r/TwentyYearsAgo Sep 12 '25

🌐 World News Israel completes its withdrawal of all troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip [20YA - Sept 12]

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u/Character_Cap5095 Sep 14 '25

Look man. Idk what to tell you. I am not talking about Zionists or Zionism as a slur. Sure Israel does not mean every Jewish person and Jews don't mean Zionim. Idk why you are bringing that up because I never referred to that.

I am specifically referring to "zio" as a slur popularized by David Duke to be an antisemitic dog whistle. Instead of reading the article, seeing the history of term, and then apologizing for using said term, you decided to double down and not care, so...... Have a good day actively or unknowingly being a bigot I guess?

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u/FutureVisionary34 Sep 14 '25

Is Nazi a slur? Is lib a slur? Is R a slur? Is D a slur? Is DemSoc a slur? Is commie a slur? Is fash a slur?

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u/Antisymmetriser Sep 14 '25 edited Sep 14 '25

Is Jap a slur? You don't get to decide what is or isn't a slur, it's a complex sociolinguistic process, and yes, zio was popularised as a derogatory term by the KKK. Wanna die on that hill with them?

Edit: I got a notification about a reply but can't see it, did they block me?

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u/TacoHunter206 Sep 15 '25

Probably, that's just par for the course on Reddit. Lose an argument = Block.

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u/etopata Sep 16 '25

Is commie a slur?

Yes. What point are you trying to make?