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Really well done - thanks for your efforts to expand our thinking and understanding. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2017 #1
I read every word, Sissyk Feb 2017 #2
Thank you for your kind words! Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #16
You're most welcome! Sissyk Feb 2017 #21
Excellent. nt stevenleser Feb 2017 #3
You didn't mention ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #4
This was very well written and explores the issue very well. nycbos Feb 2017 #5
I agree with you that the new "president" is partly responsible for a surge in anti-Semitism. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #17
He's brought out all sorts of ugliness, no question. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #25
And just today . . . JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #6
I am just afraid I will wake up soon and read DU and it won't be a threat but an actual event. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #19
Kick and recommend to infinity ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #7
Plus 1000 JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #8
Intelligent, logical , insightful post. Rustyeye77 Feb 2017 #9
Thank you. And thank you for the shout-out. TygrBright Feb 2017 #10
Again, you bring up some good points. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #23
Excellent response. And understated. I also appreciate your time and thought in putting together JudyM Feb 2017 #49
Thanks! Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #53
Absolutely. The OP couldn't have been more timely. JudyM Feb 2017 #55
BTW, in re:Oklahoma Maeve Feb 2017 #57
Aegis, this is beautifully done. I hope many people read it. Hekate Feb 2017 #11
In the irony of ironies, Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #12
"Do not 'redefine' anti-Semitism to include others who aren't Jews" - Then why choose a terminology redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #13
in answer to your first point, words and phrases mean what they mean. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #15
Thanks for adressing that bit of spohistry. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #18
!! leftstreet Feb 2017 #20
My reply: redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #29
The language can be problematic precisely because there is substantial discrimination redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #28
More sophistry. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #31
+1 The end. grossproffit Feb 2017 #32
Again, the only times I have ever seen people broaden the usual definition of the word, it was done redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #35
You are an Arab? Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #38
It appears we have seen different things then. redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #41
I guess so. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #48
Why are you so adamant in wanting to change the meaning of anti-Semitism? grossproffit Feb 2017 #39
okay, tell me exactly how Jews deserve hate because, Israel. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #33
Um, no? redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #36
you seem to desperately want to make a point, and yet you're afraid to actually come out Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #37
My point: Bigotry against Arabs exists, both on a systemic and individual level, and is a problem redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #42
You're derailing. This thread is about Anti-Semitism. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #43
You are projecting. The OP has defined one very specific act as being bigoted, the factuality redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #44
I don't. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #45
This is a serious thread about a serious issue and taking issue with it as you are strikes others JudyM Feb 2017 #50
What I take issue with is when people slip trace amount of a nationalistic ideology into what is redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #64
You are describing your own motivations. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #65
I am not someone you can bully, but thanks for playing. redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #66
Neither am I. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #67
Would you mind linking me leftynyc Feb 2017 #68
The term 'anti-Semitism' entered the political lexicon in 1879.. Princess Turandot Feb 2017 #24
kick and rec Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #14
K&R Solly Mack Feb 2017 #22
I will read later Gothmog Feb 2017 #26
This is amazing! Thank you for taking the time to type this up! EllieBC Feb 2017 #27
Kick and highly recommend leftynyc Feb 2017 #30
well done, Behind the Aegis Skittles Feb 2017 #34
When I was young I had faith in the American public... etherealtruth Feb 2017 #40
You have a ton of good discussion topics in the o.p. Mc Mike Feb 2017 #46
Kicking Sissyk Feb 2017 #47
And the hits just keep on coming. The latest from Sean Spicer... JudyM Feb 2017 #51
Right? Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #52
I have known for some time that you are a thoughtful and intelligent poster Maeve Feb 2017 #54
Aw shucks. Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #59
Thanks. onenote Feb 2017 #56
Thank you for your examples!! Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #58
I'm saddened that this topic doesn't have 200+ recs. grossproffit Feb 2017 #60
Actually, I am shocked it has 50! Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #62
great post n/t orleans Feb 2017 #61
Kick Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #63
Kick. JudyM Feb 2017 #69
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Feb 2017 #70
Kicked grossproffit Mar 2017 #71
Thanks for collecting all of this information and breaking it down. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #72
Didn't Bernie admonish a Latina woman for R B Garr Mar 2017 #73
Do you find that people still try to accuse Jews of being the bigots when you bring this up? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #74
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