The event of October 7 and its aftermath can strain relationships.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

You'd think literally every Jew you come in contact with both on this forum and IRL being disgusted by your stances would cause some reflection, but apparently not

You're presenting this like she ghosted you out of nowhere with no prompting, but that strains credulity. Maybe it's worth thinking more about what you said to her that led to that reaction. Seeing how a lot of leftists reacted to these events, it's hardly surprising that many Jewish people wouldn't feel comfortable with them for a while.

Believe me, I do think about it quite a bit.

She said that I had been consumed by anger and became hard and brittle.

That's fair. That probably describes a lot of people on both sides of this issue right now. Just try to keep in mind the other side's perspective going forward. That's the best we can all do.

On a side note, note the poster's actual posting on October 7: https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?action=profile;u=13804;sa=showPosts;start=575

It's nothing but his standard snippy one-liners and barbs attacking Israel, and not even any of the standard "Oh but I don't support Hamas" disclaimers anywhere. Some even seem to imply that the victims of the Hamas attacks, including children, were responsible for Israel's actions and occupation.

Not exactly helping his case well.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

You'd think literally every Jew you come in contact with both on this forum and IRL being disgusted by your stances would cause some reflection, but apparently not

You're presenting this like she ghosted you out of nowhere with no prompting, but that strains credulity. Maybe it's worth thinking more about what you said to her that led to that reaction. Seeing how a lot of leftists reacted to these events, it's hardly surprising that many Jewish people wouldn't feel comfortable with them for a while.

Believe me, I do think about it quite a bit.

She said that I had been consumed by anger and became hard and brittle.

That's fair. That probably describes a lot of people on both sides of this issue right now. Just try to keep in mind the other side's perspective going forward. That's the best we can all do.

On a side note, note the poster's actual posting on October 7: https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?action=profile;u=13804;sa=showPosts;start=575

It's nothing but his standard snippy one-liners and barbs attacking Israel, and not even any of the standard "Oh but I don't support Hamas" disclaimers anywhere. Some even seem to imply that the victims of the Hamas attacks, including children, were responsible for Israel's actions and occupation.

Not exactly helping his case well.

You are engaging in a bad-faith argument.

I have said multiple times that I didn't support Hamas.

Why would I, an atheist, support an Islam-militant group?

Please point me to the post you made on October 7 stating this.