A French hard-left MP sparked a political row Sunday by saying Israeli athletes were not welcome at the Paris Olympics because of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which one senior minister said had "hints of anti-Semitism".In a post on X, Arfi branded Portes's comments "irresponsible" and accused him of "legitimising Hamas", the Palestinian militant group whose October 7 attacks on Israel sparked the Gaza war.
    • kitnaht@lemmy.worldEnglish
      142·
      2 months ago

      Fellow – sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something.

      So yeah - that part was covered. Also “man” in this context is short for Human, not man as in male.

      Reading comprehension for the win!

      • nonailsleft@lemm.eeEnglish
        620·
        2 months ago

        ‘fellow man’ is normally used to mean any other human, not only those with certain traits

        • kitnaht@lemmy.worldEnglish
          193·
          2 months ago

          I mean, if you just wanted to let everyone know that you’re prejudiced, you could have just come out and said it directly.

          • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
            316·
            2 months ago

            Reading comprehension is not your strong point is it.

            You said fellowman, as in you believe the only people in Europe who care about other people at all are Muslims. Seeing as this is too ridiculous to be your meaning we are left to wonder.

            Did you not mean to say Muslims would be concerned about what is happening to fellow Muslims?

            • unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
              112·
              2 months ago

              Critical thinking isn’t your strong suit, is it?

              He said fellow man, not fellowman, as in he is suggesting that people in France and Germany take exception to the indiscriminate murder of other human beings, of any religious affiliation, taking place as a result of the Israeli occupation of Gaza.

              How you weren’t able to comprehend this with your clearly superior reading comprehension skills is a mystery that is too ridiculous to comprehend, so we are left to wonder.

              • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
                314·
                2 months ago

                That’s because France and Germany have the largest Muslim populations in Europe. Turns out, they don’t like their fellow man being murdered indiscriminately.

                He is referring to the Muslim population, not that people in France and Germany as a whole do.

                • unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
                  62·
                  2 months ago

                  My brother in Christ, there is no fix for stupid, and for that I’m sorry. Best of luck in your future endeavors, I can tell you’re going to need it.

      • nonailsleft@lemm.eeEnglish
        34·
        2 months ago

        Or with Martians? The point is they mostly care about this particular conflict is because it’s muslims that are getting slaughtered