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In reply to the discussion: Is blatant anti-Semitism rampant here at DU? [View all]The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)54. Alert On The Jury Result, Sir
Bring it to the attention of the Admins.
And of course, you can, as you have done, post it up in public.
Juror no. 3 is, on the evidence, an Anti-Semite of the worst water, whose account should be terminated.
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Copying & pasting & wearing my driving (as opposed to my reading) glasses is a formula for disaster
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#8
Rampant no but we have bigots and some new trolls have signed up and we are mirt are nuking them
hrmjustin
Aug 2014
#4
Yup. I saw your self-delete down below, and I'm more convinced than ever that you're right...
SidDithers
Aug 2014
#58
Partly because I'm on MIRT (that's how I know about the trolls); but otherwise you would have to
LeftishBrit
Aug 2014
#25
"Rampant" is a loaded word, the yes or no responses are black and white acceptance or rejection of
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
#36
I understand, but repeating a mistake is just repeating a mistake....just my take.....peace.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
#41
No. What is rampant here is that DUers have always gotten outraged over injustice
Autumn
Aug 2014
#14
Humanity is rampant at DU. Humanity and anti-semitism are easily conflated it appears.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
#21
We disagree. It may be an inapt comparison, and cruel, but is not evidence of anti-semitism.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2014
#109
I would hate for you to be wrong. So I'll just leave it at we disagree.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2014
#121
I know that you refuse to brook disagreement, on this and just about any other point.
stranger81
Aug 2014
#175
I wouldn't expect the people who did the banning to think anything other than
stranger81
Aug 2014
#185
Tombstone means being kicked out of DU. Being barred from participating in the I/P forum isn't
MADem
Aug 2014
#218
as an unabashed pro-Palestinian poster (admittedly I don't post on the subject that much anymore -
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2014
#194
intentional self-delusion -- I'm amazed that people are willing to do that
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2014
#208
No gay purge? You should let Skinner know. He certainly thought there was.
Behind the Aegis
Aug 2014
#212
At least in my tenure here -- going on 11 years -- this was the most divisive event I can recall.
stranger81
Aug 2014
#214
tell me with a staight face that DU banned people or purged people for being gay..
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2014
#222
Your own prejudices blind you, perhaps? No one said 'for being gay' and you know that.
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2014
#245
First of all I am gay - and I have been openly gay at times and places where few people here would
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2014
#250
I don't find such comparisons very useful. They just stir up spluttering outrage...
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2014
#122
I voted no because I don't think it's "rampant" but I have seen a few posts that...
Spazito
Aug 2014
#23
I think that one of the things that people forget about DU is that many of us are first and foremost
jwirr
Aug 2014
#27
I'd only add that opposition to the Iraq war was the backbone of the community pre-Obama
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#30
Blatant? Not so much. Dog whistle, seething just below the surface sometimes popping out with a
TheKentuckian
Aug 2014
#46
Concern and caring for human life, despair over the loss of children is now considered anti-semitism
Pisces
Aug 2014
#62
The refuge of Extreme Super Zionists are in the charges of anti-Semitism too-which is a lie. No.
bobthedrummer
Aug 2014
#63
if opposing collective punishment, ghetto-izing, land theft, ethnic cleansing, assorted war crimes
KG
Aug 2014
#65
there are many peoples that are Semites. the phrase needs a more narrow definition. for example
msongs
Aug 2014
#69
You are in error. Semites are tribal peoples of the ME, yes, but the term anti-semite refers
MADem
Aug 2014
#221
Wikipedia is a very bad site to display as a definitive answer to anything.
truedelphi
Aug 2014
#225
Two things--I invite your attention to the LINKS at Wikipedia, which are scholarly and
MADem
Aug 2014
#230
No, you aren't. You're denying the obvious. And if I may say, as someone who isn't
MADem
Aug 2014
#235
It's being disputed in this very thread, and for reasons that have nothing to do with
MADem
Aug 2014
#236
Yes, there is that too. Racists and bigots do tend to find a way to "leak" out their poison
gtar100
Aug 2014
#82
here someone is claiming that a cabal of rich Jews have the final grip over the Democratic Party
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2014
#83
No. But, there is a lot of blatant anti-atrocity statements that are rampant.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Aug 2014
#94
If you are a Jew with a mind set in the best tradition of Judaism
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2014
#113
it is certainly there, we see it when it comes to blacks, gays, women and others also
JI7
Aug 2014
#119
Is blatant anti-Christianism rampant here at DU? That would also be an interesting question
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#134
it's more directed at Republicans in this country and as a way of showing them to be hypocrites
JI7
Aug 2014
#179
I repeat: The poll question was based on the wording of a post in another thread
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#133
You said in your strawman, that criticism of Israel isn't anti-Semitism.
Behind the Aegis
Aug 2014
#141
No. I said criticism of Israel's military policy, distinctly different than criticism of Israel.
Enthusiast
Aug 2014
#142
Being mindful that I'm trying to seek understanding, and that I did not originally make the comments
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#162
Rampant is a poor word choice but those who voted "no" are wearing blinders imho
riderinthestorm
Aug 2014
#135
I don't think it's 'rampant', but I do see it here, particularly of late.
closeupready
Aug 2014
#143
Thank you - this is helpful and I appreciate the time you took to go through it all.
TBF
Aug 2014
#197
Of course, people can be offended by a lot of things. I never said it wasn't offensive to some.
BillZBubb
Aug 2014
#198
We regularly excoriate the religious nuts who infest American politics. On a daily basis, even.
randome
Aug 2014
#159
Most religions are about far, far more than informing people about history and knowledge.
randome
Aug 2014
#177
You have to be careful to qualify those particular people you are talking about.
BillZBubb
Aug 2014
#167
An attempt to answer you in good faith. Judaism is both a cultural and religious identity
herding cats
Aug 2014
#183
Blending ethnicity and religion is not very smart, IMO. And Israel is to 'blame' for that.
randome
Aug 2014
#188
OTHER: We have a problem with a very few people, but many more are not choosing their words
MADem
Aug 2014
#180
I don't know about rampant, but many examples have been shown in this thread of blatant
Rex
Aug 2014
#203
Fuck yes! Anti-semitism. Racism. Sexism. And homophobia. Yes, liberals can be all of those.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2014
#210
I think those who tried to equate Israel with Nazis or Nazi actions are very likely anti-Semites
stevenleser
Aug 2014
#240