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Originally posted by mic
Its just the matter of speech - everybody know if you say anti-Semitic you mean anti Jews and not anti Arabs.
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That's the problem... people have mindlessly come to accept the misuse of this terminology. It's as out-of-control as the practise of black americans crying racism over non-racist issues, like not getting a particular job -- must be a racial thing.... or getting pulled over for making an illegal left turn -- gotta be a racial thing, etc etc. The term "anti-semetic" does have it's uses and certainly applies in some cases.... but not so much here.
Why? Because although some people have expressed views that are clearly showing opposition to the Isreali side, that still doesn't mean they are being anti-semetic. They are simply disagreeing with the Isrealis, and nothing more. Anyone making an argument here that Isreal is wrong because jews are shit, well, that would be a different story. Such statements and arguments are for twits.
I simply hate it when people can't have a simple debate without someone tossing in the "racial descrimination" thing. In this case it simply doesn't wash.