This is the first I’ve heard of it, but here’s one of his infamous quotes:

"There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity, maybe it’s a kind of lack of generosity towards non-Jews.

I mean, there’s always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even a stinker like Hitler didn’t just pick on them for no reason.”

His other quotes tend to be condemnation about specifically Israeli zionism and barbaric murder, but i don’t have context as to whether he’s referring to palestine or not. Some people might have more sympathy for these statements these days, but a lot of his other quotes have to do with Jews controlling money and media, less defensible prejudice.

  • VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    Your desire to protect antisemites is certainly an interesting choice of things to devote energy to but I don’t think they’ll care about your careful semantics when they’re choosing who to hate - you really think they only hate practicing jews? They hate anyone with Jewish ancestry, Roald was talking about a born predisposition not about some aspect of the Jewish religion.

    In don’t know if you’re bending over backwards because to protect a childhood icon of yours or because you’ve got so wrapped up in the Palestine situation you’ve been befriending antisemites and telling yourself it’s OK but you really are making shitty arguments that have been made by a million racists already