• stink@lemmygrad.ml
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    17 days ago

    Please read my comment above

    I don’t think I’ve interacted with him before this but I do think it’s disingenuous to say he isn’t a representative of what most arabs on this site think.

    “israel” has been bombing the entire region for almost a century at this point, all while waving that flag.

    Maybe it doesn’t make sense to a westerner, but yes that flag is literally the same as the nazi flag in west asia.

    • Lyudmila [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      17 days ago

      Like your partner, I don’t feel comfortable with wearing or showing off anything with the Star of David anymore.

      It’s pretty clear even in this thread that the userbase is divided on this. I think the site admins and mods are really wary about any moves that could cause a struggle session given how even the most seemingly obvious tweaks and course corrections have resulted in week-long fights.

      I think the crux of the issue goes back to the Holocaust and it’s the specific imagery of burning the Star of David as being representative of burning Jews. I’m not sure how to fix that.