There is no denying that there are some on the left who also hate Jews. To ignore that is disingenuous.
It's like a doting parent who believes that their angel can do no wrong.

Zionist” as an epithet, a sneaky smuggle-through-customs trick of saying “Jew” without saying “Jew,” mirrors the neo-Nazi nomenclature of the 1970s and ‘80s. Back then, violent supremacists hosted hate rallies and plotted terrorist attacks to fight “ZOG,” meaning “Zionist Occupied Government.” Now the progressive left is likeliest to utter “Zionist”

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/31/antisemitism-left-right-and-growing/

I could research further, but I think what I posted will suffice.
I NEVER said all on the left - did I?

hlthe2b

(115,160 posts)

12. No one here in this thread has denied there are some on either extreme, yet you chose to only

Reply to Mossfern (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:13 PM

Jun 5

call out those on the left. It was quite noticeable, whether you meant to focus only on them or not.

Mossfern

(4,859 posts)

15. Oh pleasae.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #12)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:01 PM

Jun 5

Some people are just looking for controversy. I believe I implied that that ZOG is mostly right wing. That doesn't mean that it doesn't exist among the radical left. I never said that it was a general belief among the radical left.

Look back at my posts.
Read the paragraph from the article that I posted.

TommyT139

(2,492 posts)

26. That paragraph seems to equate Jews and Zionists

Reply to Mossfern (Reply #15)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 01:16 AM

Friday

...which is simply bizarre.

hlthe2b

(115,160 posts)

4. Um since most or (hopefully) all of us are not hateful white supremacists and antisemites...

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:10 AM

Jun 5

I doubt I am not the only one who has never heard of that acronym or its implications and associated meanings. I did google it but you should explain what this is and the context.

And no, the acronym does not explain it alone. So those giving that answer alone are not helping most.

Wounded Bear

(64,825 posts)

10. I thought Zog was an old Superman foe...

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:49 PM

Jun 5

Intractable

(2,564 posts)

11. General Zod

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:54 PM

Jun 5

maxsolomon

(39,396 posts)

9. Where are you seeing this?

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:47 PM

Jun 5

On DU?

DavidDvorkin

(20,760 posts)

14. Have you not seen the posts saying that Trump is under Israeli control?

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 06:20 PM

Jun 5

That's ZOG by another name.

maxsolomon

(39,396 posts)

17. No, I haven't. I guess I'm good at not seeing those OPs.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #14)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:23 PM

Jun 5

They might be posted by people on my "Hide All" list.

It does appear that MFer was persuaded by Netanyahu to attack Iran. But he also appears persuaded by Xi, Putin, and Stephen Miller, Elon Musk...

Trump is an idiot.

Jedi Guy

(3,526 posts)

22. Trump can be persuaded by damn near anyone as long as they stroke his ego enough.

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #17)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:05 PM

Jun 5

Bonus points if it's a big, burly man with tears in his eyes who addresses Trump as "sir".

madinmaryland

(65,817 posts)

13. Can you explain why you posted this shit implying that DU might agree with the CT?

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:40 PM

Jun 5

Mossfern

(4,859 posts)

16. Nowhere

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #13)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:06 PM

Jun 5

did I see anyone implying that members of DU believe in ZOG.
Not all of us are radical left, and there has been no one whose beliefs may be far left has expressed this.
That doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.

madinmaryland

(65,817 posts)

18. That's my point, also. Never have I seen that here.

Reply to Mossfern (Reply #16)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:27 PM

Jun 5

DavidDvorkin

(20,760 posts)

19. Not by that name

Reply to Mossfern (Reply #16)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 08:17 PM

Jun 5

Repeatedly claiming that Israel controls Trump is the same thing without the use of ZOG. It's all the same.

Mossfern

(4,859 posts)

20. I think it's more of a Netanyahu/Trump thing

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #19)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:47 PM

Jun 5

than an Israel/USA thing.

Trump will make a deal with anyone if he gets what he thinks is an advantage.... or $$$
Netanyahu is not Israel. The US has interest in Israel as a democratic nation that has been our ally.
That does not mean that in any way, shape or form Israel controls the US, and by inference by many, "Jews."

To wear blinders and say that no one on the left side of the political spectrum believes that "Zionists" control our government, is naive at best.

AND NO, I AM NOT ACCUSING PEOPLE HERE OF BEING ANTISEMITIC.

AIPAC s not the only lobbing group - they come in all colors and flavors.