Jeff Mannes
@jeffmannes.bsky.social
Social scientist, activist, freelance writer, and Berlin tour guide (sexual history, queer/trans history, club culture, kinky culture). Comments on politics and society.
💬 If any of this moved you, challenged you, made you pause—please share it.
And if you want to read the full piece, it’s here:
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#Antisemitism #Palestine #Germany #JewishVoices #Activism #QueerVoices (12/12)
And if you want to read the full piece, it’s here:
👉 berlinguide.de/antisemitism...
#Antisemitism #Palestine #Germany #JewishVoices #Activism #QueerVoices (12/12)
Antisemitism in Germany, Israel, Palestine, and My Role as an Activist | Berlinguide
berlinguide.de
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
💬 If any of this moved you, challenged you, made you pause—please share it.
And if you want to read the full piece, it’s here:
👉 berlinguide.de/antisemitism...
#Antisemitism #Palestine #Germany #JewishVoices #Activism #QueerVoices (12/12)
And if you want to read the full piece, it’s here:
👉 berlinguide.de/antisemitism...
#Antisemitism #Palestine #Germany #JewishVoices #Activism #QueerVoices (12/12)
Never again means never again for everyone.
Jews. Palestinians. Everyone.
When Germany mocks Palestinian victims,
when it silences Jewish voices,
that commitment is broken.
And my heart breaks with it.
#NeverAgainForEveryone (11/12)
Jews. Palestinians. Everyone.
When Germany mocks Palestinian victims,
when it silences Jewish voices,
that commitment is broken.
And my heart breaks with it.
#NeverAgainForEveryone (11/12)
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Never again means never again for everyone.
Jews. Palestinians. Everyone.
When Germany mocks Palestinian victims,
when it silences Jewish voices,
that commitment is broken.
And my heart breaks with it.
#NeverAgainForEveryone (11/12)
Jews. Palestinians. Everyone.
When Germany mocks Palestinian victims,
when it silences Jewish voices,
that commitment is broken.
And my heart breaks with it.
#NeverAgainForEveryone (11/12)
The result?
Criticism of Israeli policy = "antisemitism"
Standing with Gaza civilians = "antisemitism"
Even when it’s clearly not, by any academic standard.
#PalestineSolidarity #SpeechRights (10/12)
Criticism of Israeli policy = "antisemitism"
Standing with Gaza civilians = "antisemitism"
Even when it’s clearly not, by any academic standard.
#PalestineSolidarity #SpeechRights (10/12)
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The result?
Criticism of Israeli policy = "antisemitism"
Standing with Gaza civilians = "antisemitism"
Even when it’s clearly not, by any academic standard.
#PalestineSolidarity #SpeechRights (10/12)
Criticism of Israeli policy = "antisemitism"
Standing with Gaza civilians = "antisemitism"
Even when it’s clearly not, by any academic standard.
#PalestineSolidarity #SpeechRights (10/12)
What’s the root of all this?
Different definitions of antisemitism.
Germany uses the #IHRA definition.
But many Jewish activists use the #JerusalemDeclaration.
One conflates criticism of Israel with hate.
The other doesn’t.
#JDA #HumanRights (9/12)
Different definitions of antisemitism.
Germany uses the #IHRA definition.
But many Jewish activists use the #JerusalemDeclaration.
One conflates criticism of Israel with hate.
The other doesn’t.
#JDA #HumanRights (9/12)
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
What’s the root of all this?
Different definitions of antisemitism.
Germany uses the #IHRA definition.
But many Jewish activists use the #JerusalemDeclaration.
One conflates criticism of Israel with hate.
The other doesn’t.
#JDA #HumanRights (9/12)
Different definitions of antisemitism.
Germany uses the #IHRA definition.
But many Jewish activists use the #JerusalemDeclaration.
One conflates criticism of Israel with hate.
The other doesn’t.
#JDA #HumanRights (9/12)
In 2023, Jewish individuals or groups were targeted in 25% of all documented censorship cases in relation to Palestine.
Jews make up <1% of Germany’s population.
#DiasporaAlliance #FreeSpeech (8/12)
Jews make up <1% of Germany’s population.
#DiasporaAlliance #FreeSpeech (8/12)
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
In 2023, Jewish individuals or groups were targeted in 25% of all documented censorship cases in relation to Palestine.
Jews make up <1% of Germany’s population.
#DiasporaAlliance #FreeSpeech (8/12)
Jews make up <1% of Germany’s population.
#DiasporaAlliance #FreeSpeech (8/12)
Example: Yuval Abraham, a Jewish filmmaker, was called antisemitic for showing solidarity with Palestinians at the Berlinale.
Another? Jewish artists being cancelled. For standing in solidarity with Palestinians.
#Censorship #JewishSolidarity (7/12)
Another? Jewish artists being cancelled. For standing in solidarity with Palestinians.
#Censorship #JewishSolidarity (7/12)
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Example: Yuval Abraham, a Jewish filmmaker, was called antisemitic for showing solidarity with Palestinians at the Berlinale.
Another? Jewish artists being cancelled. For standing in solidarity with Palestinians.
#Censorship #JewishSolidarity (7/12)
Another? Jewish artists being cancelled. For standing in solidarity with Palestinians.
#Censorship #JewishSolidarity (7/12)
But here's what’s breaking me right now:
Germans accusing Jews of being antisemitic—
for speaking up for Palestine.
Descendants of Nazis, lecturing descendants of Holocaust victims.
Let that sink in.
#Palestine #JewishVoices #Germany (6/12)
Germans accusing Jews of being antisemitic—
for speaking up for Palestine.
Descendants of Nazis, lecturing descendants of Holocaust victims.
Let that sink in.
#Palestine #JewishVoices #Germany (6/12)
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
But here's what’s breaking me right now:
Germans accusing Jews of being antisemitic—
for speaking up for Palestine.
Descendants of Nazis, lecturing descendants of Holocaust victims.
Let that sink in.
#Palestine #JewishVoices #Germany (6/12)
Germans accusing Jews of being antisemitic—
for speaking up for Palestine.
Descendants of Nazis, lecturing descendants of Holocaust victims.
Let that sink in.
#Palestine #JewishVoices #Germany (6/12)
You will never hear me say:
"I’ve never said or done anything antisemitic."
Because unlearning takes work.
And no one is immune.
#Accountability #ActivistLife (5/12)
"I’ve never said or done anything antisemitic."
Because unlearning takes work.
And no one is immune.
#Accountability #ActivistLife (5/12)
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
You will never hear me say:
"I’ve never said or done anything antisemitic."
Because unlearning takes work.
And no one is immune.
#Accountability #ActivistLife (5/12)
"I’ve never said or done anything antisemitic."
Because unlearning takes work.
And no one is immune.
#Accountability #ActivistLife (5/12)
Antisemitism is not a problem of “the others.”
It’s everywhere:
Left & Right
Christians, Muslims, Atheists
And yes, ordinary Germans too.
#Antisemitism #UnlearningHate (4/12)
It’s everywhere:
Left & Right
Christians, Muslims, Atheists
And yes, ordinary Germans too.
#Antisemitism #UnlearningHate (4/12)
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Antisemitism is not a problem of “the others.”
It’s everywhere:
Left & Right
Christians, Muslims, Atheists
And yes, ordinary Germans too.
#Antisemitism #UnlearningHate (4/12)
It’s everywhere:
Left & Right
Christians, Muslims, Atheists
And yes, ordinary Germans too.
#Antisemitism #UnlearningHate (4/12)
When I was 10, I watched my first Holocaust doc. I remember my feelings. My thoughts. The horror.
I wanted to know:
How can humans do this to each other?
That question has shaped my life.
#HolocaustEducation #HumanRights #Empathy (3/12)
I wanted to know:
How can humans do this to each other?
That question has shaped my life.
#HolocaustEducation #HumanRights #Empathy (3/12)
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
When I was 10, I watched my first Holocaust doc. I remember my feelings. My thoughts. The horror.
I wanted to know:
How can humans do this to each other?
That question has shaped my life.
#HolocaustEducation #HumanRights #Empathy (3/12)
I wanted to know:
How can humans do this to each other?
That question has shaped my life.
#HolocaustEducation #HumanRights #Empathy (3/12)
I come from a community exterminated in the concentration camps.
I now guide people through Berlin's dark history.
I do this to honor the commitment to Never again.
But today, I’m not sure Germany means it.
#Holocaust #Activism #NeverAgain (2/12)
I now guide people through Berlin's dark history.
I do this to honor the commitment to Never again.
But today, I’m not sure Germany means it.
#Holocaust #Activism #NeverAgain (2/12)
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I come from a community exterminated in the concentration camps.
I now guide people through Berlin's dark history.
I do this to honor the commitment to Never again.
But today, I’m not sure Germany means it.
#Holocaust #Activism #NeverAgain (2/12)
I now guide people through Berlin's dark history.
I do this to honor the commitment to Never again.
But today, I’m not sure Germany means it.
#Holocaust #Activism #NeverAgain (2/12)
And Elon will lose.
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
And Elon will lose.
Harness that empathy. Take care of it. Be kind to yourself and others. No matter how dark the times are or are still going to be: Empathy will survive. Empathy will be triumphant again eventually.
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Harness that empathy. Take care of it. Be kind to yourself and others. No matter how dark the times are or are still going to be: Empathy will survive. Empathy will be triumphant again eventually.
But competition is just a tiny part of the evolution of the species. A much more important factor for the evolution in this planet is the cooperation between the species and between the members within a species.
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
But competition is just a tiny part of the evolution of the species. A much more important factor for the evolution in this planet is the cooperation between the species and between the members within a species.
But make no mistake: Empathy is not weakness. It is power. It is alongside cooperation the driving force of #evolution on this planet. #Libertarians like Elon often say that the evolution is based on competition and that's how they rationalize their hardcore capitalist ideologies.
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
But make no mistake: Empathy is not weakness. It is power. It is alongside cooperation the driving force of #evolution on this planet. #Libertarians like Elon often say that the evolution is based on competition and that's how they rationalize their hardcore capitalist ideologies.
They need to tell themselves (and the world) over and over again, that their weakness is strength and the other people's strength is weakness.
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
They need to tell themselves (and the world) over and over again, that their weakness is strength and the other people's strength is weakness.
They might say things like "empathy is not at all bad" but what they actually mean is that... well yeah, it is. Anyone with more empathy than themselves (which is the majority of humanity) is actually weak. And they are strong.
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
They might say things like "empathy is not at all bad" but what they actually mean is that... well yeah, it is. Anyone with more empathy than themselves (which is the majority of humanity) is actually weak. And they are strong.
They project their feelings of weakness and inferiority onto others and say that people with empathy are actually the weak ones and they themselves the strong ones, the "next evolution of humanity".
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
They project their feelings of weakness and inferiority onto others and say that people with empathy are actually the weak ones and they themselves the strong ones, the "next evolution of humanity".
Because people high in D lack the ability for true empathy, a core weakness of theirs, and because they can't handle that feeling of incompleteness very well (often leading to inferiority complexes, jealousy, insecurity, and fragility) they will often try to rationalize this and flip it around.
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Because people high in D lack the ability for true empathy, a core weakness of theirs, and because they can't handle that feeling of incompleteness very well (often leading to inferiority complexes, jealousy, insecurity, and fragility) they will often try to rationalize this and flip it around.
People with a high D-score lack a core component of what makes a human, well, human: the ability to empathise and care for one another.
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
People with a high D-score lack a core component of what makes a human, well, human: the ability to empathise and care for one another.
In other words: They might be able to say "I see that this person is sad". But they will not actually feel it. They will not empathise with that person and, frankly, not care that that person is sad.
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In other words: They might be able to say "I see that this person is sad". But they will not actually feel it. They will not empathise with that person and, frankly, not care that that person is sad.