Lately if someone says they think the media is controlled by the Jews, I can't be sure if I'm talking to a MAGA type or a kid that's spent too much time on TikTok. Only real distinction is the TikTok crowd will tend to use the word "Zionist" while the MAGAs will use the word "Globalist" but it's ultimately the same antisemitic narrative.

My discussions with TikTokers and MAGAs have the exact same form. Basically it's like trying to deprogram someone that's been indoctrinated into a cult. The narrative that makes them feel righteous anger is more important than reality. Someone that's addicted to righteous anger will reject any information that doesn't conform to the narrative that keeps them angry.

Yeah it might hurt to hear that you're just a susceptible to the same kinds of narratives the MAGAs fall prey to. You're human just as they are, and emotional manipulation on social media is commonplace. You may be angry about different things than the MAGAs are angry about, but it's the exact same pattern.

Everyone that's addicted to righteous anger will say the same thing: "I'm differnet from the other angry people because what I'm angry about is true, I don't care what the mainstream media is saying!" The behavior of people getting their news from TikTok isn't really different from the behaviour of boomers that spread around racist memes on facebook. Only the target of their anger is different.

[–] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Zionist and Jewish are not the same thing, they're not even euphemism like (((globalist))). There are Jewish people protesting against Zionism, and Christian people fighting hard for it. It's not the same thing and no leftist thinks it is. Every now and then some Nazi tries to conflate them, and leftists do need to see it and shut it down, but that's a different issue.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah and in the past Cosmopolitan Jew didn't mean all Jews. That is until the mask was dropped.

Zionist Jew is the same sort of thing. Many people won't go along with full on antisemitism so antisemites will trick people by saying it's not all Jews they're against.

The mask is starting to drop on this movement too. We're seeing Jewish communities, Jewish Hospitals, and Synagogues being targeted be the "Free Palestine" movement now. Not something you'll hear about on TikTok.

[–] OftenWrong@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago

No, it's not. I get the feeling you're not very active in communities that are against the genocide if you actually think that.