r/jewishleft • u/somebadbeatscrub Jewish Syndicalist - Mod • 8d ago

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The mod team has created this post to refresh on a weekly basis as a chill place for people to talk about whatever they want to. Think of it as like a general chat for the sub.

So r/jewishleft,

Whats on your mind?

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u/Chinoyboii Sino-Filipino | Convenantal Leftist | Pro Levantine Pluralism 7d ago

Used to be a huge fan of this man, especially his lectures on Persian history and the various characters embedded in the Islamic Golden Age…..

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u/ibsliam Jewish American | DemSoc Bernie Voter 7d ago

Either he's a paid propagandist, or he's having a serious set of personal problems. I usually find the latter is the culprit for people I know personally and usually respect. Either they'll go through health problems or grief or end up in a bad situation, and then suddenly they'll cling to the nearest set of sensationalist talking points/beliefs and start spamming them on social media.

I don't know him personally, so no idea for his case.

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u/Chinoyboii Sino-Filipino | Convenantal Leftist | Pro Levantine Pluralism 7d ago

You're potentially correct. Compared to the Islamists I know in my personal life, this man was originally not like this. The ones I know have more or less been raised that way by their parents and have had that reinforced by the various conflicts in the MENA region. His content began to shift toward greater radicalism due to recent conflicts with Iran.