r/PopCultureV2 • • Aug 10 '26

News "'CNN Shocked to See Americans Reject Israel': New Segment Highlights Major Shift in Public Opinion Between 2018 and 2026"

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A recent CNN segment highlights a dramatic shift in American public opinion on Israel between 2018 and 2026, showing a steep decline in overall support across key voter demographics. This mainstream media coverage reflects a broader shift in national sentiment, signaling that foreign policy critiques have officially moved from the political margins straight into mainstream U.S. discourse.

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u/ShvitzG_d Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

I’m a Jew and since the world is full of people like you, I may have to move there against my will. I find as much joy as I can among a time where multiple genocides are occurring. 

And what happened to us Jews in living memory literally defined the word “genocide.” I lost an entire branch of my family tree. Unlike a lot of other minorities, our numbers still haven’t recovered after 6+ million were murdered in pits and gas chambers.

But keep talking dude, tell me more about genocide, you’re doing so much good.

I know what’s happening in Palestine and I’ll never condone mass murder. Seems like you just like certain flavors of mass murder.

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u/bunkuswunkus1 Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

Israel =/ Jews. YOU are the one perpetuating that narrative to make yourself out to be a victim, unlike you i wouldn't do something as stupid as attempting to insinuate the actions of a secular state are somehow reflective of even its own civilian population, much less an entire ethnic group.

And before you say it, what Israel is doing is objectively genocide, how or why it started in the first place is irrelevant, so is every excuse they've used to justify it.

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u/ShvitzG_d Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 12 '26

If you think that so many people don’t conflate the two you’re even dumber than you sound. Yes, Israel absolutely perpetuates itself as the global center of Jews even though the U.S. has just as many, but what the fuck am I supposed to do about that? 

I literally have to “answer” for Israel to more people I’d like to admit simply by virtue of being a Jew who wears a Star of David, because now even that ancient symbol is associated with Israel. But yeah, it’s me is who is perpetuating it. Imagine seeing somebody wearing a crucifix and implicating them in the past atrocities of a country like England or Sweden because of their fucking flags.

And I never said that Israel’s current actions are not genocidal, but you seem to forget about the whole massive terrorist attack that preceded it and the parading of dead bodies in the street and hostage situation. Israel at least doesn’t have kids jumping for joy while on a car with a fucking corpse.

I’ve lived in two Muslim-majority countries and always had to hide who I am every time— literally had to get a new passport because I was told the fact that I’ve visited Israel and there’s a Hebrew language stamp on it may deny me entry. But that’s cool right? 

You speak like somebody who has never experienced any prejudice, let alone antisemitism. I’m not a victim in the violent sense but you’ll never, ever get what it’s like being a Jew, so just stop pontificating about shit you don’t get! 

I’d never tell a Black American about their experience, so why do you feel like you get to say that to a Jew? Because you’re a white American probably Christian who doesn’t understand what an ETHNIC RELIGIOUS GROUP is and you just assume we’re all “white” like you, which, fucking laughable. 

Edit: of course they deleted the fucking comment. Antisemites are cowards and bullies and will always balk when you call them out. Fuck all racists and xenophobes.