It doesn’t take long into the viral SubwayTakes interview with lead singer of the Strokes, Julian Casablancas, regarding a certain vulnerable minority to realize what’s actually going on. Casablanca says his hot take like he discovered a groundbreaking hypothesis: “American Zionists get the benefits of white-privileged people but talk like they are Black people during slavery.” It’s a striking comparison, but also a telling one. In his attempt to layer historical trauma on top of a generalized label, he relies on a euphemism so old and shallow that even MLK felt the need to refute it. He then escalates his rhetoric without ever clarifying who is actually being critiqued or why. As a result, he reduces a complex group (US Jews) into a caricature, echoing stereotypes that dismiss Jewish concerns rather than engaging with them seriously.

Basically, the two used socially acceptable language to discuss “the Jewish question” and came to all the usual conclusions about how dishonest we all are. There’s a reason why we........

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