(Jewish Group) NFL star DeSean Jackson posts and removes anti-Semitic quotes attributed to Hitler

[Behind the Aegis]

NFL star DeSean Jackson posted quotes on social media attributed to Adolf Hitler and Louis Farrakhan, but the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver removed them a day later and posted an apology following pushback.

One of the two Hitler quotes posted Monday accuses “white Jews” of having a “plan for world domination.” He later added to the post that he has “no hatred” toward the Jewish community.

The Snopes website reports that the quote is not attributable to Hitler and appears to have been first published on a “clickbait web site” called FMLGoneViral.com in 2015.

The post also says: “Hitler said, ‘because the white Jews knows that the Negroes are the real Children of Israel and to keep Americas secret the Jews will blackmail America. … The white citizens of America will be terrified to know that all this time they’ve been mistreating and discriminating and lynching the Children of Israel.’”

Jackson later added to one of the posts: “Anyone who feels I have hate towards the Jewish community took my post the wrong way. I have no hatred in my heart toward no one!! Equality. Equality [raised fist emojis].”

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[Karadeniz]

1. Conspiracy brain.

[EllieBC]

2. It only matters if he was wearing a MAGA hat while posting.

Otherwise no one cares, move along.

[Behind the Aegis]

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Former Eagle Chris Long is right: It's 'not in vogue' to denounce anti-Semitism amid DeSean Jackson controversy

The content of DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic Instagram posts was hurtful, disturbing and weak-minded in its comprehension of human struggle in all of its forms, both historical and contemporary.

Up until this incident, Jackson had been widely praised for speaking out forcefully in the Philadelphia Eagles locker room to relate the legitimate message of Black Lives Matter, a cause that has been supported by hundreds of Jewish organizations in the United States and beyond.

When Jackson reacted last month to a tweet from SportsRadio 94 WIP host Angelo Cataldi, who had asked athletes to stop talking about social issues, I was even among those who supported Jackson's frustrated response. He values his platform to promote justice, good for him.

I've been one of DeSean Jackson's biggest fans for more than a decade, and was ecstatic when he returned to Philadelphia last season. Eagles fans everywhere rejoiced in the homecoming. D-Jax has entertained us all and made us happy, time and again, with his tremendous athletic gifts.

I am also Jewish, so the past few days have been a shameful and uncomfortable letdown. It's a punch in the gut and it's hard to write about, honestly.

Jackson has apologized, albeit imperfectly, for falsely quoting Hitler and poorly comprehending a book passage that exhorted Black people to greatness by scapegoating Jewish people.

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