Is the left now more anti-Semitic than the right?

[Cary]

I truly don't want to believe it to be true, but with all of the "zionist" this and "zionist" that I'm having trouble distinguishing certain leftists from purveyors of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

In fact some of them are purveyors of The Protocols.

[JackBeck]

1. I'll post the obvious:

:popcorn:

[Name removed]

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[Cary]

7. I didn't mean it to be flamebait.

I just finishied posting on an Alan Dershowitz thread and I'm starting to be very offended here. I know many others who have felt the same way and left.

I think people here ought to think about it a little.

[Mojorabbit]

10. The same Alan

who thinks torture is ok?

[cali]

19. Well, the joke's on me

I alerted on your thread, calling it flamebait, and my post got deleted. So be it. I actually do think there's anti-semitism of the left, but you posed the question "Is it worse on the left?". You could have posted a thoughtful thread about why you see it as a problem and given real examples, but you chose to post a thread on a sensitive topic in a belligerent way.

[sabra]

3. this should be interesting...

:popcorn:

[VelmaD]

4. that depends a lot on whether...

one conflates being against the policies of the Israeli government with being anti-semitic. Contrary to what some people think, the two are NOT the same thing.

[rodeodance]

18. an analogy would be that if do not support Bush polices you are against

the troops. same silly--and dangerous thinking.

[Behind the Aegis]

20. You are correct...However...

...there are some that do conflate the criticizm of the Israeli government with Jews, and that is anti-Semitic and it happens here.

[confludemocrat]

5. dumb OP

as if zionists did not exist

[AX10]

6. This is flamebait and slanderous to the "left".

[GreenTea]

8. Gee, you think for a moment it might be deserved? Or do you prefer real legitimate criticism as

being "anti-semitic"...there's lots to point the finger at with Israel's policies...However, if one does, they are ALWAYS pointed out as "anti-semitic....what a racquet!!!

I wish I had one as effective...get fucking real!

"Flame-bait"? I doubt it.

[Cary]

9. Deserved. . .

So I guess your answer is "yes".

[GreenTea]

12. I guess your hoping for this thread to be closed! It will!

[Cary]

15. I'm expressing a legitimate concern with some of the dialogue here.

Whether they close it or not is their business.

[cali]

14. Bullshit.

Case in point: I post criticism of Israel regularly in I/P. I have never been called anti-semitic even in a veiled way. Both the accusation of anti-semitism for nothing more than critiscism of Israeli policies, and the accusation that you just put forth are utter crap and have only one purpose; to shut down debate.

[Cary]

17. I've read many of your posts.

I would not accuse you of being anti Semitic.

[Behind the Aegis]

11. More so? Not at all.

Though anti-Semitism is a problem on the "left." it hasn't reached anything like what we see from the "right." It just stings more when it comes from the "left."

[Cary]

13. Well there is no corresponding entities to the KKK or neo Nazis.

You're correct. It stings more.

[Behind the Aegis]

16. And as if to add salt to the wound....

...there are many on the "left" who pretend it doesn't exist.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

21. I'm going to lock this.

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