Owner of the world's largest Herzl collection

‘Your Anti-Israel Lie is Pure Keyboard Privilege’

Apr 6, 2024, 11:50 PM

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There is a checkmate response available to all of us who are fighting for Israel on social media and are tired of all of the outrageously false posts or comments.

Try one of these:

“Your post [or comment] is Keyboard Privilege”

“This lie is pure Keyboard Privilege”

“This nonsense is Keyboard Privilege”

The social media poster’s privilege is having the power of the platform to broadly disseminate false information without knowing (or checking) whether it is true, and being unable to respond to facts that contradict the false information shared.

If the privileged poster’s response to a factual rebuttal is an insult, threat or more lies, or if the initial post is patently false, respond as above, pointing out the Keyboard Privilege of the poster.

Then get on with your day.

About the Author

David Matlow practices law at Goodmans LLP in Toronto. He owns the world's largest collection of Theodor Herzl memorabilia and his Herzl Project is designed to inform people about Herzl's work to inspire them to work to complete Herzl's dream. He is the Chairman of the of the Ontario Jewish Archives and past chair of Toronto's annual UJA Campaign and Jewish Foundation. More information about the Herzl Project is available at www.herzlcollection.com Over 200 items from David's collection were exhibited at the Bernard Museum at Temple Emanu-El in New York City from September 17, 2024 to January 24, 2025. David's weekly Treasure Trove column (including past columns) can be found at https://herzlcollection.com/treasure-trove. David's regular #herzlbreak can be seen on Instagram, Tik Tok and Facebook.