#and worry not i for sure said some uneducated bad faith shit here i am Not as well read as i would like to be

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also for what it's worth I've been following your blog for a very long time and generally agree with your political takes -- I definitely don't want to imply that I think you're saying anything uneducated/in bad faith, I think I'm just coming from a very different angle as someone who's been pretty heavily involved in campus protests over the last year

oh certainly, and i appreciate that you responded back and aren't some rando writing a one-off (as most of my anons seem to be). my perspective is that of a jew who has been invested in this for my entire life and is therefore a bit cynical.

i went to one meeting of our local JVP chapter and was incredibly unimpressed and decided the uber fare wasn't worth it (i dont have a license yet for trans reasons and take the bus). i frankly just do not think that getting the city council to write a statement and organizing incredibly broad boycotts is productive. they've not had any success working with local jewish organizations and ive only met one person who is both a practicing jew and involved with them. not interested in any other local organizations on account of the rampant antisemitism where i live. i find my time is better spent with the groups i already was volunteering for (mostly focused on homelessness and the extensive racism issue in [redacted] county) however, i can see how if you live somewhere more populous and less conservative you may feel that your areas local efforts are more effective than i find mine.

im genuinely glad people care about and are invested in a ceasefire and in decreasing military spending im just frustrated that it's still not fucking happening after six months and meanwhile a bunch of insanely antisemitic rhetoric is getting propagated. i wish you luck, and i hope your efforts lead to positive change, i just have been increasingly concerned over the rhetoric i see online, from large antiZionist organizations, and from individuals i speak to.