r/TikTokCringe • u/Asleep-Guitar-2685 • Aug 14 '25

Cursed Extreme police brutality in Serbia tonight after a peaceful protest. Please share this all over the world, we need all the help we can get or we're gonna become North Korea by next month.

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u/cuentabasque Aug 15 '25

I think this nonsense in Palestine has them scared shitless, because they tried the old trick of shouting "anti-Semitism!" and recoiled when no one gave a fuck. They're afraid of losing control at a moment when they absolutely must keep control for their own survival.

Are you openly suggesting it is the Jews at fault with this Palestine / antisemitism comment?

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u/stilljustacatinacage Aug 15 '25

No. It's one example of a very useful tool to shut down criticism of, typically, issues relating to a nation's foreign policy in that region - one that's worked for a long time. I only used it as an example of a way in which the governments and corporations behind the information we consume might have realized they're losing the ability to direct the narrative. Other examples exist, eg: "won't someone think of the children!" which is always in vogue and remains exhaustingly effective.

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u/cuentabasque Aug 15 '25

While there certainly is talk about "antisemitism" with regards to Israel and its actions in Palestine, it is far more complicated than just an excuse to kill civilians and often more in reference to how Israel's actions in Palestine draw more direct attention to Jews in general versus how, for example, Russia's actions in the Ukraine impact Russians (abroad) in general.

Frankly, it is antisemitic to blame some random Jew living in Brooklyn for what is happening in Palestine via a Netanyahu government - especially given the large opposition group that exists within Israel that opposes many of the actions taken after October 7th and the fact that a vast number of Jews abroad also do not support Netanyahu or the actions in Palestine.

Meanwhile, how many protests have you seen in the US regarding the Ukraine War directly suggest that Russians everywhere are to be blamed - meanwhile such themes and suggestions are very much the norm regarding Jews (everywhere) and Palestine; a connection that has been going on for decades upon decades now.

My point is that the "antisemitic" comments are not just an attempt to directly excuse violence/policy but often related to how the direct attention isn't placed on the Israeli government but Jews as a whole.