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In reply to the discussion: Hey! There are WAAAAY too many accustions of anti-semitism here. Is Sen. Bernie Sanders an anti-Semite? [View all]TheKentuckian
(26,314 posts)Sounds untrue and absurd but maybe so.
I asked what you posted. Your synopsis while appreciated doesn't tell the whole story.
I can say I was talking about produce and that statement be true but whether it was about pesticide use, the harvesting of apples, the cost of a honeydew, or a "joke" about how black folks love watermelon all would fall under the broad header.
This is especially a concern when the same folks are reporting they don't see any antisemitism at all or pretend that there may be a wee bit but that was only trolls when it is running hot and cold on tap up in here.
That indicates a rather severe blind spot that self filtering cannot overcome.
"It is not the least bit objectionable... because I said so", is not reliable narrative.
I maintain it isn't hard at all to be critical of Israel or any Jewish politician without being antisemitic but plenty seem unable to do so and a goodly number seem utterly unwilling to and instead are doubling down.
It is dangerous and is very plausibly leading to an avalanche bit by bit.
It would not be the first time by a long shot but I say never again. Not if I can help it.
This needs to be confronted and defeated rather than swept under a rug as is being demanded.
The answer is no.