[ April 18, 2024 ]
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Antisemitism is on the rise on college and university campuses (and in society as a whole), disguised as opposition to Israel. As the left grows more and more violent, this is manifesting itself and will continue to manifest itself as calls for violence against Jews, and actual violence against Jews. Igor Sadikov is the very definition of a kapo and would have willingly signed up with the Nazis had he been alive at that time.
“Humor on McGill University campus: ‘Punch a Zionist,’” by Vivian Bercovici, Jerusalem Post, March 7, 2017:
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On February 6, 2017, Igor Sadikov, an undergraduate student at Montreal’s McGill University, tweeted: “Punch a Zionist today.”
Sadikov sat on the Legislative Council and board of directors of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). He is reportedly a strong supporter of the BDS movement at McGill and a former news editor of The McGill Daily, a once storied campus paper that has launched the careers of many fine journalists.
These days, the paper refuses to publish articles which “promote a Zionist worldview.”
Sadikov explained his outburst in a very sober apology posted on Facebook on February 16 – a full 10 days following his tweet – as a “misguided joke with a political meaning, rather than a credible call for violence.”
His miscalculated humor was clearly referencing the “punch a Nazi” meme, which, a week earlier, had been trending sharply on social media, after an “alt-right” American was punched in the face while being interviewed.
That incident gave rise to much navel gazing in the press as to whether it is acceptable to incite and applaud violence against, well, a Nazi.
Sadikov, who has very strong views about the legitimacy of the State of Israel, likely sees Zionists as quite similar to Nazis. Hence his adoption of the offensive meme. His tweet was no joke.
He was clearly surprised that his comment resonated well beyond his few hundred Twitter followers. He refused to step down from the SSMU, despite widespread calls for his resignation.
For 10 days. A man of integrity, he stood firm in the view he expressed.
A vote put to the SSMU in mid-February to oust Sadikov was defeated.
On his Facebook page, he was appreciative of the embrace of his online community, “liking” many supportive comments, including one stating: “I can punch one [Zionist] for you if your position does not allow you to.”
One would expect, if his contrition and regret were at all sincere, that he would use his newfound notoriety to rebuke the continued celebration of violence. Not Sadikov. He “liked” it.
He used his platform to explain that he was not attacking Jewish students per se, in fact, he and many members of his family are Jewish, explained the Russian-born activist. He was expressing opposition to a political philosophy – Zionism – that “Jewish people – should not support.”
Sadikov is free to hold whatever political views he wishes. What is not sanctioned in a civilized society, however, is the incitement to physically assault those with differing views.
Finally, on February 24, Sadikov resigned as a director of the SSMU, but remains a member of the Legislative Council. In a statement, he explained his resignation as being due to the “interference of [university administration].”
Indeed, the McGill administration considered Sadikov’s conduct to have potentially breached the SSMU constitution.
As the McGill Daily reported, the SSMU was “threatened” by the administration that if it did not publicly condemn Sadikov’s conduct further action might be taken – which might, ultimately, involve the withholding of funds allocated to student government.
This appears to have caused much consternation among the SSMU and others. As Sadikov was reported to have said: “This level of interference in student government is a new low for the University. The Principal made it very clear that what she cares about in this situation is bending to political pressure from donors and alumni, rather than acting in the best interest of the campus community and respecting the decisions of the student groups affected.”…
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31 Comments
7 years ago
He does not look like someone who would survive a punch.
7 years ago
Reply to
berserker
That is pretty typical. Young, narcissistic nihilist sissies, whining about safe spaces and other nonsense, frequently advocate violence, so long as they have no consequences. They are mentally ill.
7 years ago
Reply to
berserker
That’s what I thought. He looks more like the “safe place” type to me.
7 years ago
He looks insane it’s his eyes something isn’t right.
7 years ago
Typical snivelling little liberal social sissy, he would not survive a sissy slapping from a little girl. Fools like him are what make any cause they support look stupid, which they are. What a dork.
7 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
He looks like a punk bi**h that would leave his own mother if faced with danger.
7 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
Looks like a back stabbing coward that has a big mouth when at a keyboard, and a brown streak when exiting from a live discussion.
7 years ago
Sad thing is I have never seen a rabid group of Jews head-stomping anyone, even when they have it coming.
7 years ago
Just by looking at this ugly dude with his very strange and asymmetrical face and nose, it looks like he’s been punched a lot!
7 years ago
His “apology” was planned when he wrote those inciting comments, what a bunch of BS. All for maximum effect and attention.
7 years ago
I’d like this little 90 lb. weakling to try that w/me.
7 years ago
When is punch an asswhole day? This ones birthday would be a good date to celebrate it on.
7 years ago
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Pray Hard
O well, might as just punch him on sight, save having to write a memo.
7 years ago
A fun thing to do with untrained “punchers” is to punch their punch (knuckle to knuckle) and watch them fall to the ground writhing in pain. There are so many fun things to do with the untrained and inexperienced. Oh hey, “punchers”, some of us block, deflect or duck and punch back. Do you want fries with that?
D
7 years ago
Looks like every other black bloc anarchist with his hood off. Pimpled face loser.
7 years ago
Liberals are not truly pacifist, they are prepared to use violence as long as it suits their agendas — “for the greater good”, or so they claim.
7 years ago
Wow, anti-Semitism on the rise and it’s coming from the left. Imagine that the people of tolerance. Can you imagine if we had to rely on these people tp protect us, better yet if a civil war broke out nothing but beaks and feet would left over.
7 years ago
Soros had jewish family members, but that didn’t stop him from turning jews over to the nazi’s.. for money
7 years ago
When I look up ‘fuckwit’ in Wiki………..I expect to see a picture of him!
7 years ago
Yes this “Jewish” kid is a Kapo. But that’s what a Leftist mindset does to somebody. It makes them turn on their own people. Leftism is indeed a mental disorder.
7 years ago
I would like to see this little creep go into a Jewish neighborhood and say that.
I’m sure someone there would give his attitude a much needed adjustment.
Just my 2 cents worth.
7 years ago
What else can we expect with leaders of comedy like fallon and colbert. This punk should be ashamed to show his face in that cap. It looks like a promotion for safe sex.
7 years ago
I wonder what the response would be if someone said punch a muslim. It would make national news.
7 years ago
What a pathetic little puke…the kind I’d like to put out of his misery, a bullet through the brain without a second thought.
7 years ago
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7 years ago
So this little thing is celebrated but others if they mention the word Islamofauxobia they maybe charged with a hate crime WTF?
7 years ago
Punch an Islamofacist; when you do that you’re punching an antifa at the same time.
