Basically This Shit Is A "maybe He Was" At Best But They State It Like Its A Fact Because They Know People

Basically this shit is a "maybe he was" at best but they state it like its a fact because they know people won't actually read the article. Great. Super excited for a new form of "the jews ran the slave trade" blood libel

a lot bugs me about the "christopher colombus was secretly jewish" thing thats been making the news.

primarily the timing of it: in a time where antisemitism is rising, where many are considering jews to be (primarily white and european) colonizers, here is one of the most famous colonizers of all, christopher colombus, a secret (always secret; those sneaks) jew!

but besides that, there's something very obvious to anyone that knows judaism: dna doesn't make someone jewish. the primary 'evidence' for colombus being jewish is dna (which, while it is most likely his, it may not be). every article's quotation is this:

"And both in the Y chromosome (male) and in the mitochondrial DNA (transmitted by the mother) of Hernando there are traits compatible with Jewish origin."

"traits compatible with jewish origin". its a very vague term. it doesn't really impart a solid understanding that colombus is jewish; and him being jewish, from what i can tell, also contradicts past understanding of his origin (genoa) as well as his actions (forced conversion of native americans, a deep connection and religiosity based in christianity).

even if this dna evidence is correct, however, him having jewish heritage does not make him jewish. saying that he is jewish based solely on dna reflects a blood-based understanding of jewish identity that echoes back to antisemitic purges like the holocaust. saying that he, a deeply catholic / christian person, is jewish erases colombus' actual faith, and states that personal choice / conversion / professed beliefs are inferior to having jewish blood.

the fun part is, this isn't even a new antisemitic lie / exaggeration. even back in 2012, cnn has been trying to claim that colombus was jewish. his colonization of america was actually all part of his plan to get money to take back jerusalem. it also includes other arguments, like that him leaving money to charitable causes in his will is a sign of judaism.

CNN

Was Columbus secretly a Jew? | CNN

Charles Garcia says scholarly research suggest that the explorer was seeking to find a safe haven for Jews who were persecuted in Spain.

there's also a paper that discusses this, and how its much, much older than even 2012. i havent verified it, but it may be useful reading for some; it also mentions that the theory gained popularity in the 1930s as the 'jewish question' "was very much on the public mind".

https://www.brandeis.edu/hornstein/sarna/americanjewishcultureandscholarship/Archive6/ColumbusandtheJews.pdf

This guy is doing all of this over my wacky silly Anti the boy in the striped pajamas post. Bro called me proto-kahanist and shit.

Hopefully soon I will go to Israel and be able to place a rock on your grave. Maybe I will go to the store and get a special gemstone and use that instead. I will sit and talk with you about how you wanted to hang out when you came home and how we never got to. How you had so much to do, so much to give, so much to experience and it was cut short. I will talk of the times we had together and how I hope you are doing well up in shamayim. And I will cry. I will stay with you until I no longer can but my rock will still be there. It will not decay. It will lay on your early grave when I am not able to. And with it I will tell you how much I miss you.

Hello leftist goy who is driving. On the sidewalk next to you are two visibly orthodox Jewish men walking home from shul. You now have a choice to make. You can either

A. Be normal and continue driving

Or

B. Pull your car over, curse them out, yell "free palestine" and than speed away

Choose wisely

Currently terrorizing my friends

Maybe the goyim are antisemetic because they know that we are gatekeeping osem mini soup mandel from them.