Ben Lorber

@BenLorber8

another jew for a . former campus organizer . Tweets are my own. blog- music- 🌹🔥✊

Chicago, IL
Joined March 2014
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    Nov 1

    I wrote a piece for about antisemitism in Trump’s America- what it is, and how to fight it

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    5 hours ago
    US House candidate, MN-5

    Congratulations to my sister on your victory! I cannot wait to serve with you, inshallah. 🙏🏾

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    Nov 1

    I just tried to read Bertolt Brecht’s poem “To Posterity,” written in exile in 1939, and almost couldn’t do it

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    Nov 2

    “We need to give a clear analysis and condemnation of antisemitism, not only to defend Jews but also to ensure our broader movements remain rooted in sober, material comprehension of the forces against us” Urgent read from .

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  5. Nov 1

    You forgot to mention that Israel was explicitly founded to assimilate Jews as a collective into ‘a nation like any other nation’, and given the affinities between Israel and neo-fascist regimes worldwide, in one important and tragic sense it has succeeded

    Western Jews are threatened by assimilation, and only in Israel is it possible to live on any point of the Jewish spectrum, and especially on the secular end, without needing to assimilate - Opinion
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    Nov 1

    "The Left also needs to understand better how antisemitism really operates: to redirect popular anger onto a convenient scapegoat, leaving the real enemies of the people unscathed."

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    Nov 1

    "The way forward is familiar, though the path windy. We must fight antisemitism with solidarity. This alone can defeat white supremacy, keep us all safe, and get us all free."

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    Nov 1

    16. wrote an outstanding overview tracking antisemitism from the 1930s until today, how it’s never gone away, and how the Left can and must fight it:

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  9. Nov 1

    Thanks !

    YOU MUST READ THIS
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  10. Aug 13

    I wrote a thing challenging the assertion ‘Zionism is not Judaism!’ often heard in non-Jewish & Jewish Palestine solidarity circles. While this slogan can be useful & contains some truth, the reality is more complicated!

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  11. Aug 13

    Thanks for reading!

    "['Zionism is not our Judaism'] cannot be a roadmap for dealing with actually existing Jews, in the flesh, with their current self-identities and political configurations." So much brilliance from
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    Aug 12

    If you bring up Israeli war crimes every time you see a Jewish star, but don’t feel compelled to bring up the many many horrors perpetrated by Christian Churches throughout history whenever you see a cross, you might just be an anti Semite

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    Aug 12

    The is so strong, so committed, and we show the hell up. Mir veln zey iberlebn. We will outlive then.

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    Aug 12

    This generation’s Jewish-diasporist turn is every bit as monumental and generative as the boomer’s (mostly) Ashkenazi-Zionist-ethnic turn. It’s so profoundly powerful to feel apart of it and to be inspired by so many comrades. We don’t need to prove our legitimacy.

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    Jul 12

    |￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| “Judeo-Christian” is a 20th century backreading Of European history that Tries to cover up centuries Of Anti-semitism |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || / 　 づ

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    Jul 12

    True

    is most definitely a vote against Islamophobia and xenophobia. It’s written in the policy platform: . Head over to for more!
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  17. Jul 11

    What a sick and twisted society. Can we please have a revolution already?

    New game show "Paid Off" offers chance to eliminate student loan debt.
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  18. Jul 2

    Right-wing Israel supporters are terrified bc their morally bankrupt views are totally irrelevant to the progressive young Americans reshaping this country’s political landscape. Zioness is their last desperate attempt. Lol

    Zioness Statement: Democratic Primary Victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in NY-14
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    Jun 26
    US House candidate, NY-14

    Good morning! 🌞 I believe that we will win ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏻

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    Jun 27

    The truth is not alive, the truth is not dead, it struggles!— Yiddish proverb

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