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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 9 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Explanation: In Christian mythology, the Romans crucified the chief religious figure of Jesus Christ.

However, in that same narrative, the Roman official in charge, Pontius Pilate, formally and literally washes his hands of the guilt, instead blaming the crowd for demanding Christ's death and threatening to riot if he did not accede.

... this would unfortunately contribute to antisemitism in later Christianity, with the Jews being blamed for Christ's death by some Christian groups, despite Christ being... you know. A Jew himself.

And also that the whole thing was an elaborate method of absolution of mankind's sins going exactly according to plan by Christ/God anyway.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

The alternative was that Jesus slipped in the shower and drowned for our sins. God was kind of pressed for options.

[–] menas@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

yep, however this is antisemitic trop, not an antisionist one. The mem shall symbolize judaism accordingly with a hanoukkia, or a least with a golden maghen Dawid; the blue one in a nationalist symbol.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The antisemitism bit is just an additional detail; since Christians and Romans are depicted separately, I think it would be fair to regard the meme itself as discussing responsibility at-the-time.

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I think menas was talking about using the country of israel to represent jews in the meme image.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 1 hour ago

I mean, it represents the provincial Iudeans Pilate accused of being responsible, many of whom were proto-ultranationalists who wanted a 'pure' Jewish country through ethnic cleansing and suppression of minority religions and heresies - like that of Christ. I don't know that representing them as the Jews in general, who even at the time were widely dispersed across the Roman Empire, is more correct than representing them as more equated with modern Israel.

Like I said, the antisemitism bit in the explanation is just an additional detail.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 1 points 43 minutes ago

Symbolising Jews 2000 years ago with the flag of post-1948 Israel is a controversial take