how bad DOES it have to get for others to start seeing the pattern and getting concerned. And - the thing worrying me most - does this mean that people have literally truly stopped giving a shit because “antisemitism is bad…but is it THAT bad?” And Jewish people simply matter less? And I am…pretty damn tired.

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ldthomps @ldthomps.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

💕💕💕

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nobirdstofly @nobirdstofly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

it’s terrifying that anyone isn’t terrified, and I’m so so sorry. I know there’s nothing I can say, but I appreciate you being so open 💜

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sickorax @ripeteeth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I keep trying to write a reply and can't find any words that fit. Just fuck, fuck, I'm so sorry. I hate that this is rising again

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Sensible gremlin tux @tuxkate.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Absolutely agree that dismissing the current rising tide is profoundly ignorant and actively dangerous. 💜💜💜

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Maria Lima aka chickwriter @thelima.eurosky.social · 31/08/2026

🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

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minimum viable seriousness @fleurdeliser.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

💜💜💜💜💜

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blueMeridian @bluemeridian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🫂 I hate so much that there are things happening in the world (the country, the state…) that make this kind of statement applicable

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