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Celerity

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46. agree to disagree

Reply to Sympthsical (Reply #42)

Wed Nov 29, 2023, 01:47 PM

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This essay in The Guardian makes me think I may be right in my long term suspicion that the word "Antisemite" has.... [View all] MMBeilis Nov 2023 OP

I admit I am still confused... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #1

I'll take a swing at it FBaggins Nov 2023 #9

Thanks,.... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #14

I think the answer to your question is best illustrated in the events of last year, Beastly Boy Nov 2023 #33

now THAT makes sense! Think. Again. Nov 2023 #34

I salute you, Think Beastly Boy Nov 2023 #47

Just because some people misuse the term doesn't mean it's lost all meaning. TwilightZone Nov 2023 #2

Fundamentalist evangelical liberalhistorian Nov 2023 #26

"Antisemitism" losing meaning sounds like something antisemites would push. LexVegas Nov 2023 #3

No shit. Cha Nov 2023 #6

A step above the right wing's "Oh, they are just playing the 'Race Card'" nonsense. Behind the Aegis Nov 2023 #19

I co-sign this post JustAnotherGen Nov 2023 #24

Well said JohnSJ Nov 2023 #27

The Guardian is not . . . great, unfortunately. Sympthsical Nov 2023 #4

Thank you for sharing that. lapucelle Nov 2023 #29

Thank you. betsuni Nov 2023 #36

I love the Guardian. I think it is the best of the major Anglosphere newspapers. nt Celerity Nov 2023 #38

You agree with their politics Sympthsical Nov 2023 #40

I am a progressive social democrat, I do not know what you mean by 'leftist', as that seems too broad a brush. Celerity Nov 2023 #41

I'm not interested in hashing out Gaza to death Sympthsical Nov 2023 #42

agree to disagree Celerity Nov 2023 #46

The Guardian is not a leftist newspaper, it is literally considered Progressive media ie Center-Left obamanut2012 Nov 2023 #44

It quacks Sympthsical Nov 2023 #45

I do, too obamanut2012 Nov 2023 #43

No. It's hasn't " come to be maninless ".. That's Cha Nov 2023 #5

The Arabs are a semitic group, too cyclonefence Nov 2023 #7

You don't get to redefine words. nt LexVegas Nov 2023 #8

Neither do you inthewind21 Nov 2023 #10

Hostility towards and discrimination against Jewish people....Oxford English Dictionary. nt LexVegas Nov 2023 #12

TY Cha Nov 2023 #16

I cannot believe the shit I see here sometimes. nt LexVegas Nov 2023 #18

I know.. Cha Nov 2023 #22

Isn't the word being discussed "anti-Semite"? lapucelle Nov 2023 #28

We all know what anti-Semitism means, this is gaslighting. tritsofme Nov 2023 #11

Yes Cha Nov 2023 #17

But not included in "antisemitism" FBaggins Nov 2023 #13

I'm sick of the gaslighting. madaboutharry Nov 2023 #15

I feel the same about edhopper Nov 2023 #20

So do non BIPOC get to tell BIPOC EllieBC Nov 2023 #21

Rec TY Cha Nov 2023 #23

Well put. nt LexVegas Nov 2023 #25

+1 betsuni Nov 2023 #37

"Jews Don't Count" Behind the Aegis Nov 2023 #39

Opinion pieces are like assholes, every online newspaper has one. emulatorloo Nov 2023 #30

I've always enjoyed The Guardian. In fact, Abolishinist Nov 2023 #31

Your comment reeks of delegitimization. Behind the Aegis Nov 2023 #32

In the Original Post, I see that my poor choice of words has indeed indeed given an erroneous impression of my.... MMBeilis Nov 2023 #35