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I read the blog post and while the author's tone was a little bit harsh, I really doubt it can be called anti-semitic. I guess that's why they re-assigned him

I read the blog post and while the author's tone was a little bit harsh, I really doubt it can be called anti-semitic. I guess that's why they re-assigned him and he wasn't fired. You probably don't want a "head of diversity" to be controversial in that way.

busterarm 5y ago
That was one of the most heinous, blatantly bigoted screeds I'd read in quite a long time. There isn't anything defensible about it.
- Redoubts 5y ago
  Does mild criticism shake you to your core, or something?
  - busterarm 5y ago
    I'm not Jewish first of all, but to categorize the character of an entire group of people based on their birth/religion is the definition of bigotry.
  - smileybarry 5y ago
    "mild criticism" mixed in with generalizing Jewish people, regardless of country, in the last paragraph? > If I were a Jew I would be concerned about my insatiable appetite for war and killing in defense of myself. Self defense is undoubtedly an instinct, but I would be afraid of my increasing insensitivity to the suffering others. https://web.archive.org/web/20210601160519/https://www.kamaubobb.com/hidden-blogs/2007/12/if-i-were-a-jew https://web.archive.org/web/20210601160519/https://www.kamau...
  - thereare5lights 5y ago
    Blatant stereotyping of a people is not mild criticism.
- whimsicalism 5y ago
  It's definitely anti-semitic, but I regularly will see worse stuff even on here.
  - busterarm 5y ago
    In other comments in this thread, even.
- masterphilo 5y ago
  All I'm saying is that the charge of "antisemitism" is too heavy and the author's post didn't sound that way to me, but since I'm not Jewish, I'm not going to press this point this further at the risk of sounding too insensitive or privileged. If you'd like a Jewish perspective on this, here's a comment made by someone who claims to be Jewish that basically echoes my sentiments -- that the author of that blog post was naive and got carried away in his rhetoric, instead of being an actual antisemite: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27385448 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27385448
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Jabbles 5y ago
Usually the argument I see online is that criticism of Israel isn't necessarily anti-semitic. But this is just straight up criticism of Jews, based on the actions of Israel. He's saying that Jews in general should atone for their inherent bloodlust. That's not "harsh", he's picked a bad thing that some members of a group did and tried to apply it to all members of that group. In other cases we would say that's sexist or racist, and here it's anti-semitic.

busterarm 5y ago

That was one of the most heinous, blatantly bigoted screeds I'd read in quite a long time. There isn't anything defensible about it.

Redoubts 5y ago
Does mild criticism shake you to your core, or something?
- busterarm 5y ago
  I'm not Jewish first of all, but to categorize the character of an entire group of people based on their birth/religion is the definition of bigotry.
- smileybarry 5y ago
  "mild criticism" mixed in with generalizing Jewish people, regardless of country, in the last paragraph? > If I were a Jew I would be concerned about my insatiable appetite for war and killing in defense of myself. Self defense is undoubtedly an instinct, but I would be afraid of my increasing insensitivity to the suffering others. https://web.archive.org/web/20210601160519/https://www.kamaubobb.com/hidden-blogs/2007/12/if-i-were-a-jew https://web.archive.org/web/20210601160519/https://www.kamau...
- thereare5lights 5y ago
  Blatant stereotyping of a people is not mild criticism.
whimsicalism 5y ago
It's definitely anti-semitic, but I regularly will see worse stuff even on here.
- busterarm 5y ago
  In other comments in this thread, even.
masterphilo 5y ago
All I'm saying is that the charge of "antisemitism" is too heavy and the author's post didn't sound that way to me, but since I'm not Jewish, I'm not going to press this point this further at the risk of sounding too insensitive or privileged. If you'd like a Jewish perspective on this, here's a comment made by someone who claims to be Jewish that basically echoes my sentiments -- that the author of that blog post was naive and got carried away in his rhetoric, instead of being an actual antisemite: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27385448 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27385448

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Jabbles 5y ago

Usually the argument I see online is that criticism of Israel isn't necessarily anti-semitic. But this is just straight up criticism of Jews, based on the actions of Israel. He's saying that Jews in general should atone for their inherent bloodlust. That's not "harsh", he's picked a bad thing that some members of a group did and tried to apply it to all members of that group. In other cases we would say that's sexist or racist, and here it's anti-semitic.