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In reply to the discussion: Is blatant anti-Semitism rampant here at DU? [View all]Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)I have to say yes. The anti-semitism cuts both ways, slicing at both Jew/Israeli and Arab/Palestinian.
While I am not always successful, I try to be specific about who I am at odds with. Be it an organization, a government, a party within a country, a person within a party, or an action of a person.
One of the reasons I have rarely posted on I/P issues is I know I have a bias. A deep set emotional bias that contrives logical thought. At no point in a discussion is rage helpful. You end up insulting people directly or indirectly.
If I have an issue with a talking point, I'll ask or counterpoint. I try to do so without being insulting and would like to be responded to likewise. But tempers flair.
And the insulting is where the myriad facets of Anti-Semitism lay.