Finklestein Challenges the EXTREMIST Rhetoric (gets ignored immediately)

as the Columbia student protests spark up a nationwide fervor across campuses, Finklestein gives a speech that actually goes against the grain and challenges the usefulness of the ever-increasing extremist rhetoric. Will the student movement hear and heed his warning? Or is Finklestein going to face a cancellation for this take?
MOMENTS:
00:00 highlights
00:39 secret beef w/ BDS
04:08 finklestein's Columbia speech
08:38 extremist rhetoric rising
16:24 slogan discourse
23:00 from the river, to the sea...
32:29 why do you hate fun
39:18 maximum responsibility
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[@zephyr8072]

"We're not extremists! We just want to help Palestinians!" "Okay, stop using extremist rhetoric." "LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA WE ARE NOT LISTENING."

[@RiceShouldBeFluffy]

I f**king hate kids (and yes, college students are kids)

[@Keviamaya]

We could be effective but we rather be radical 😎

[@oussamarofaik8545]

"free pales..." " woah woah pal, calm down with the extremist rhetoric now"

[@Keviamaya]

@@oussamarofaik8545 Man I wish. But for college students to get those feel good vibes they need to chant "Third intifada" and From the river to the sea stuff.

[@Demos_Jeff]

@@oussamarofaik8545I feel like you know that’s not the actual problem.

[@Teh_Hats]

Imagine being so extreme that you lose Finkelstein.

[@empatheticrationalist]

When the Kapo is reminded by the camp guards that he’s still a Jew.

[@CopperHTID]

Yer da

[@dr.virtuoso]

god you people are such shits

[@leoharrison7449]

Finkelstein criticising others for extremist rhetoric and using shallow political slogans? Now I’ve seen everything

[@zephyr8072]

Hypocrisy aside it's just tragically funny how these people really do just want to support terrorists and kill Jews, and when one of their heroes tells them to knock it off they refuse to.

[@novembermike512]

Eh, he's actually not that extremist in terms of the rhetoric he uses. The issue is more that he goes into an attack dog mode where he uses reasonable statements dishonestly and refuses to express the reasonable parts of the opposing side.

[@pedronabais1456]

​@@novembermike512mate... the industry of holocaust? the guy that says jews used or even supported the holocaust to get powerful is a moderate position?

[@fritznovak4482]

@@novembermike512praising multiple terrorist organisations is pretty extremist.

[@thewkovacs316]

he wants to be their guru they aint having it

[@tvojemanka]

When they say jews have no history, it's crazy, muslims literally take Moses as a prophet, like Jewish history goes thousands of years before Mohammed even was born. 😂😂😂

[@mogret7451]

Islam might be cultural appropriation?

[@arimoff]

They were challenged by this thought before and now Muslims claim Moses was a Muslim lol

[@mogret7451]

@@arimoff I'm going to say I got a message from the one true God to start a new religion called truefaith. A core part is that the prophet Mohammed was a truefaither and not a muslim and that the quran and hadith is corrupted. Do you think I will get any pushback??

[@guy0116]

"Boo, just talk about palestine Jew" in the superchat comments is the biggest indicator he's just seen as a token Jew by those he supports.

[@nachoolo]

Honestly, if Finklestein was capable of calming down a bit and able to present his ideas without using inflammatory rhetoric he would probably be more capable of getting people behind him. Case in point, this video. Sadly. He seems incapable of doing so 90% of the time...

[@PixelPenguin77]

yes, that and not cherrypicking quotes from historians to support a narrative that could be legit, but instead comes out as extremely slimy

[@404Dannyboy]

I agree with a lot of what Finklestein says about this conflict but he too often manages to say it in an inherently dishonest manner. His takes on Ukraine though are just crazy nonsense.

[@thereallocke8065]

33:50 people who are educated on the situation know X buzzword means Y buzzword

[@hartyewh1]

He's a moralist far before an actual historian which is why he can't keep it together. He was perfectly reasonable addressing what he perceives as the ingroup or even followers, but when he should actually argue points with someone his arrogance and false sense of moral superiority take control of his pushcart mouth.

[@nomoresunforever3695]

Except it didn't work.

[@Observette]

Oh wow. I actually had no idea Mr Finkle was a two stater. 😳

[@vognerful]

I remember seeing an interview on Al Jazeera many years ago with him and bds and he had a basically a large argument with them on this matter. It was known at the time and how he phrased that "agreeing with bds but against BDS".

[@noahgibson-baker3200]

As far as I know nothing he says actually suggests that

[@gastarbeiter8384]

He is definitely not

[@EmperorDxD]

Yes he is he has always been ​@@gastarbeiter8384

[@EmperorDxD]

​@@gastarbeiter8384he has been from the beginning

[@andoceans23]

Bro is getting a taste of his own medicine

[@TimPortantno]

How has no one made the Curb Your Enthusiam ending theme cut of him asking them not to say it and cutting to that ending with them laughing?

[@-xirx-]

That would make me chuckle so hard

[@t700e]

Speaking of Curb…watch the Palestinian Chicken episode 😂

[@areichental]

When finkle is the voice of reason, you fucked up.

[@runninginukraine4135]

Fr

[@highprogressive]

Honestly I am in awe that I agree 100% with Finkleman's suggestions to the protesters. What a lucid moment.

[@nathantripathy]

"The oppression of Columbia University"... just wow

[@xpropriation8505]

How is that an inaccurate statement?

[@nathantripathy]

@@xpropriation8505 first electric wizard is amazing Second, oppression is not when you choose to attend a college, choose to set up an illegal encampment, refuse to disperse when asked, (allegedly) break the conduct code of the university, don't attend classes and face minimal repercussions. Being in solidarity with an oppressed people does not mean you are also oppressed. Same would be true for a bunch of white people setting up a protest in a random place for BLM and claiming that they themselves are being oppressed as BLM supporters.

[@matsab7930]

@@xpropriation8505 oppressed for being told not to chant ‘death to the Jews’ on-campus lmao

[@amitklain4199]

@@xpropriation8505 it's an Ivy league college in the united states of America, not a poor minority group living ghettos.

[@graemebuchan1919]

Nice meme re-creation on the thumbnail

[@LoudWaffle]

Same vibes as Trump encouraging his fans at a rally to get vaccinated and they boo him, lmao

[@tofubutcher7456]

OK the chant starting immediately after him ending was hilarious. Well, he tried

[@dylantheelephant]

I really wasn't expecting Norm to be the sane one

[@queequeg00]

"Mr. Lonerelli, don't make me show my own imbicility of getting ignored by all the people that loved me a month ago" -Dr. Memerstein

[@jayspin8093]

Columbia turned into Kanye West State or what?

[@ezragoldberg3132]

Without dropping any bangers along the way

[@PixelPenguin77]

cringe, deadnaming Yelumbia

[@pedronabais1456]

​@@PixelPenguin77wanst yeezi or soemthing?

[@jayspin8093]

@@pedronabais1456 Yeezumbia

[@TheArsenalgunner28]

When Finkelstein is talking to the students, you can just feel a hostile atmosphere brooding around him the longer it goes on. One slight slip of the tongue and they’d turn on him. Instead they just waited till he stopped talking and disregarded everything he said the moment they got the microphone back

[@joshuaiosevich3727]

Almost like they don't like jews, irrespective of what they think. A very tenuous acceptance of jews.

[@janaejoaodosacramento9731]

i never thought i would see this day

[@nottheborg836]

wait the little outro is so cute wtf

[@NineConsonants]

Khymani James vocally sounds a lot like the researcher in Brain Candy who invents a pill to give worms to ex-girlfriends.

[@Thetommywestphalluniverse247]

You just don’t get it here!!

[@glumdrop4672]

The Finkler strikes again

[@cjryan88]

those student should be expelled and deported

[@basedggallin4556]

"Why would we want supporters of genocide to live?" He/she/they says while casually suggesting genocide

[@thereallocke8065]

12:25 it wasn't because he had an ideology it was because he had a whole ass country exercising said ideology. The level of systemic power of a random neonazi and a fascist head of state are unimaginably different

[@Itamar536.]

you know shit gone haywire when norm is the reasonable one

[@bolshevikalgerien8415]

Zionist is used as slur at this point.

[@natanfurman2467]

been used that way for decades its just mainstream now

[@bolshevikalgerien8415]

@@natanfurman2467 Not by leftists. It's a relatively new usage of the term in the west imported from old Arab dictatorship jargon

[@7frodo7]

He even said a few years ago at a talk that what would he do, what would he talk about how would he get paid for his work if they resolved the conflict and everyone turnt to peace and lived side by side. Him like a lot of his ilk and the NGO’s in the region perpetuate the situation and help it stay current!. It’s a money machine for them!.

[@frorencenightingale1217]

More like norm Libstein, amirite?🤣🙂

[@papertroll1]

n1 )

[@awkwardturtle2842]

Lonerbox is incorrect when he says destiny and finklestein want the same thing because destiny (and the pro-Israel side) don’t want/advocate for a fully autonomous and independent Palestinian state because of the potential security risk such a state might pose to Israel whereas finklestein does advocate for one regardless of the security risks. It’s all well and good to say you support a two state solution but I’m not sure if people who are not allowed to have a military or control their borders can be considered a state in any real sense of the word

[@hermithefrog629]

The solution is a 20 year period of a coalition government. Enough time for a generation to grow up under improving relations. After that, if them having an independent military is not a security risk, they can form one, and enter into a defense pact with isreal. Palestinian statehood is not going to come tomorrow. It will be a long process.

[@PunkiBrooster]

@@hermithefrog629the solution is adhering to international law and respecting the FACT that Palestinians have the EXACT SAME rights as every other people on the planet, and anyone or anything trying to stand in between them and FULL autonomy is literally a fascist regardless of their supposed motives

[@ni9274]

What security risk ? Israel has nukes no state can pose a serious security threat to Israel. They also have the unlimited military support of the US. Thé reason Hamas managed to enter Israel is cause of the insane incompetence of the IDF, they didn’t have any significant presence around Gaza and they didn’t even guard the wall at the time, they were sleeping in their barracks and woke up when Hamas had blown up the wall. Israel existence isn’t threatened by Hamas, saying that is the equivalent of saying the Us existence was threatened by Islamist terrorist after 2001.

[@awkwardturtle2842]

@@hermithefrog629 what type of freedoms and conditions will Palestinians live under for these twenty years to insure you end up with a generation with no resentment towards Israel and even such a generation grows up such that there is “peace” what incentive will Israel have to give them a state since there will be “peace “ so no more violence?

[@abdulmasaiev9024]

​@@ni9274 "What security risk ? Israel has nukes no state can pose a serious security threat to Israel." - Israel having nukes is not a silver bullet. Nukes are an "ok everyone loses now - this includes us, but it also includes you" button. Israel might be doing strategic ambiguity in its nuclear doctrine, but the simple reality is you can present plenty of threats to a nuclear state where it won't use nukes because it just won't be worth it. If you need an example, look at the Russia-Ukraine war. The fighting is happening on territory Russia considers "theirs" after they "annexed it" following the "fully legitimate referendums". Meaning according to their internal logic, they'd be in the right to use nukes to "defend" it, as it's facing hostile armies on "Russian soil". That would actually overwhelm the Ukrainians for sure, who couldn't even retaliate in kind since they don't have nukes of their own - yet, the war remains completely conventional and it's virtually guaranteed it will until the end, whatever the final outcome is.

[@humanresources8648]

He’s clutching his pearls in fear right now.

[@II-wk8kv]

lonerbox is the best voice on this issue hands down

[@papertroll1]

definitely 1 of the best, which is so sad...

[@marianocoleman8962]

I wasn't ready. They're so belligerent, they can't hear a rational argument from one of their strongest soldiers. 😂😂😂

[@brosef5033]

Lmfao did he fart at 1:40 ? and did he think he muted???

[@OccultDemonCassette]

Oh no... Oh no, lonerbox. I haven't checked out any videos since the hard men video and now it's come to this? Oh, dear...

[@ek5273]

Norman Finklefruad is Hasan Piker with demenia

[@JeyPeyy]

LMAO when she takes the mic and just shouts exactly what he said they shouldn't shout. Sigma move 🗿

[@Stumashedpotatoes]

lol finkelstein loves to play devil's advocate

[@humanresources8648]

57 Muslim countries. 1 Jewish. Seems fair.

[@mgg7756]

if you're a moron maybe

[@jugo1944]

Wtf does that have to do w Israel bombing apartment buildings and hospitals?

[@somegirl4631]

@@jugo1944 Why does Palestine keep the weapons there then?

[@moodymoofin186]

Ok let’s go Finklesteinerrrrr

[@knorze1777]

Finkelstein‘s position on BDS is pretty good.

[@thereallocke8065]

4:22 I don't understand modern activitists massive opposition towards being palatable

[@gavriloglogovac610]

You have a John Brown profile picture...

[@thereallocke8065]

@@gavriloglogovac610 still not an answer.

[@Prometheus4096]

The "A one state solution just means they keep fighting each other, until one side wins, which will be Israel. So Israel can just keep fighting wars."-line is really dangerous. For Israel. Sure, Israel is militarily more powerful. But that is not so important. Israel has way way way more to lose than the Palestinians. They have build a remarkable society, technologically advanced, doing well economically, with a western-learning political and social structure. And with very strong western allies. Fighting forever until one side just gives up may mean Israel as we know it today is destroyed. And not by Hamas terrorists but rather from within. We already saw some of that during the protests around the Israeli Supreme Court. The argument for a two state solution being that Israeli and Palestinians have a fundamentally different view on how society and their country should function is also true for Arab Jews vs Western Jews. These two very different groups have not integrated at all since the foundation of Israel. Which could mean a two-state solution inside Israel. For Arab Jews and Western Jews. And even if that weren't a problem, either Israel becomes more like their Arab neighbours. Or Israel's Arab neighbours become more like Israel. You can't have a rich western democracy open society surrounded by poor tyrannical Arab military or theocratic dictatorships. One rubs off on the other. So even if Arab Jews and Western Jews magically integrate overnight. Even if the Palestinians accept they lost, it is all their fault and they will do whatever Israel wants, and therefore magically become the Hong Kong of the Middle East, then still Israel has this huge problem of all their neighbours being failed states. Israel put all their eggs into the basket of military supremacy. And it turned out that no matter how many nukes they had, no matter how many super advanced jet fighters and missiles they had, on October 7th Jews were less save inside Israel then literally anywhere else on the planet. This is a huge problem for Israel. And it is a problem that never gets solved with military power. If this goes on for 70 more years, then rich liberal western Jews are simply going to leave Israel. The poor Palestinians can't leave even if they want to. They can't even go into Egypto or Israel. They are stuck. But rich Israeli can go anywhere they want. And what will be left will be just bloodthirstily lunatic Arabs that want a theocracy, a king, and fight wars until the end of time against other Arabs. Except, they have funny Hebrew names.

[@PunkiBrooster]

The fact you think Israel hasn’t already destroyed itself from within 👉🥹

[@adamdernis]

I think you're underestimating the stubbornness of us Jews. Immigration applications have accelerated since October 7th, not dropped. Also, Israel has managed to normalize most of its neighbors, the biggest issue being Iran, which the entire region hates. If a Palestinian state were established (with the right leadership) I'm convinced that over a lot of time they could normalize those relationships too.

[@talibotz]

Normalization just means talking to "zionists."

[@LimeyRedneck]

🤠💜

[@fritznovak4482]

A “non binary” being pro Hamas is too funny. We have reached peak 2020s absurdity 😂

[@jayspin8093]

Can't even make up that kind of irony. Its like a real life South Park episode

[@thewingedserpent5823]

Peak postmodernism

[@andrejlinhart205]

@@thewingedserpent5823 postpostmodernism

[@arwelbrown3391]

What does Mr Borelli think of this???

[@deagle2yadome696]

Finklesteiner*

[@socomchamp00]

He, she, they would shit their pants if they were ever in a physical conflict 🙄🙄

[@therabbi9848]

Finklepop at it again

[@mohammedhanifa8259]

why is returning pple 2 there state means the disruption of israel like why is it doable to leave ppl statless ratherthan having cuontry with no jewish majoraty

[@empatheticrationalist]

Excellent question! Take a few minutes to google the history and present day numbers of Jewish people in majority Islam ruled countries.

[@PhreakPhantom]

Channels like Secular Talk and Breaking Points are absolutely helping ppl go full extremist

[@MegaAnimeforlife]

Yeah Kyle needs to not ever talk about foreign policy again 😂

[@jayspin8093]

I wonder if he can be non-binary in Gaza?

[@PunkiBrooster]

There’s literally videos on the internet of queer representation groups going into Gaza with trans flags to provide humanitarian aid before October 7th. They’ve got bigger things to worry about. Like the fact they live in a fucking ghetto. Non-binary isn’t something one “becomes.” It’s something a person IS Tiny tiny brain

[@turtlepope7802]

I'm sorry but I don't think Finkyboy deserves praise for trying to tone down some extreme rethoric in the name of political expediency and optics. He advises changing the slogan from "palestine" to "palestinians" because "we have to be direct with our messaging, we can't be ambiguous" but that change makes it MORE ambiguous. The former is basically only applicable to a 1 state solution, the latter is a milquetoast "palestinians deserve freedom", which is a better slogan to be fair, but also vague enough that it hides the true intent of those chanting, which I think is disingenuous. If you're gonna stand for something say it with your chest.

[@thewkovacs316]

ya...norm is better at taqiah than the islamists and they laugh at him he still doesnt get that he is their dhimmi

[@horvathsogranfume658]

after oct 7th, i could not care less about palestine

[@PunkiBrooster]

Because you have a very bad brain

[@ni9274]

You don’t have basic human empathy ? I guess the 15.000 children who died deserve it ?

[@mrdraztik1]

You never did.

[@ezragoldberg3132]

Our homeboy, our man Ben Gvir is Trending on Twitter 🔥🚙

[@garrettmetting6938]

Skrrt Skrrt. I feel so bad for the car just imagine how long it will take to repair that flipped vehicle 😢

[@onnipaananen4414]

Worst person you know? Loner doesn't know many people.

[@2460-1]

Streamers are chronically online

[@deltachiken5847]

It's a reference to a meme

[@emilchan5379]

It is a meme. Chill. It is for when someone you usually disagree with makes a very good point.

[@abdulmasaiev9024]

...bruh. It's a reference to the famous Clickhole article. It's famous enough in fact that it literally has a wikipedia page. Look it up: "Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point"

[@troubadour0663]

25 K views in 2 weeks. Brother nobody but your bubble of Chuds are getting your message.

[@horvathsogranfume658]

if finkelsteins parents were alive to see what hes become... they would be so ashamed

[@Alex-vk9rx]

Finkelstein's parents were hardcore Stalinists. They hated Israel just as much as he did. Finkelstein has talked about this many times.

[@cruherrx]

Why is this channel priding itself on not being extremist? You shouldn't be proud of being an extremist either. How about simply not framing things in these terms? It's larping either way and totally unhelpful.

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Finkelstein with his common Ws

[@noahgibson-baker3200]

🤣🤣

[@PixelPenguin77]

mr Borelli in shambles

[@ezragoldberg3132]

Always down vote Turtle ⬇️🐢

[@PixelPenguin77]

@@ezragoldberg3132 nah, always upvote 🗿

[@tobysmith2081]

Turtle with his common L's, accurately pointing out common Finklestine W's