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In reply to the discussion: Tlaib Rashida response to Antony Blinken, a Jewish man... [View all]BainsBane
(53,031 posts)Calling someone anti-Semitic, even if untrue, is not a violation of free speech. It's an opinion, even if a rather unfortunate one in the case of opposition to US policy toward Israel.
As an aside, one point I always make about the US pro-Likud policy and claims that opposition to it are anti-Semitic is that there is a sizable portion of Israelis who likewise oppose settlement policy and Likud more broadly. I point out that a broader range of opinion is seen as acceptable within Israel than in the US. I don't like the claims that opposing Likud is anti-Semitic, but I never claimed that view to be a violation of my 1a rights because it's not.
What is evident on the part of the view you defend is a shocking unfamiliarity with the First Amendment. If, as you say, these views are prevalent among "all leftists," people have some serious need of basic civics education.
Your entry does not serve your argument, at all. It relies on the right-wing notion that criticism is a violation of one's First Amendment rights.