Post AzE61XMYk9Q1VMuYd6 by zleap@techhub.social
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 (DIR) Post #AzE4ha1z0uv02BCsdc by rms@mastodon.xyz
       2025-10-15T07:19:31Z
       
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       [1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/08/starmer-targets-inflammatory-chants-at-palestine-protests-for-further-curbsStarmer says he is investigating how to punish protests that express hatred of Jews. He singled out a chant that calls for some analysis: "globalize the intifada". It has a problem but Starmer seems to have misidentified what the problem is. I don't see any antisemitism in that phrase, but it is a dog whistle that hints at support for terrorism. The word
       
 (DIR) Post #AzE4hwmsPFV6bzJdmi by rms@mastodon.xyz
       2025-10-15T07:19:32Z
       
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       [2/2] "intifada" means "uprising"; it does not specifically imply terrorism, or violence at all. But we all know that the Palestinian second intifada often used suicide attacks on victims who were not fighting, and that was terrorism. That is what makes the slogan a dog whistle. To make dog-whistling a crime is dangerous; it could enable all sorts of censorship. But we ought to reject that slogan and its hazy implications.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzE61XMYk9Q1VMuYd6 by zleap@techhub.social
       2025-10-15T07:34:17Z
       
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       @rms I agree with you here,  according to wikipedia intifada is global rebellion.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntifadaGlobal uprising, rebellion.  Probably against anyone who is infadel (non believer).  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infidel
       
 (DIR) Post #AzEJZDYICjwfJSn1eq by yairmohr@noauthority.social
       2025-10-15T10:06:04Z
       
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       @rms even broken clocks are right twice a day, I guess.