Originally posted by JeremySF
I can't believe you are dutch. Dutch people are generally much better informed than you are. My dad used to live there.
I love your argument about Semitism. Yes, a semite relates to language, as in Semitic-speaking peoples. But, when a person uses the term anti-Semitic, they mean anti-Jewish. It's semantics.
You remind me of this Arab leader who said that all Jews should be killed, and later when he was accused of being anti-Semitic, he said there is no way he could be anti-Semitic, because he is a Semite. Fine, replace anti-Jewish with anti-Semitism, but in general when someone uses the term anti-Semite, they are refering to someone who is prejudiced against Jews.
And, btw...I'm not anti-Arab. I very much dislike many of the governments in the Arab world, and I don't like Arabs that hate me because I'm Jewish or American, but I don't hate them. In fact, my best friend who will also be the best man in my wedding is from Afghanistan. Another one of my very close friends is Egyptian. I also had an Egyptian girlfriend 7-8 years ago, and I've spent time in Egypt and Morroco.
I can't believe you are dutch. Dutch people are generally much better informed than you are. My dad used to live there.
I love your argument about Semitism. Yes, a semite relates to language, as in Semitic-speaking peoples. But, when a person uses the term anti-Semitic, they mean anti-Jewish. It's semantics.
You remind me of this Arab leader who said that all Jews should be killed, and later when he was accused of being anti-Semitic, he said there is no way he could be anti-Semitic, because he is a Semite. Fine, replace anti-Jewish with anti-Semitism, but in general when someone uses the term anti-Semite, they are refering to someone who is prejudiced against Jews.
And, btw...I'm not anti-Arab. I very much dislike many of the governments in the Arab world, and I don't like Arabs that hate me because I'm Jewish or American, but I don't hate them. In fact, my best friend who will also be the best man in my wedding is from Afghanistan. Another one of my very close friends is Egyptian. I also had an Egyptian girlfriend 7-8 years ago, and I've spent time in Egypt and Morroco.
Now, about the anti-semite stuff, apart from the fact that the word has been hijacked, it is still used quite often for being anti-arabian etc. Just a few weeks ago I got called an anti-semite for kicking the crap out of an arab that tried to grab my girlfriend's tits. So, I'll go with the historically correct interpretation that is also commonly used.


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