House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
apnews.com
The House has passed legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws.

hr-6090 will make criticizing isreal illegal including the protests. it’s already passed the the house and biden has signaled his support for it. i wonder why this isn’t on lemmy already since it’s been a thing for a month so far.

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
    730·
    6 months ago

    i wonder why this isn’t on lemmy

    Because, a significant portion of lemmy are fascist apologists. They are fine with fascism as policy as long it comes with the support of their team.

    In a sane world this would never get past the supreme court. Its a clear violation of the first amendment and no Democrat should have ever voted for it. We don’t live in a sane world.

    • eldaviOP
      64·
      6 months ago

      i’m sorry to hear that; part of me was hoping that the lemmyverse was better, but the speed at which a sister post was comment deflected and then removed within 30 seconds of posting it makes me think you’re right.

      • SoupBrick@pawb.social
        8·
        6 months ago

        You can scroll through my comment history. I am pretty damn socialist leaning and have not had many to any issues here with legitimatly fascist ideology. The upvotes on some of my comments indicate there is a good amount of active users who agree with that certain leftist ideology.

      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
        93·
        6 months ago

        Here’s the thing, you can’t sit idle and let the fascists or their apologists take the space.

        Live isn’t easy, its pure competition, all of the time. If you and I don’t have a conversation about this bill, how its in direct opposition to like, everything that the left should stand for, and how it impacts the jewish diaspora, then it just doesn’t happen.

        Lemmings like @Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz are scared. They are scared shitless, and it shows every step of the way. Their candidate is floundering. They can’t imagine an alternative. They can’t see a way out of the corner they’ve painted themselves into and they’re lashing out in every direction possible, even if that means ushering fascism in under a blue banner.

        You and I can make a difference.

        We can show people that there is a third way, a way in which we can have a dialogue, a conversation that shows that a third way is possible.

        Whats most important is that we not give up the space. This is the biggest mis-step we could make. What we should not do is cede the ground. We should keep talking. We should point out how this fascist bill, that Democrats overwhelmingly supported, hurts jews across the nation and across the world, and is a direct encroachment of fascism.

        You and I can make the difference.

        • Jake Farm@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          44·
          6 months ago

          And which candidate is “my” candidate? Plus I thought you don’t have conversations with fascists and since everyone not a socialist is fascist there are no conversations left to have.