When you're the Jew living it, there is a distinction, at least that's my experience. In one, there's an open two-way discussion, then a decision made. In the other, you get exhausted from explaining/educating people and/or feeling targeted/harassed & make a move to get out of the firing line.

Well said Marni 💙

That's a completely different point than the one I was making. You're right in your own separate argument, but it doesn't mean anything.

It doesn't mean anything to you. To me, and the folks that ❤️'ed my comment, it has meaning. I appreciate this hits differently depending on if you Jewish & directly having to deal with this daily, or not Jewish. Just know it does.

Agreed, but still not the point.

Okay, then I don't understand your comment "tomato tomato." I took it as " you say 'tomAto', I say 'tomAUto', but they're basically the same thing." Am I missing something? Totally off the mark? (Both quite possible) Please explain. Thx!

The point I was making was pretty simple. I support law enforcement and hate to see them wounded in the line of duty. But if I put a blue lives matter flag on my car everyone would think I'm some maga turd who hates black people. Social context changes how people perceive things all the time.

Understanding that taking it down for the time being doesn't mean you stop being Jewish, but does cut down on the likelihood of offending the ignorant masses, is probably the right call in the current social context. That doesn't mean I support the ignorant veiws targeting the Jewish people.. duh.

Basically, you are saying that the point (the ends) is to make Jews invisible in public, the means are harassment, and the ends justify the means.

Not even close. That's what YOU are saying that I am saying, but that is not remotely what I am saying. God people on the internet are salty and dumb these days. 🤦‍♂️

At least 2 people read your "tomato tomato" the same way yet you insist on being misunderstood without deigning to explain yourself (in a way that only reaffirms our conclusions). So which is it: you don't know what you are saying, you don't care how you sound or you are too shy to own your words?

Your right. Anything two people agree on has to be true. I guess the earth is flat. 🤷‍♂️

I note that once again you failed to explain how you were misunderstood and what you meant to say in "tomato tomato" and other posts. I guess given the plain meaning of your words it's hard to come up with something decent-sounding.

Actually, I explained it to the other guy because he asked nice. You can go fuck yourself because you're only here to pick fights.

If "understanding=successful harassment" then "tomato tomato". But at this point I strongly suspect that, at least as far as Jews are concerned, you do believe in harassment.

You probably shouldn't continue this argument if you don't even understand it. This is a perspective issue. All you're doing is building a strawman.