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How Dry should our Powder be?

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Ionman34 said:
Honest answer...

The Jewish side of it I think plays a part. Historically, we've been subject to antisemitic chants right up until what, 5-10 years ago? Mostly from the usual suspects, but there are others that feel that way towards the club as well.

Then there's the fact that we've been a banter club for a while, after we crashed from a great height under Scholar.

There are a lot of people, in this country, whose go to emotions are anger and hate, we've been an easy target for a while.

But then we started getting our house in order, and built ourselves back to being a contender. This just solidifies that hatred for the also runs, as we've done what they couldn't. Rather than hate on their own club for their failures, the easy target is, once again, us.

There are Jewish connections in both Chelsea and Woolwich, but they don't have the "history" that we do as a "Jewish" club, so that gets overlooked. Christ, we had Baddiel accusing US of being racist for calling ourselves Yids, completely ignoring the FACT that the moniker was bestowed on us by them, he just hated the fact that we deweaponised it. Baddiel is older than me, so he'd have been present when the gas chamber chants were used. Didn't hear him playing the race card then.

People in this World don't really need to much urging to hate in Football, citing "tribalism" as their excuse. In my experience, it's a mask to darker leanings for far too many. The reactions to certain Black players in the last Euro's emphasised that. However, when there's no individuals to focus that hatred on during the domestic season, our club appears to be the fall back option.
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That Sir, is what I'm on about..

...you just put it more eloquently that what I done!
 
Ionman34 said:
It happens.

What it does do is emphasise the importance of understanding what a poster is trying to say, rather than assuming. In fairness, you did ask for clarity.

I wouldn't get too hung up on it, we've all been there, so I don't think any stones are being thrown.
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Yeah but tbf 1882 said that without any context lol, it's easy to see why people were upset.
 
Shadydan said:
Levy is responsible for the club and his name is attached to it so naturally people will point the finger at him for the failures and let's be real he has had some high profile fuck ups as Chairman so some of the heat is understandable.

But let's be real there's a massive undercurrent of anti semitism towards him and the club and the way some people talk about him and some of the media report on him. Unconscious bias is a real thing and the famous trope about Jews being tight come up in people's thought process when some people talk about him.

2 things can be true.

Anyway I don't think we are hated, it's more disrespect and fans not liking us has nothing to do with our Jewish roots, it's because we are in the top 6 with no recent success so we are seen as imposters by the teams above and below us, because we are a top 6 club we are judged and scrutinised to the same standards to the other 5 clubs.
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Yeah I think that’s a good summary.

I’ve mentioned it before as sometimes I think the antisemitism undercurrent is clear from people in the media.
 
Ionman34 said:
It happens.

What it does do is emphasise the importance of understanding what a poster is trying to say, rather than assuming. In fairness, you did ask for clarity.

I wouldn't get too hung up on it, we've all been there, so I don't think any stones are being thrown.
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Completely agree. And 1882 1882 again im sorry.
 
Ionman34 said:
I could be wrong, but I get the feeling 1882 is Jewish himself.
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Indeed I am bubbala!
(...an anti-Semitic Jew, but a Jew nonetheless!!!)

McCOYS said:
Just checking, is it racist to call Jews cheap? I'm Scottish and we get that label all the time.
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Not racist necessarily...
just a lazy, tired stereotype!

EVERY minority (ethnic or not) gets labelled with something... Think of ANY supposed minority in this country, and there'll be a stereotype...

It's how "Fat Whitey English Gammons" deal with change!

ASIANS: Studious
JEWS/SCOTTISH: Tight
'MURRICANS: Stoopid
EASTERN EUROPEANS: Little bit Racist
MUSLIMS: Terrorists

It's literally everywhere!

All wrong, all ill-informed, all innacuarate... All assuming!

Here's my own personal sweeping statement:

THE HUMAN RACE: AWFUL!

The Aliens are rubbing their 3 fingered hands!
 
McCOYS said:
Just checking, is it racist to call Jews cheap? I'm Scottish and we get that label all the time.
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Yeah, it's been a trope about Jews for a long period of time and has been used as a tool to foster antisemitism .

Edit. I mean if someone is being cheap then you can call them cheap, but 'x person must be cheap because they are a jew' is a bit racist
 
Ionman34 said:
It happens.

What it does do is emphasise the importance of understanding what a poster is trying to say, rather than assuming. In fairness, you did ask for clarity.

I wouldn't get too hung up on it, we've all been there, so I don't think any stones are being thrown.
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That's fair... I didn't actually make myself clear...

Shadydan said:
Yeah but tbf 1882 said that without any context lol, it's easy to see why people were upset.
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... What I should've said was: Schmolly, bubbala face you break my heart...

Have some chicken soup and Smoked Salmon BEIGELS first... eat... EAT!!

NOW tell me you're going to settle down with a nice Jewish girl from Hendon, not a schickser from Harlow...
G-d forbid!!

And that good Jewish boy Daniel... he's done so WELL for himself with the Footballs noch...

He's SUCH a mensch... His Parents used to buy at Norman Goldberg... They knew Alan Sugar's Bubba... went to the same school as Irving Scholars 3rd Cousin, twice removed... you know the one; she had the boobs of Bette Midler, the eyes of Barbers Streisand and a voice to match, oivey!!

Anyway, you get the jist!
I was hiding in plain sight!!

dudu said:
Completely agree. And 1882 1882 again im sorry.
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Don't be soft, it was understandable... I don't carry my Jewishness on my shoulder... I was born Jewish, but don't identify with any of it (partly because of the trouble and offence we seem to continually cause the world!)

I think religion overall will be the eventual death of us one way or another...
I still don't get why some people born into a certain religion, or born a certain colour, cause DO much upset and anger within ANYONE
 
1882 said:
That's fair... I didn't actually make myself clear...


... What I should've said was: Schmolly, bubbala face you break my heart...

Have some chicken soup and Smoked Salmon BEIGELS first... eat... EAT!!

NOW tell me you're going to settle down with a nice Jewish girl from Hendon, not a schickser from Harlow...
G-d forbid!!

And that good Jewish boy Daniel... he's done so WELL for himself with the Footballs noch...

He's SUCH a mensch... His Parents used to buy at Norman Goldberg... They knew Alan Sugar's Bubba... went to the same school as Irving Scholars 3rd Cousin, twice removed... you know the one; she had the boobs of Bette Midler, the eyes of Barbers Streisand and a voice to match, oivey!!

Anyway, you get the jist!
I was hiding in plain sight!!


Don't be soft, it was understandable... I don't carry my Jewishness on my shoulder... I was born Jewish, but don't identify with any of it (partly because of the trouble and offence we seem to continually cause the world!)

I think religion overall will be the eventual death of us one way or another...
I still don't get why some people born into a certain religion, or born a certain colour, cause DO much upset and anger within ANYONE
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Maybe there should be a Jewish thread on here. A bloke I speak to sometimes online tries to convince people that Jews run the world via the US government and international banks.

Seems to spend his time finding people with Jewish surnames in positions of power, he even goes as far as to state that the Saudi royal family are somehow Jewish.

Anyway back on the thread topic;

According to a report from Football Insider, the North London club have entered the race for the services of LOSC Lille star Jonathan David and they could acquire his services for a bargain fee of £25 million.

David has been in sensational form over the last two seasons. Last season, he was involved in 47 matches and contributed towards 35 goals

Tottenham learn asking price for 26-goal attacker on their radar

Tottenham Hotspur will have to fork out £25 million to acquire the services of LOSC Lille star Jonathan David. Ange Postecoglou is keen on reinforcing his squad this summer after an impressive start to life at Tottenham Hotspur. While he is looking to add more quality in multiple areas of the...
theboyhotspur.com theboyhotspur.com
 
McCOYS said:
Maybe there should be a Jewish thread on here. A bloke I speak to sometimes online tries to convince people that Jews run the world via the US government and international banks.

Seems to spend his time finding people with Jewish surnames in positions of power, he even goes as far as to state that the Saudi royal family are somehow Jewish.

Anyway back on the thread topic;

According to a report from Football Insider, the North London club have entered the race for the services of LOSC Lille star Jonathan David and they could acquire his services for a bargain fee of £25 million.

David has been in sensational form over the last two seasons. Last season, he was involved in 47 matches and contributed towards 35 goals

Tottenham learn asking price for 26-goal attacker on their radar

Tottenham Hotspur will have to fork out £25 million to acquire the services of LOSC Lille star Jonathan David. Ange Postecoglou is keen on reinforcing his squad this summer after an impressive start to life at Tottenham Hotspur. While he is looking to add more quality in multiple areas of the...
theboyhotspur.com theboyhotspur.com
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A Jewish thread would be HILARIOUS....
I'd give it 10 minutes before it's hijacked!
 
Bloodbath said:
Hoijberg and Lo Celso are absolute bargains. They would be great buys for other PL clubs. But the players only want to go to the big European clubs and those clubs know we are desperate to sell so aren't offering much money.
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Hojbjerg would play week in and week out for top sides on the continent but he is not an "urgent" signing.
Next year he will be free and would collect a nice signing bonus.
It will be tough convincing him to sign for a team like Fulham but maybe he will accept that rather than sit on our bench (or maybe not even) for a whole season.
 
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1882 said:
Indeed I am bubbala!
(...an anti-Semitic Jew, but a Jew nonetheless!!!)


Not racist necessarily...
just a lazy, tired stereotype!

EVERY minority (ethnic or not) gets labelled with something... Think of ANY supposed minority in this country, and there'll be a stereotype...

It's how "Fat Whitey English Gammons" deal with change!

ASIANS: Studious
JEWS/SCOTTISH: Tight
'MURRICANS: Stoopid
EASTERN EUROPEANS: Little bit Racist
MUSLIMS: Terrorists

It's literally everywhere!

All wrong, all ill-informed, all innacuarate... All assuming!

Here's my own personal sweeping statement:

THE HUMAN RACE: AWFUL!

The Aliens are rubbing their 3 fingered hands!
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Is it racist to say all Aliens have 3 fingers?
 
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