I’ve heard it used by regular people as a simple reference to non-jews but yeah I’m not sure of any instances of people in power using it in a not bad way. In an ideal world nobody would use language like that without a reason as it does change how people think in a negative way…but we’re too far from that to criticize civilians who are not engaging in extreme oppression of other people.
I think what bothers me is how unnecessary it is. “Amalek” makes the point perfectly clear, no need to add another word that’s more ambiguous in connotation. No other line has two words. If anything, this post shifts the meaning away from what would be desirable, namely a neutral word for non-Jew.
I’ve heard it used by regular people as a simple reference to non-jews but yeah I’m not sure of any instances of people in power using it in a not bad way. In an ideal world nobody would use language like that without a reason as it does change how people think in a negative way…but we’re too far from that to criticize civilians who are not engaging in extreme oppression of other people.
I think what bothers me is how unnecessary it is. “Amalek” makes the point perfectly clear, no need to add another word that’s more ambiguous in connotation. No other line has two words. If anything, this post shifts the meaning away from what would be desirable, namely a neutral word for non-Jew.