On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 16:47:56 -0400, you wrote: >Hallo MM, > >The problem we have here is twofold. First, just as the phrase >"national security" hides a lot of sins (so to speak), the phrase >"anti-semite" intimidates and silences a lot of tongues and pens. This >is why "there is *no comment* from the all-of-a-sudden too-busy >gallery when he brings forth a statement such as the above." It is all >too common for anyone, particularly someone with a name such as mine, >who voices any criticism of Israel regardless of whether the criticism >is deserved or not to be smeared and marginalized as an anti-semite, >bigot, nazi, whatever. If a Jew happens to be the one doing the >criticism then they are promptly labelled a "self-hating Jew". This >happens not only even, but particularly if the criticism is deserved. >People have lost their livlihoods by saying the wrong thing even if >the wrong thing happened to be true.
Yes. I think that this Protocols mention, and having an explanation "asked" of me, put me over the top. Normally I would not make an accusation of a comment being inherently anti-semitic (or even bother with the topic, or even think it), but my understanding was (perhaps no longer) that invocation of the Protocols is generally accepted to be just nonsense and that it should be met with disdain as signalling inherently racist nonsense. I think I failed to examine this assumption. [...] >Murdoch this was not something personal to you but general to the >list. I thought you had it right with your *no comment* comment. Thanks, but outside of your one lone opinion, it apparently warrants a massive negative response. >Things like this have to be faced squarely and honestly and the >emotional baggage which normally accompanies topics such as this. Well, thanks for your opinions. >And now my friends, sorry for the length (sort of). :o) > >Happy Happy, > >Gustl ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
