cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/shermanposting/p/1855263/don-t-be-a-loser
Lmao does that mean he's against the apartheid in Israel or playing into their propaganda? Cause It could really be either lol
this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026
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Wasn't he republican governor?
Edit: Also doesn't that mean that movement based on hate towards capitalism is bunch of losers too?
A repub gov in CA. That probably makes him more left than Manchin in WV or some other dem elected in a red state. He was more open about hearing from everyone and working to get things accomplished.
For your second question. Probably, idk. He is a capitalist.
Anti-semitism is a bankrupt term. Its being weaponized by nazi-Israel against anyone who criticize Israel. We should rather use a plain term like judeophobia so that we are clear in our speech.
I hate the Israeli government and a specific Jewish man named Aaron Edelman. Fuck you, Aaron, you know what you did.
The rest of the Jewish community is cool though.
The issue is, if you care at all about how the Palestinian people are treated, you’re labeled an antisemite. That word is being used to shut down ANY discourse.
I can label someone a sociopath for wearing red shoes, doesn't make them one.
Agreed. But that doesn’t change the fact that it shuts down discourse.
While real antisemitism is also on the rise
It sounds like victim blaming, but a lot of the rise of antisemitism is being fueled by the actions of the Israeli state itself. Over the course of the last few years the state has burned through 80 years of good will and hard work put in by groups devoted to fighting real antisemitism.
A lot of the behaviour like flexing control over the media, and political systems that antisemitic groups have been falsely accusing them of have been made true through the acts of the Israeli far right government. Furthering the idea that these antisemitic groups have been correct the whole time. The worse thing is that the state is intentionally conflating the idea that the actions of Israel represent the intent of all Jewish people, labeling any criticism against the state antisemitic behavior. This only serves to validate the behaviour of real antisemitic actors, giving them cover to disguise their racism under a veil of righteous criticism.
Israel spent significant resources propagandizing that they speak for every jewish people on earth. As a part ashkenazi, I was called blood traitor many times for suggesting that maybe genocide shouldn't be happening actually. And I can't even betray any blood, I wasn't even rised jewish and I don't look the part.
Yep, after Palestinians this propaganda campaign is most dangerous for ethnic Jews. It always amazes me that people who survived the consequences of people attempting to create an ethnostate are so quick to want to create one themselves.
Apparently so is genocide.
At least now we're talking about it negatively, instead of quietly ignoring it for decades.
Why is that an issue? Who cares what people think of you?
Because it’s being used to shut down discourse.
It’s not the label.
Arnold must lick Zio Hollywood boots in order to stay in his place. Arnold cannot talk about the real fucking losers who cry antisemitism in the same time they literally kill kids and shoot them in the testicles twice, and rape hostages and burn civilians alive, kill medics and jourmalists, academics, peace negotiotors, and flatten and steal homes, bomb hospitals and schools and places of worship, occupy neighboring countries, enable corrupt dictatorships, impose aparthied, genocide, torture prison camps, besieged and starved ethnic population.... fuck the list is too long
Israel is an apartheid state though…
Something all of us have to keep in mind, especially based on many of the comments here generalizing about MAGA, Jews (and the guilt by association angle), immigrants more broadly (for the rare conservative about these parts), etc..
I see a lot of rationalization and emotionally strong trigger words being used to justify acting the way Arnold is being celebrated for saying people should not act.
The omission of zionists makes me think he's conflating terms here.
Unfortunately he’s confusing antisemites with antizionists
Is he? That phrase isn't in the quote, variety added it.
(It's still possible, but idk the rest of the context)
Palestinians are semites too!
I know, hence my comment.
Quit it with the semitics
Now you are being anti-semantic
Given how much he reversed on after speaking with experts on other things when he was govenor, I think he could be convinced he isn't defending the right people if he talked to a 3rd party expert about it.
Despite him being a Republican he seems to be a reasonable guy. Usually.
I think he's one of those Rinos republicans are yapping about.
Yeah.... Morally he wasn't as repugnant as your average Republican, especially compared to today's standards. However, there isn't really a way to be a Republican and still be a truly empathetic person. His tenure as governor was all about cutting taxes and services for his constituents.
He massively cut funding for schools, healthcare, and social services which, all while racking up a huge amount of debt for the state. Imo you can't systemically make the lives of hundreds of thousands poor families even harder and still be considered a good person. Being "fiscally conservative" is just short hand for wanting to starve children and deprive them of healthcare and equitable futures, just to make rich people richer.
Yeah, my bar got so low, I genuinely considered that not openly supporting fucking kids already made him not a republican. I'm kind of forgetting that it's a new development for those folks.
Time flies, crazy to think his governorship started +20 years ago.
This is personal for him. IIRC his dad was a Nazi and during his childhood he remembered him being a sad angry man, never getting over the loss.
The term "semite" has two definitions, one traditional and one modern. Palestinians are semitic according to both of them.
No but don't you understand? Criticizing the Israeli government for slaughtering Palestinians is anti-Semitic for... reasons.
Those semitics should stop their semantic bukakke of oppression.
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Then why are you a Republican?
Because he immigrated to the US after hearing a speech from Reagan and promptly went from having almost nothing to starting his own business and becoming a multi-millionaire before he got into acting. He's what the Republican party used to advertise itself as. He is to the Republican Party what Worf is to the Klingon Empire.
He is to the Republican Party what Worf is to the Klingon Empire.
Ahh finally an analogy my Lemmy brain can understand.
Whatever your views on him as an actor or his political affiliation, you should watch the original speech in its entirety, rather than keep this soundbite in and of itself and hijack its meaning. It's also worth noting this was recorded in early 2023, so a lot of things have changed since then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsETTn7DehI
I think it's a powerful message and well delivered. Something the hardline MAGA crowd definitely needed to heed. And all around the world, as more of these populist movements rise or have risen.
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Well alright could you please also forward that note to the genocidal child killers that are ranzig Gaza and Lebanon?
I really don't want more antisemitism but that's not something I can control as Israel itself is currently the biggest driver of antisemitism in the world
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Agree with this outside of those opposing genocide being labeled as antisemites.
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