Reply #27: As I suspected...it was knee-jerking...

[Violet_Crumble]

"Likudniks" - meaning... what? Likud were NOT in power (for the umpteenth time) during the Gaza war and are still not actually in power. It was Kadima. So what do you mean by Likudnik? Is it left-speak for "Jew", "Zionist", "settler", "Israeli soldier" ... what?

Someone who claims to be an Israeli doesn't know what *Likudnik* means? Did you consider just going to Wikipedia or something simple like that to clear up any confusion. A Likudnik is a member of the Likud party, y'know that bunch that are opposed to a Palestinian state, though I've seen the term used to describe people who support Likud's policies, especially in regard to the Palestinians. So, where is the bigotry in that?

"Given the harm" - what harm precisely are you tlaking about?

Why the fuck are you asking me what I'm talking about when I didn't say it. Regardless, there's no bigotry in that.

"these people" - once again, who do you mean? That term was used once upon a time by the nastiest people who did not want to actually appear nasty and condemn Jews. They used the word "you/those people".

Once again, why are you asking me what I meant when I'm not the one who said it? Though it doesn't take much in the way of reading comprehension to understand that the poster was talking about Likudniks when they said 'these people'. 'These people' being prefaced by 'likudnik' does tend to make it clear...

btw, I've noticed yr sensitivity whenever it comes to hardliners in Israel being criticised. I'd like to ask you where you stand politically as I've never seen you discuss anything at DU other than the I/P forum. What political party do you support? Is it always the same one or do you tend to move between support of parties or support more than one?