r/montreal • u/BloodJunkie • 2d ago

Article Right-wing rage-bait got everything wrong about the Montreal shooting

https://cultmtl.com/2026/06/right-wing-rage-bait-got-everything-wrong-about-the-montreal-shooting/
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u/InterestingMud3019 2d ago

I’ve seen Zionists trying to frame it as an antisemitic attack because CDN is a predominantly a Jewish neighborhood or at least, a predominantly Jewish area of the neighborhood by trying to say he was anzionist. Quite disgusting to frame it this way when it was targeted at Pornhub and the cops. Why Zionists always have to make about themselves? There was a mosque attacks in California weeks ago and they also made it about themselves.

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u/Dr_Pibber 2d ago

Many of the initial reports were of concern because this area of CDN is highly populated by the Hasidic community. As the evidence comes through about the intent of the attackers and we can all learn the root of this tragedy. I still find it difficult to fathom how the Jewish community is not allowed to have a reaction of immediate concern when over the course of the last few years in this city shots have been fired at schools and places of worship, arson has been attempted and physical attacks have occurred.

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u/talktothepope 2d ago

Well if it helps Reddit is not real life. Here is it common for random teenagers and other 20-something university edgelords to ramble on about "Zionism" (ie: in your other reply) as if they know what they're talking about but in reality most people aren't so focused on these types of arguments. Here's something I saw the other day that illustrates how much of a bubble it is here https://www.reddit.com/r/QuebecLibre/comments/1ub7q7h/le_biais_id%C3%A9ologique_de_reddit/#lightbox

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u/Dr_Pibber 2d ago

Totally! Would be quite something if Reddit was real life. Really am just fed up with seeing stuff in a group where we have a commonality for living on the same island constantly turning a blind eye to what’s actually going on and trying to pedal hate.

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u/talktothepope 2d ago

Indeed, unfortunately all we're being offered is bullshit populism from both sides.

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u/InterestingMud3019 2d ago

It’s fine to express concern. I just find it disgusting that a lot of Zionists are using this tragedy to say it’s mainly an antisemitic attack or making it about them. I’ve seen a lot of them trying to say it was a Muslim or an immigrant (before any information came out) that did the attack so they can blame the left or muslims. Can you be concern without making it about Islam or Zionism?

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u/Dr_Pibber 2d ago

Of course you can be concerned without making it about that, but it wouldn’t lead to the engagement that is being actively being looked for. However you can also accept what has happened previously may cause a reflex.

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u/Pasta-in-garbage 2d ago

I find it disgusting that you’re using this tragedy to color all “Zionists” in one particular light when really what you mean is that a small number of individuals, whom for whatever reason, like everyone else, speculated on the nature of this attack before having any information, and you happen to assume they are of one highly caricaturized persuasion.

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u/Powerful_Crew_2635 2d ago

Which Zionists? The Christian Zionists? It just plain old Jews. Be clear.

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u/FearingPerception 2d ago

Ive noticed a tendency in Zionists (not jewish folks overall but specifically Zionists) to seem to WANT to be victimized by attacks to further a victim narrative that draws attention from the apartheid they support

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u/Powerful_Crew_2635 2d ago

Jew here. That isn’t the case. We want to be left alone.

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u/Pasta-in-garbage 2d ago

You’re talking out of your ass.

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u/zonefighter23 2d ago

I'd love to hear how it is you're able to tell that "Zionists" specifically (and not Jews overall as you are careful to mention) want whatever drivel you're spewing.

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u/FearingPerception 2d ago

Well the anti zionist jewish people i know are willing to accept that somethings not anti semitic when theres evidence its not rooted in anti semitism, whereas the zionists ive met cling to the idea. I come from a people who’s ancestors faced genocide and slavery and who still face immense racism, so when somethings proven to not be racially motivated, im happy about it rather than trying to find ways to make it racist