It surprised me that Cultural Marxists (the woke) allied with pro-Gaza Muslims following the massacre of Israelis on October 7, 2023.
The anti-Semitic nature of Cultural Marxism evaded my worldview radar.
I discovered there is a deep-seated anti-Semitism within the Cultural Marxist community.
Their anti-Semitism manifested itself through anti-Semitic activism on American campuses.
Harassment of Jewish students, removal of posters featuring Hamas captives from public spaces, and use of of paraglider images are some actions that demonstrate this alliance. Paragliders were used by Hamas to attack Israelis at the Supernova music festival.
I should have understood the anti-Semitism of Cultural Marxists.
Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, a Cultural Marxist organization, views Palestine as an oppressed nation, and views Israel as its oppressor.
Additionally, many Black Lives Matter activists signed the Black for Palestine statements in 2015 and 2023 entitled “Black Solidarity Statement with Palestine”, expressing their support for Palestinian violence against Israel.
Cultural Marxists are more sympathetic for criminals than victims, so it should not surprise me that they would express solidarity with terrorists.
Gazans committed acts of extreme barbarism on October 7, 2023.
Israeli men, women, and children were raped, tortured and murdered. Wives were raped and murdered in front of husbands and families. Children were raped and slaughtered in front of parents.
Victims were burned to death. This action was meant to evoke the horror of the Holocaust. Infants were beheaded. One was baked to death in an oven. Body parts were amputated and fondled while the victim was raped. She was executed during the sex act.
The extreme depravity of Hamas is on full display for the world to see.
Evidence of the atrocities was compiled by the Israel Defense Forces into a 45-minute video. It was shown to journalists and government leaders. It included bodycam footage from the terrorists.
The horror is not challenged by anyone except the most recalcitrant.
Murders, abductions and looting was committed by terrorists and opportunistic civilians.
Hamas does not deny the atrocities. In fact, they celebrate them. Most of the world population of Muslims celebrates them, too.
Following these events and the Israeli response to them, American university students, infested with Cultural Marxism at all levels, manifested their anti-Semitism through acts of discrimination and hatred towards Jewish students and professors. Some students fear violence and are escorted between classes by campus police.
Students for Justice in Palestine, with 200 chapters on American campuses, supports and celebrates the actions of Hamas on October 7. Event flyers utilize the hang glider image that commemorates the attack at the Nova music festival location where 364 Israelis were killed and 40 hostages were taken.
Pro-Palestinian protests have blocked major traffic arteries for hours. Mass protests of tens of thousands occurred in major cities.
These protests include the march chant “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free” and calls for Intifada. The informed individual realizes that these chants ar a call for the eradication of Jews and the destruction of Israel as a nation.
University presidents at Harvard, Penn, and MIT were evasive about their lack of response to anti-Semitic protests on their respective campuses at recent congressional hearings. They refused to condemn the protests. Was their failure to condemn them due to a respect for free speech, or a commitment to Cultural Marxism and its inherent anti-Semitism?
University administration at many universities suppress conservative speech and any criticism of the principles of Cultural Marxism. Conservative guest speakers face considerable opposition to their appearances on many campuses. Therefore, I doubt their evasiveness related to their concern for free speech.
I am convinced the evasiveness was due to their personal commitment to Cultural Marxism. Additionally, wealthy Muslim nations contribute heavily to the funding of universities, directly and indirectly.
University presidents suggested increased federal funding of diversity, equity and inclusion programs would alleviate anti-Semitism.
Increased funding would accomplish the opposite.
DEI programs are based on Cultural Marxism and its principles, which are anti-Semitic by nature.
Jews are associated with “whiteness” within the Cultural Marxist worldview. “Whiteness” is the original sin of the Cultural Marxist worldview.
Disparities of income at the aggregate level indicate oppression. The Jewish community is generally prosperous due to community values and success in some institutions.
Jews are categorized as oppressors due to this success.
Additionally, Israel is a democracy influenced by Western values and culture. Cultural Marxists hate Western values and culture. Westerners are viewed as “colonizers”.
Therefore, Cultural Marxists hate Israel.
DEI programs don’t aid in reducing antiSemitism. DEI programs don’t reduce anti-white or anti-Asian racism, either. Asians enjoy career success and prosperity, therefore they are coded as “white adjacent” under Cultural Marxism.
Contrary to the claims of these presidents, increased funding for DEI programs would cause more conflict. Cultural Marxism thrives on greed, envy and conflict.
Cultural Marxists consider Jews to be colonizers and therefore oppressors.
The Hamas massacre is considered justice against evil oppressors in the woke worldview. As such, it is considered as resistance against oppression, and is therefore deemed to be virtuous.
Palestinians considers Israel to be evil colonizers, too. Islam views America as the “Great Satan” and Israel as the “Little Satan”
Palestinians agree with the Cultural Marxist worldview in this regard. Both vilify Western culture and associate it with colonialism.
Prosperity and success provoke envy and hatred within the woke worldview. It is viewed as evidence of oppression of others on the part of the prosperous and successful.
Israel has a successful economy and is viewed with envy by Palestinians.
There is no external reason for the degree of poverty Palestinians experience, though.
Gazans overwhelmingly elected Hamas to lead their country.
Hamas misuses humanitarian aid provided by other nations instead of meeting the needs of its citizens. This aid could have been used to improve their infrastructure and economic capacity.
Much of this humanitarian aid was provided through the United Nations.
These donations were used to improve their capacity for terrorism.
Rudimentary rockets to bombard Israel were fabricated from pipes donated for improvement of the Gazan water supply. Other resources were used to construct an extensive underground tunnel network rivaling the the NYC subway system. These tunnels, intentionally built under civilian facilities like hospitals and schools, are used for terrorist activities.
Cultural Marxists and Pro-Gazans are strange bedfellows, despite their shared hatred and envy of the West and its values.
The intersectionality matrix of Cultural Marxism divides mankind into oppressor and oppressed categories.
The white, heterosexual, cisgender (non-transgender), able-bodied Christian male is coded as the archetypical oppressor.
Women and LGBT are considered oppressed groups.
Some of the most oppressive societies towards LGBT are Islamic. Penalties for homosexual acts within these societies under Sharia law include the death penalty.
This penalty is commonly executed in a very inhumane manner.
Women are treated with extreme prejudice in Muslim societies.
It is well-known Jewish society has been targeted by genocidal maniacs throughout its history.
The most recent genocide was perpetrated in Europe by the German government. It is called the Holocaust by Gentiles and Shoah by Jews.
Adolf Hitler blamed the Jewish community for the economic woes within the German State following World War 2. Hitler found justification to label Jews as oppressors and declare them to be enemies of the State.
Muslim leaders were associated with the Nazis. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammed Amin al-Husseini, conferred with Adolf Hitler for advice and direction in eliminating the Jewish presence from Israel.
It is ironic Cultural Marxists call their critics Nazis, fascists, white supremacists, and racists while embracing antiSemitism and protesting alongside Pro-Palestinian activists.
Cultural Marxists, to promote victimhood status for Gaza, refer to it as the world’s largest open air prison, with Israel as the warden.
Look at the borders of Gaza on a map. Gaza shares a border with Egypt, a Muslim country. Why are Gazans prohibited from crossing this border into Egypt? Why don’t Egypt and other Muslim nations allow Israel to migrate to their country?
Saudi Arabia and other prosperous Muslim nations employ a large number of foreign workers. Why don’t Muslim nations allow Palestinians to fulfill this need?
First, Iran and other Muslim nations want the conflict between Palestinians and Jews to continue. Hamas is simply a proxy for the Iranian government. Second, Hamas is associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood caused a lot of turmoil in Egypt, so I understand their retiscence.
Iran wants Gazans to remain in Gaza. Gaza is a pawn of Iran in its proxy war against Israel and the United States. Iran wants to perpetuate the conflict between Gaza and Israel in their pursuit of a Muslim caliphate with no Jewish presence.
What motivates Iran? Shiite Muslims believe the elimination of Israel from the region is a necessary precursor for the return of an end-time personality, the Mahdi, who will usher in a golden age of prosperity and justice under a Muslim caliphate for a period of time prior to the end of the world.
This is why a two-state solution, proposed by Joe Biden, won’t work. Iran doesn’t want a two-state solution. Palestinians don’t want a two-state solution. It has been promoted by Israel and other parties for decades, always to be refused by Palestinians. Elimination of Israel and a one Muslim state solution is their commitment.
“From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free”. “Intifada”. Do university students know what these march chants imply? Or are they mindlessly repeating the phrases and propaganda of woke professors and other activists?
These phrases imply that Israel must be eliminated. One Muslim state will rule the region. Jews and Christians will either be subjugated or eliminated from the region.
Since the number of Jewish and Christian individuals in Muslim nations is very low, I suspect genocide would be the final solution.
The unlikely alliance between Cultural Marxists and Pro-Palestinians is explained by a common hatred of Western civilization and “colonizers”.
Israel is the sole Western-style democracy in this region, surrounded by Muslim nations. It is a minority surrounded by Muslim nations.
Islamic and Cultural Marxist propaganda portrays Israel as Western colony founded in the early twentieth century, despite the fact that Jews inhabited the land over three millennia.
See videos in the related content section below to understand the history of the land of Israel.
Education of Gazan children involves intense indoctrination into antiSemitic propaganda provided by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) schools. Cartoons vilifying Jews and plotting their murder is part of this indoctrination program.
The propaganda fuels hatred and violence against Israel.
UNRWA school personnel are intimately involved with Hamas activities. Missiles are launched from concealed portals on school properties.
Additionally, some UNRWA employees joined Hamas in the murder of Israelis. Others openly celebrated the massacre.
The Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund provides generous stipends to Gazan families with members who are imprisoned or killed in acts of violence against Israelis. These stipends create incentives to continue the terrorism against Israel.
The Trump administration suspended funding for UNRWA when he assumed office due to these issues.
Joe Biden reinstated funding when he assumed office.
I suspect the reinstatement of the UNRWA funding was included in a list of demands by the Cultural Marxists, anarchists and globalists who helped Biden win the election.
Additionally, Biden freed $6 billion of frozen assets to Iran, and removed sanctions that restrained Iran’s ability to conduct business and fund terrorism.
The Biden administration placed stipulations prohibiting use of these assets for terrorism. Iran leadership, in defiance, stated it would use them without regard for these conditions.
Funds are fungible anyways. If Iran used the funds for normal government operation, other monies are freed for supporting terrorism.
The $6 billion is the proverbial drop in the bucket, though. The Biden administration policies, including those related to oil production, have enriched Iran. Estimates of $130 billion increased wealth have been proposed. This represents a significant amount of wealth to support increased terrorism.
What is my position on Israel and Gaza?
In a fallen world, Israel is within its rights as a sovereign nation to protect itself and to prosecute the war against Gaza.
I do not think hostilities will not lessen until Hamas is incapacitated or eliminated. Muslim leaders have promised other massacres like October 7.
It is unfortunate some innocents in Gaza are harmed in the prosecution of the war.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) takes extraordinary precautions to minimize collateral damage, but unfortunately, those precautions are not always completely effective. Hamas uses civilians as human shields.
What precautions does the IDF take?
Bombing targets are identified through intelligence. Drones scan the area to identify possible unintended collateral damage. When possible, warnings are extended to occupants and bystanders of targeted locations.
Often, non-explosive rounds precede the explosive round. These non-explosive rounds land on the rooftop of the targeted building. Occupants are warned prior to the destruction of the building. They are given a brief opportunity to flee. Finally, the explosive round is fired.
The IDF approach is not perfect and sometimes innocent lives are lost. These losses are regrettable. However, the IDF is far more professional and humane than Hamas and other Iran proxies.
Compare the IDF to Hamas.
Hamas and their allies launch rockets indiscriminately into Israeli residential areas. Their rudimentary rockets with no targeting ability misfire and cause casualties in Gaza. These misfires and the resulting casualties are promptly blamed upon the Israelis by leftist media sources including the mainstream US media.
U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (Michigan), a Palestinian-American, promptly blamed one such incident that struck a hospital parking lot upon Israel, and led a demonstration afterwards. She has not retracted her slander against the IDF despite the evidence.
Governments are criticizing Israel for their prosecution of the war against Hamas. Accusations of genocide are being leveled by the corrupt United Nations and the even more corrupt International Court of Justice. Biden’s administration is criticizing Israel for excessive collateral damage.
The genocide accusations by South Africa are particularly ironic. Those who follow events in South Africa know that South Africa threatens genocide towards its white farmer population on a regular basis. White farmers are murdered by black South Africans on a regular basis. It is a very anti-white racist society who is literally committing genocide on the installment plan.
Why is Israel the target of accusations and demands? Why doesn’t the United Nations and South Africa call upon Hamas to release the remaining hostages and lay down their arms in surrender?
No reasonable person considers the worldviews of Hamas and Israel as morally equivalent. The prevailing worldview of Israel is vastly superior to the prevailing worldview of Gaza.
It has been aptly noted that if Hamas surrendered and disarmed themselves, returning the remaining hostages, Israel would not slaughter and/or enslave the inhabitants of Gaza. However, if Israel surrendered and disarmed itself, Hamas would slaughter and/or enslave the inhabitants of Israel.
For the record, I do not like using the words “Palestine” or “Palestinian”, however, I have condescended to the popular use for the purpose of this post.
The term “Palestine” was coined by Romans following the Simon Bar Kokhba revolt of 132-136 AD against Rome. Rome was not friendly or sympathetic towards Jews and their attachment to the land following the revolt against their government.
The word was designed as propaganda reflecting Roman hatred of Jews following their rebellion against the empire.
I understand most Gazans support Hamas and the events of October 7. Therefore, there is a level of culpability they share as a nation for the actions of Hamas.
October 7 was celebrated in the streets of Gaza as bodies of slain Israelis and living captives were paraded in open vehicles through the city. Gazans assaulted the bodies of both living and dead Israelis as the vehicles slowly passed through the crowds.
I do not separate the massacre of Israelis from the Islamic faith, either. The Muslim worldview is the primary source of antiSemitism that Gazans harbor. It is impossible to separate Islam from antiSemitism.
Cultural Marxists are quick to level charges of Islamophobia when this position is discussed.
A survey by Cygnal shows 57% of American Muslims support Hamas and the October 7 massacre (see article below).
However, I do not promote hatred and violence towards Arab American citizens. Many are peaceful, patriotic, productive Americans who do not support the actions of Hamas. A small percentage are Christian brothers.
Additionally, some Gazans have expressed remorse concerning October 7 after experiencing Israel’s retribution. They realize the blame for the destruction of their cities belongs to Hamas. I am sympathetic towards those who are truly repentant and remorseful.
The effects of allowing individuals into our nation who hate our nation should be considered, though.
International students and other non-citizens promoting anti-American and anti-Semitic activism should be deported. Our government should not allow their disruptive presence here.
Think this is unfair? Go to a Muslim nation as a guest. Tell them you hate their country. Criticize their cultural values. Attack their citizens and tear down their flags. Deface their statues.
Decimating Hamas won’t solve the ultimate problem, though.
Jews, Muslims, and Cultural Marxists need Christ. All humanity needs Christ.
Christ is the unifying principle. Union with Christ achieves vertical reconciliation with God and horizontal reconciliation between men. Alienation from Christ includes animosity between God and other men.
We are all born in Adam as his physical descendants. Our identity is in him, as he is our corporate head. This identity means that we are sinful, condemned, and spiritually dead. We are alienated from God, other men, nature, and our own bodies due to union with Adam.
We can be born again in Christ. Those who are born in Christ have their identity in him, as he is our corporate head. This new identity means that we are pursuing righteousness, justified, and spiritually alive. We are no longer alienated from God, and experience progressive sanctification throughout our lives. Our relationships with men are positively affected by the new birth.
If you want to understand biblical concepts like union with Christ and the relationship between being in Adam versus being in Christ, I suggest finding a good biblical church acknowledging the authority and infallibility of Scripture.
Avoid mainline Protestant denominations affirming wokeness and unbiblical sexual practices and ideologies.
These denominations include the “Seven Sisters of Mainline Protestantism” – United Methodist Church (UMC), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), Episcopal Church (TEC), American Baptist Churches USA (ABC- USA), United Church of Christ (UCC) and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
The founders of these denominations were sound believers. In our generation, pastors and congregations within these denominations have been infiltrated by secular ideologies including theological liberalism and Cultural Marxism. Sadly, these denominations are corrupted and churches and pastors within them can no longer be assumed as orthodox.
As an aside, Joe Biden recently made a ridiculous, incoherent claim that recent pro-Gazan hecklers at an event were “MAGA Republicans”. If he wants to associate the hecklers with a group, he should consider Muslim and Cultural Marxist activists.
However, he knows that this would not be politically advantageous to him.
Biden is between a rock and a hard place concerning the Hamas-Israel War.
The perennial political chameleon and prostitute, Biden created an alliance between younger “progressives” (Cultural Marxists) and older Democrats within the Democrat party for the purposes of election to the Presidency. The younger progressives within the party tend to be Cultural Marxists and anti-Semitic. The older Democrats tend to be pro-Israel. Some, like Chuck Schumer, are Jewish themselves, with Jewish constituents.
Biden enacts the policies of the Cultural Marxists through his executive orders. Democrat legislators craft their legislation with the Cultural Marxist agenda in mind.
The division between younger and older Democrats has created a difficult-to-manage fault line within the Democrat party.
I am hoping Democrat voters will see the insidious nature of the Cultural Marxists before it is too late.
S.D.G.,
Robert Sparkman
rob@basedchristianity.org
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Oren Cahanovitc is the content creator of the travelingisrael.com channel on Youtube. He is a Jewish tour guide in Israel. He has an undergraduate degree in political science and government, and a master’s degree in history. His analysis of the Israel-Hamas war is excellent, and his facts are guaranteed to trigger Cultural Marxists and Pro-Gazans. The last video describes why a two-state solution will not work.
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Chuck Holton, independent journalist, reports that UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) funding is being paused temporarily. UNRWA employees reportedly joined Hamas in murdering Israelis on October 7. I highly recommend following Chuck Holton on the CBN News and Chuck Holton Hot Zone Youtube channels.
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