From Intersectionality to Jihad | Rep. Ritchie Torres on how BDS Perverted The Progressive Cause
Apr 2, 2024
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US Rep. Ritchie Torres, a vocal critic of the intersectional Left, discusses the perversion of the progressive cause by BDS and the challenges faced by progressive individuals who support Israel. He emphasizes the importance of standing up for beliefs despite intimidation and personal sacrifices. The podcast also explores legislative efforts to combat antisemitism and the growing issue of antisemitism on social media platforms, with a focus on TikTok. Additionally, Rep. Torres shares personal reflections on Jewish culture and identity.
Progressive Jews feel abandoned as allies support Hamas, highlighting the painful betrayal in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Intersectionality on college campuses fuels anti-Zionism, challenging the notion that one can't be pro-Israel and progressive.
Deep dives
Indoctrination of Anti-Israel Sentiment on Social Media and College Campuses
Social media platforms and college campuses are influencing the younger generation with intense hatred towards Israel, blinding them to the value of Jewish life. An ideology of oppressor versus oppressed paints Israel as the oppressor and Hamas as the oppressed. This distorted lens simplifies the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Progressive Jews' Dilemma and Congressman Richie Torres's Defiance
Progressive Jews feel abandoned as allies side with Hamas, causing a painful betrayal for those supporting Israel. Congressman Richie Torres, a minority and proudly Zionist politician, challenges the anti-Israel sentiment in progressive spaces. He emphasizes that speaking up for Israel doesn't conflict with progressive values, highlighting the importance of combating new anti-Semitism.
Intersectionality and Anti-Zionism on College Campuses
Intersectionality on college campuses promotes the idea that one can't be both pro-Israel and progressive. The BDS movement weaponizes progressive causes against Israel, fostering anti-Zionism among young people. Congressman Torres highlights the need to counter anti-Israel sentiment on platforms like TikTok and campus spaces.
US Representative Ritchie Torres could easily be a multiple card carrying member of the intersectional Left: a gay Afro-Latino son on a Puerto Rican father, he grew up in public housing in the Bronx, the very Borough he now represents in Congress.
Yet Representative Torres is one of the most poignant critics of this corrosive movement that has taken over larges swathes of the Democratic Party, and consistently and proudly takes its proponents to task for their hypocrisy and antisemitism.
Torres has an impressive track record of fighting corruption and the economic exploitation or workers. He is a vocal and unequivocal supporter of American Jewry and of Israel.
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