Pogrom - a violent riot incited with the aim of massacring or expelling an ethnic or religious group, particularly Jews, but sometimes others. The Slavic term originally entered the English language as a descriptive term for 19th- & 20th-century attacks on Jews which occurred in the Russian Empire.

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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Slavic is where we get the word slave from. Why is there a term for so relatively little violence against Jews and not about the plight of the Slavic people? That article only lists thousands of Jewish deaths.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Why would fish have a word for "wet"?

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Inspirational credit to /u/Jesus.

Great word.

I'm gonna try to use it more, though I'm not sure how.

I'm not in favour of "violent riots incited with the aim of massacring or expelling an ethnic or religious group", including Jews (and would be exceptionally difficult to do against Zionists, banksters, the corporatocracy, and/or the ruling class).

However, I think we can popularize and in a fashion reverse-weaponize the term by accusing the ruling class, propaganda, and status quo sheeple of calling for a pogrom against pro-choice "anti-vaxxers", free-thinkers, and truth-seekers.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

that'll be like what happened to gina crrano, cancelled, trying to say the other side is nazis, they hate that

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

There's a book out about this.

https://archive.md/2021.12.01-223559/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0e97844c-4885-11ec-9969-911e63457092?shareToken=e1d4e220b8e640bd48bc58e18db2579a

Interesting that so many Jews turned to communism because they were the only group who'd support them.

We're seeing that a lot on the left now. Certain identity groups become extreme left wing because no one else will put up with their nonsense, not because their beliefs are actually left.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 3 insightful - 5 fun3 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

We're seeing that a lot on the left now. Certain identity groups become extreme left wing because no one else will put up with their nonsense, not because their beliefs are actually left.

IFIFY:
We're seeing that a lot rebranded as "The Left" now. Certain identity groups become agents of chaos because the powers that be benefit from their nonsense, not because their beliefs are actually "Left". The Hegelian dialectic - problem, reaction, solution - will ultimately feed the gluttonous "authorities" more power.

[–]Rob3122 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Can't wait until the next one. Hopefully we get it right next time