I have an op-ed in the Forward encouraging people to speak out against antisemitic conspiracy theorists who appear on Leftist platforms – like the Left Forum and Brooklyn Commons. While it’s almost always a super-frustrating experience, you really can isolate these people from most left-wing platforms.
“In the last year, numerous anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists have appeared at left-leaning venues in New York City. As a monitor of far right politics, I keep track of this sort of thing, and I’ve noticed an significant increase in the number of such events.
But unlike the other bigots energized in the Trump era, these anti-Semites are seeking audiences among the capital-L “Left” — anarchists, Marxists, socialists, and participants in social movements such as Occupy Wall Street. But people inside the Left are increasingly speaking out, and if more continue to, the anti-Semites can be made unwelcome.”
Read the rest in the Forward.
Spencer Sunshine 