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Hortensis
(58,785 posts)On looking for a definition of racism, which I actually believe the OP's expression of hatred toward an entire race is the very essence of, I was flummoxed by the ADL's definition, which apparently will gratify some others here though.
Turns out a person can't be racist if he's not part of a group powerful enough to "marginalize and/or oppress people of color based on a socially constructed racial hierarchy that privileges white people. AND only white people can be racist. The ADL!
How do white and nonwhite Jews fit into this strange weltanschauung? Only white Jews can be racist but not Chinese Jews, even if they're oppressing immigrant Tibetan Jews who made the mistake of trying to find a home among them? Israel's polyglot mix are a particularly interesting trial of this definition. What are they thinking? Has the ADL decided Jews are their own race after all, a nonwhite one so they can be among the oppressed?
In any case, the ADL, which self describes as a "leading anti-hate organization," believes the OP's expression of hatred toward an entire race is not racist.
Go figure. We live in interesting times. 
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