Tonight as we welcome in Shabbat, and the Hamas Caucus plead for a ceasefire (sorry, never gonna happen until every single member of Hamas is dead), I really just wanted to come back to the most amazing – and I mean truly amazing – thing I have seen in two weeks, and that is Greta Thunberg’s antisemitic dog whistle.
Greta is an attention seeker and to use a Nazi symbol is execrable. She knew it would create a sensation. I feel as though we are living in an alternate universe. Truth does not exist. It’s as if nothing Jews or Israel does can ever be right or valued. We can take strides in climate change, medicine and any other field and get no recognition, but if we are attacked and defend ourselves we are barbarians and deserve to all die. We need a new set of facts and fast!
This is even more asinine and idiotic than when the Sunrise Movement DC chapter decided that antisemitism was environmental. Progressive movements are afflicted with a pro Hamas brain rot.
I am surprised and horrified. I guess I didn’t see this one coming. I just ended a long online (discussion) where I was trying to explain what Hamas was. I was called a right wing propagandist, a bigot and just plain ignorant. I had to leave, my blood pressure was so high. I said well global warming will probably end us all. How ironic.
They say the octopus may be smarter than all of us. Which is why it lies on the ocean floor, camouflaged. Leave me the eff alone, it gurgles. And keep my species name outta your potty mouth, angry little girl. Who hurt you?
"Israel-related animal conspiracy theories" is its own Wikipedia page, from which I draw this quote:
"Now it has recruited a watery pet, the dolphin, known for his friendship with humans, to use for operations to kill Qassam Brigade Naval Commandos."
Naval commandos slain by Jewish Flipper. Flip this.
These regressive "progressives" can't even come up with an original trope of their own. Greta, this utterly dim and oh so angry teenager who should have been given a time out and sent to her room the first time she uttered, "how dare you?", not applauded for it. Her rudeness should never have been mistaken for intelligence she obviously doesn't have any, she's nothing more than an antisemitic teenager with anger issues who's being used and paraded around as the useful human idiot version of the octopus by sick people with nefarious purposes.
Alas, the dog whistle can be heard only by Jews (victims) and Antisemites (perpetrators).
You were right to expose but I am afraid the the key points are missing.
The key point is a radical change of perspective.
First change: when I was young (many decades ago) the perspective was the Arab-Israeli war; now is the Israelo-Palestinian war.
If you stand by the weaker, where the left instinctively stands by, who's the weaker?
Second change: when I was young (many decades ago) we pretended the progress were a direct line, and "turning a desert into a garden" and even "into a modern town" were commendable.
Now it is felt as an apparent crime against the following generations.
If it was a crime, the first israelis were not criminals? And the palesitinians keeping the desert as it was for centuries are not the equivalent of the good na'vi of the planet Pandora?
If the Israelis are mainly European Ashkenazis, is not Israel a settler colony?
So, if we want to fight against this "consistent" narrative, it's relevant but it's not enough to expose the antisemitic "tropoi", octopus included.
Just to end this "pars destruens" and to proceed toward a "pars construens", about the main difference between Us and Australia (settler colonies) on one hand and Israel on the other hand, why not pinpointing that the large majority of the Israeli Jews, since the fifties of last century, is not shaped by White Europeans settlers, but by diplaced Mizrahim, that is Northafricans and MiddleEasterns ? they are not white peoiple coming from somewhere far from the region and the local culture, but they are full-fledged members of the same region and the same culture.
Your comment actually tackle a key point: ambientalism in Israel vs Palestine. But we must expand it.
And finally: this is not an Israelo-Palestinian war; this is an Israelo-Iranian war, with the people of Iran standing by Israel and the Iranian-government standing with Hamas (and Hezbollah, and Assad).
Nothing gets past Eve! She points out the hypocrisy and symbolism, and calls out the self hating useful idiot Jews who parade with signs showing how much they care about the people who want them dead. Well, maybe not THEM, not just yet anyway.
I don’t think she’s weaponizing her autism so much as simply lying about her knowledge of the blue octopus’s symbolism. I’m also not sure we should accuse her of “weaponizing” her childhood—she was making a legitimate point that the younger you are, the more screwed you are by the destruction of the planet. HOWEVER, I’m totally disgusted by her “position” and can’t help but sense pure narcissism and attention-seeking in her photo. She veered so far out of her lane so fast it can only mean she wants to be the center of the world’s most discussed topic. On a personal note, the photo makes me furious. I’m glad someone tweeted those photos of Hamas’ climate destroying violence.
Greta is an attention seeker and to use a Nazi symbol is execrable. She knew it would create a sensation. I feel as though we are living in an alternate universe. Truth does not exist. It’s as if nothing Jews or Israel does can ever be right or valued. We can take strides in climate change, medicine and any other field and get no recognition, but if we are attacked and defend ourselves we are barbarians and deserve to all die. We need a new set of facts and fast!
Wow. Truth does not exist. You are so right😞
I wish that I could say that I’m surprised but the thing is, at this point I’d have been more surprised if she wasn’t anti-Semitic.
This is even more asinine and idiotic than when the Sunrise Movement DC chapter decided that antisemitism was environmental. Progressive movements are afflicted with a pro Hamas brain rot.
I am surprised and horrified. I guess I didn’t see this one coming. I just ended a long online (discussion) where I was trying to explain what Hamas was. I was called a right wing propagandist, a bigot and just plain ignorant. I had to leave, my blood pressure was so high. I said well global warming will probably end us all. How ironic.
Thanks for trying to fight the good fight
“Does Greta know that Hamas only recycle two things: Nazi ideology, and water pipes from which they make rockets?” Bam! Keep ‘em coming Eve
Not surprised by Gretta but am saddened by my own ignorance about the blue octopus dog whistle.
They say the octopus may be smarter than all of us. Which is why it lies on the ocean floor, camouflaged. Leave me the eff alone, it gurgles. And keep my species name outta your potty mouth, angry little girl. Who hurt you?
"Israel-related animal conspiracy theories" is its own Wikipedia page, from which I draw this quote:
"Now it has recruited a watery pet, the dolphin, known for his friendship with humans, to use for operations to kill Qassam Brigade Naval Commandos."
Naval commandos slain by Jewish Flipper. Flip this.
The progressive voice has become a mouthpiece for left wing Jew-hatred.
These regressive "progressives" can't even come up with an original trope of their own. Greta, this utterly dim and oh so angry teenager who should have been given a time out and sent to her room the first time she uttered, "how dare you?", not applauded for it. Her rudeness should never have been mistaken for intelligence she obviously doesn't have any, she's nothing more than an antisemitic teenager with anger issues who's being used and paraded around as the useful human idiot version of the octopus by sick people with nefarious purposes.
I sure hope Gaza has a good recycling program.
Alas, the dog whistle can be heard only by Jews (victims) and Antisemites (perpetrators).
You were right to expose but I am afraid the the key points are missing.
The key point is a radical change of perspective.
First change: when I was young (many decades ago) the perspective was the Arab-Israeli war; now is the Israelo-Palestinian war.
If you stand by the weaker, where the left instinctively stands by, who's the weaker?
Second change: when I was young (many decades ago) we pretended the progress were a direct line, and "turning a desert into a garden" and even "into a modern town" were commendable.
Now it is felt as an apparent crime against the following generations.
If it was a crime, the first israelis were not criminals? And the palesitinians keeping the desert as it was for centuries are not the equivalent of the good na'vi of the planet Pandora?
If the Israelis are mainly European Ashkenazis, is not Israel a settler colony?
So, if we want to fight against this "consistent" narrative, it's relevant but it's not enough to expose the antisemitic "tropoi", octopus included.
Just to end this "pars destruens" and to proceed toward a "pars construens", about the main difference between Us and Australia (settler colonies) on one hand and Israel on the other hand, why not pinpointing that the large majority of the Israeli Jews, since the fifties of last century, is not shaped by White Europeans settlers, but by diplaced Mizrahim, that is Northafricans and MiddleEasterns ? they are not white peoiple coming from somewhere far from the region and the local culture, but they are full-fledged members of the same region and the same culture.
Your comment actually tackle a key point: ambientalism in Israel vs Palestine. But we must expand it.
And finally: this is not an Israelo-Palestinian war; this is an Israelo-Iranian war, with the people of Iran standing by Israel and the Iranian-government standing with Hamas (and Hezbollah, and Assad).
Forgive me if I was too verbose
Another great article. You write everything I want to say. Thank you!
“fluffy pissed off octopi” BAHAHAHA!! Although the situation couldn’t be sadder, thx for the laugh!
Nothing gets past Eve! She points out the hypocrisy and symbolism, and calls out the self hating useful idiot Jews who parade with signs showing how much they care about the people who want them dead. Well, maybe not THEM, not just yet anyway.
Thank you Eve! I don’t know if you’re subscribed to BordoLines, but if not I hope you will.
This week I take on the press coverage of the Gaza Hospital. I’ve already had one person (from the 5 who immediately unsubscribed) accuse me of supporting genocide. At the same time, she referred to the “countless hospitals” Israel has bombed. I’m so tired. I think I will write about our love of dogs this week. https://open.substack.com/pub/susanbordo/p/not-just-the-fog-of-war-human-suffering?r=384ha&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Excellent !
I don’t think she’s weaponizing her autism so much as simply lying about her knowledge of the blue octopus’s symbolism. I’m also not sure we should accuse her of “weaponizing” her childhood—she was making a legitimate point that the younger you are, the more screwed you are by the destruction of the planet. HOWEVER, I’m totally disgusted by her “position” and can’t help but sense pure narcissism and attention-seeking in her photo. She veered so far out of her lane so fast it can only mean she wants to be the center of the world’s most discussed topic. On a personal note, the photo makes me furious. I’m glad someone tweeted those photos of Hamas’ climate destroying violence.