Seven Days Of Hatred

[rini]

Anti-Semitic attacks have been making headlines, but strikes against many minorities—Jews, Muslims, Roma, gays—are all too common in Europe.

<In light of the EU report, this may become pertanent to I/P discussions>



http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901031208-552065,00.html

[Darranar]

1. This is saddening...

as are all cases of bigotry and racism anywhere.

[rini]

2. it's the trend that bothers me

[Darranar]

3. The trend of racism and bigotry?

Where in the world is it less so?

[cantwealljustgetalong]

6. "Where in the world is it less so?"...

note to all the "Team Israel" folks, plug that line in next time you are defending Israel against the standard accusations and see what happens...oho...

[Darranar]

7. I acknowledge...

that racism is wholly immoral, regardless of how common it may be. That is the crucial difference.

[cantwealljustgetalong]

9. there then...

that sounds a whole lot less dismissive then before...

[pistoff democrat]

10. Could you please

help me clean off the orange juice spatters which, thanks to you, now have been sprayed onto my monitor? {spit-take} :hi:

[rini]

8. of course

[dai]

4. The article says...

...that these incidents decreased in France this year. Did the French make any policy changes to reverse the trend?

Pretty good article, but a little heavy on the anecdotes.

Somewhat unrelated, but what's up with the article's date: Dec. 8, 2003?

[Darranar]

5. I assume that is the release date of the magazine...

while the articles are published beforehand on the internet.

I don't know for sure, though.

[Noon_Blue_Apples]

11. So this is the European edition?

Europeans being self critical?

Doesn't that counter the 'circle jerk dogma' used here?

"Anti-Semitic attacks have been making headlines, but strikes against many minorities—Jews, Muslims, Roma, gays—are all too common in Europe."

So what does this statement say? If a Jew is attacked it makes headlines but others only get the fine print? Again, that doesn't fit the 'circle jerk dogma'

Yup, those Europeans are somehow different than the rest of us....

Americans and Israeli's are somehow above racism.

Ya, and Carl Lewis ran the 100 meters clean. Jingo bells, jingo bells, jingo all the way

Bill

[rini]

12. IMO it says look at history

and find a connection from European xenophobia to totalitarionism.

[Noon_Blue_Apples]

13. And how does North America differ?

?

Did Jews from Europe bring their xenophobia with them to Israel? What did American Jews bring?

B

[rini]

14. please explain you reasoning and tone?

Last time I looked this thread was about Europe and xenophobia.