That’s true and if you look at two of the groups ‘supposedly’ on the alt right they look back to groups who had leftish origins. so it is silly to associate this with being on the right.
No, it’s not the slightest bit like that, and I’m sure you’re intelligent enough to know that
Wait: you’re trying to justify antisemitism?gracepoole:
When Israel kills unarmed young Palestinian medics who are attending to the wounded and the gassed, it does not encourage friendly support for Israel. Rouzan al Najjar was doing nothing except to attend to those who were gassed and wounded by Israeli soldiers. I think it is wrong to kill unarmed medics.
Uh, you’re the one who brought up Israel and Palestine when antisemitism on US college campuses was mentioned. So no, you can’t now claim that the two topics aren’t related when you made the connection.gracepoole:
That is the problem. When someone opposes the killing of unarmed young Palestinian medics by soldiers of Israel, they are accused of anti-semitism? Rouzan al Najjar was an unarmed medic. Why should Israel kill unarmed Palestinian medics who are attending to the wounded and the gassed? Being opposed to these tactics of Israel does not make a person an anti-semite.
The problem as I see it is that many people who are opposed to the policies of Israel are then unjustifiably accused of being anti-semitic. I don’t see how anyone could credibly accuse the NY Times of being anti-semitic. IMHO, unarmed medics should have the right to attend to the wounded and the gassed without being shot to death as they are performing their humanitarian and charitable work.
And that I get. So why the need to bring some anecdote like you did? It was not a “policy” to shoot unarmed medics. Where does the line between criticism and antisemitism exist? I draw it when specifics (like this incident) are generalized to a group.
As one example, among many as to why people oppose some of the things done by Israeli soldiers. It was mentioned that there is anti-semitism on campus. But IMHO, being in favor of a just solution to the Palestinian question is not anti-semitism.
If you watch the linked NY Times video the Israeli commander indicates that there are circumstances when the order to shoot live bullets into Gaza is given the green light. This is the policy of Israel, is it not? It seems from the examples given, including a young unarmed boy waving a white flag being shot to death, that this policy results in the death of many innocent people including unarmed medics.
Do you really not understand this unspecific indication of a general policy and your anecdote? Really?
So it took harassment from laity to get a man who is married to another man to leave. The parish and diocese didn’t mind it? And I’m supposed to think the poor people who had to endure this outrage are the ones in the wrong? If the Church isn’t going to do its job then someone has to.
The issue is not so much being authorized to carry live ammo. What is being questioned is the authorization to shoot into a crowd when such can kill unarmed medics or the authorization to kill an unarmed boy waving a white flag.
With death threats and vandalism. No, not acceptable.
Mob violence is not justice. I’m really sorry that you approve of death threats and vandalism. That’s very sad.