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George II

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20. Exactly. I think they use the word "apartheid" because people who see it instantly think "bad" but..

Reply to JI7 (Reply #9)

Mon May 24, 2021, 08:55 AM

May 2021

...for the wrong reasons.

What's going on in the middle east by no means is good, but it certainly is not "apartheid".

Notice that no one who uses that word attempts to explain why it's "apartheid"? Because a logical discussion of the situation will demonstrate that it's not.

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Bernie Sanders: Progressives Should 'Tone Down' Calling Israel An 'Apartheid' State [View all] Beastly Boy May 2021 OP

Bernie, Bernie, Bernie. How about calling Netanyahu's... brush May 2021 #1

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"anti-Jewish"? Pinback May 2021 #4

If the noun fits.... Dan May 2021 #3

Well actually it does not. speak easy May 2021 #5

Please, make your case. Magoo48 May 2021 #17

Exactly WHITT May 2021 #7

Not Exactly. It's the Likuds. Don't Generalize AllTooEasy May 2021 #12

Except WHITT May 2021 #23

"Apartheid" has now become an anti-Semitic reference? Were there lots of Jews in South Africa? PSPS May 2021 #6

Really? WHITT May 2021 #8

Islamic extremists have hijacked this issue for their own shitty agenda JI7 May 2021 #9

Think so? angrychair May 2021 #13

Exactly. I think they use the word "apartheid" because people who see it instantly think "bad" but.. George II May 2021 #20

It Is, By Definition, Apartheid WHITT May 2021 #24

Sanders is right, Israel is not an apartheid state... Mawspam2 May 2021 #10

Well OldBaldy1701E May 2021 #15

I love Bernie, but..... concretebluetwo May 2021 #11

WTF! BlueMTexpat May 2021 #14

It's remarkable how widespread the misuse of the term "apartheid" has beome. Beastly Boy May 2021 #16

I'm glad this is finally being discussed. It's been bothering me for months, seeing the word... George II May 2021 #19

Same goes for "fascist" and "racist". Beastly Boy May 2021 #22

Eh WHITT May 2021 #25

There you go! Beastly Boy May 2021 #27

The Only Things "Well Established" WHITT May 2021 #28

The word "apartheid" has such a negative connotation that many use it incorrectly to highlight.... George II May 2021 #18

Nope WHITT May 2021 #21

Don't you think Bernie's remark was made in the context of the preceeding question? Beastly Boy May 2021 #26

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