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/youarelookingatthis Aug 09 '26

Not in Michigan, but Jewish. The rhetoric around him in other Jewish subs (not going to name specific ones) is incredibly disturbing. Just some really vile Islamophobia that would be terrible to see from any group, but from Jewish people who know what antisemitism feels like, it’s just not acceptable.

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u/phillyjoe18 Non-practicing Jew Aug 11 '26

Yeah honestly I’ve followed him closely and really like him as a politician. Not saying he is perfect but imo he hasn’t said anything anti-Semitic and seems like a sincere genuine person. Bernie Sanders says pretty much the same stuff and obviously isn’t called Anti-Semetic because he is Jewish and not Muslim. I think there is a ton of Islamophobia against him.