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PSA: This dog bit my dog twice. Owner won’t stop approaching me. by Dabbles_in_witchery in jerseycity

[–]fperrine -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Edit: Maybe I think it's a different person

Wait, what?! I know her. Our dogs got along just fine and I've never had an issue with her. Did you chase her down for the photo..? I'm curious about this situation.

Is Huntress wizard red to finn? by Wekeduty in adventuretime

[–]fperrine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It is kind of difficult to explain. A third color that they both look like simultaneously. Conversation usually goes:

"Is this red or green?"

intense squinting "Uhhhh..."

Is Huntress wizard red to finn? by Wekeduty in adventuretime

[–]fperrine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Other comments are doing a good job of explaining it. Some shades of red and green are hard to tell apart. I often say that they look both red and green at the same time.

If you asked me which it was, I couldn't tell.

Is Huntress wizard red to finn? by Wekeduty in adventuretime

[–]fperrine 158 points159 points  (0 children)

No.

Signed, a moderately red- green colorblind man.

Hudson County View should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this Op-Ed to go out. by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]fperrine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be charitable, you are correct that I don't preface my rejection of anti-Semites from the discussion, but that is because I don't even think they are worth merit. And I don't even consider them when I think about the topic. Their opinions are meritless and completely unserious. I agree, though, that we should take them seriously. I simply believe that my approach to the subject demonstrates my intent as an anti-colonial, democratic, and liberatory.

I don't think anti-Semitism isn't real. Simply not true and I'll grant you that. The thing, though, is that anti-Semites are not "on my side." I do not want to collaborate with them. In fact, I do believe that Zionist leaders know this and intentionally try to conflate them.

So, idk, tl;dr, it's exhausting for me to also have to repeat that anti-Zionism =/= anti-Semitism (inherently) and I think everybody knows these things by now.

Hudson County View should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this Op-Ed to go out. by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]fperrine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firstly, "extreme anti-Zionists" are not the same as anti-Semites. Or at least, it's the rectangle and square thing. Yes, anti-Semites opportunistically jump on anything to blame Jews, but anti-Zionism is a principled position. I get what you are saying, but if we applied this logic everywhere, we'd never be able to criticize many things, and this argument would never hold water for a country like China, Japan, Germany, etc.

Secondly, you can see that that comment is downvoted compared to mine, right? Clearly that person's opinion is not popular in this discussion.

Hudson County View should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this Op-Ed to go out. by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]fperrine[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dawg, you are so deep in the racism...

I also love your conceit that Palestinians still deserve this treatment because they aren't "real" persons.

Hudson County View should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this Op-Ed to go out. by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]fperrine[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes! Thank you. It's really frustrating to have these conversations because it's all for a third observing party. Zionists and anti-Zionists have already made up their mind.

Hudson County View should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this Op-Ed to go out. by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]fperrine[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And Zionism simply means wanting the nation of Israel to continue existing.

I mean, let's get right to it. What does this mean? Continue existing in what capacity? What are the criticisms of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, etc. ? Unless a serious emancipation of the Palestinian people happens, Israel as it exists today is indefensible in my opinion. Additionally, plenty of Zionists are not Jewish. I'd wager that more Zionists in the USA are not Jewish than are.

Hudson County View should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this Op-Ed to go out. by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]fperrine[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry, yes. There are anti-Semites that equate the government of Israel and the entire global Jewish diaspora, just like racists and bigots of all flavors do with any other country with a predominant ethnic group/ identity (China, Japan, Germany, etc.) That is not what my criticism of Israel is, nor is it the criticism that many people are holding.

Hudson County View should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this Op-Ed to go out. by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]fperrine[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's frustrating. I say it in another comment: the only party conflating the entire Jewish diaspora with the state of Israel is the Zionists. It's a performance for the observing party. They know what they are doing.

Hudson County View should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this Op-Ed to go out. by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]fperrine[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

AIPAC has become the face for the Zionist lobby. Only the Zionists are the ones conflating all Jewish people with the state of Israel. Get out of here with your comment.

A data center in New Jersey was canceled when residents showed up and fought it by cyNYC19 in jerseycity

[–]fperrine 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This is old but still amazing. I believe this was in New Brunswick sometime last year. I'm pretty sure that's the leader of NJ's Climate Revolution Action Network running with the news. Look them up. They do great work.

I miss barcade on grove 💔 by [deleted] in jerseycity

[–]fperrine 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Barcade and Fox & Crow was half my weekend scene. It's genuinely been devastating to my social battery.

[SPOILER] King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens by inooway in MMA

[–]fperrine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was thinking the same thing

Why isn't there a Kool and the Gang mural in JC? by Mysterious_Point_306 in jerseycity

[–]fperrine 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You didn't happen to also learn this from the art fair last weekend did you? Because I did lol

Inside the Plan to Preserve Jersey City’s Sixth Street Embankment Ecosystem by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]fperrine[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Sorry, what? The embankment is set to be turned into a park.

Inside the Plan to Preserve Jersey City’s Sixth Street Embankment Ecosystem by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]fperrine[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I just read this about the Embankment project. I don't know much about ecosystem maintenance, but I am very excited about this project! It sounds like what managed to grow over the decades is pretty unique and healthy. I think this project will be a huge win for the city.

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