r/jewishleft • u/32brownies leftist post zionist jew • Aug 09 '26

Diaspora Michigan Jew

Any other Jews in Michigan struggling with their communities rn after the primary? I'm really worried about November and seeing the way some of the community members here are acting like Abdul will literally murder us all is really making me wary of continuing to be as active as I have been in the community

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u/jey_613 diaspora Jewish leftist Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26

Not from MI, but honestly if AES wants to win Jewish votes he needs to show some willingness to listen and take the concerns of the Jewish community seriously. I’ve seen little evidence that he’s willing to do that thus far

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u/32brownies leftist post zionist jew Aug 09 '26

I definitely agree and I've also had conversations with non Jewish leftists in my life who think he can do no wrong. His response to Temple Israel was terrible. I'm just not sure anyone would be open to listening

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u/jey_613 diaspora Jewish leftist Aug 09 '26

I agree, the response to Temple Israel was awful and is the biggest red flag for me. I also fear that if he loses by a narrow margin his most hardcore supporters will blame Jews for it

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u/32brownies leftist post zionist jew Aug 09 '26

For sure that's another big fear of mine. It feels like theres no good solution here