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Following the sentence "no politics" with one equating criticism of Israel with anti-semitism is a bit hypocritical. It does show why stories that intersect wi

by pg 18y ago

Following the sentence "no politics" with one equating criticism of Israel with anti-semitism is a bit hypocritical. It does show why stories that intersect with politics are dangerous though; the topic seems to bring out the most irrational in people.

qqq 18y ago
I think it's important that he knows reasonable people consider that article anti-semitic. If you saw a post you considered anti-semitic, would you want to quietly omit that? I did not "equate criticism of Israel with anti-semitism". That is not my reasoning. That is a political interpretation that you have made.
- natrius 18y ago
  "I think it's important that he knows reasonable people consider that article anti-semitic." I don't think anyone who is reading this places you in the category of reasonable people. For some reason you think it's okay to throw out accusations without justification. That is unreasonable. The article is hacker news because it shows an example of waging a PR campaign via YouTube.
edw519 18y ago
disagreement = irrationality?
- ivankirigin 18y ago
  clearly he said hypocritical == irrational
  - edw519 18y ago
    hypocritical == irrational Yes, my mistake. Thank you. clearly Not so sure about that.
rgr 18y ago
He didn't say that criticism of Israel is anti-semitism. He just said 'No Politics. No anti-semitism.' I agree with him that HN should have no politics and no anti semitism or any racism for that matter. Don't you?
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- qqq 18y ago
  rgr, You assert 'no politics' and also imply that anti-semitism is a type of racism. Some people think anti-semitism is different; that's a political issue. Therefore, according to pg, you are a hypocrite. And also irrational, if ivankirigin's interpretation is correct. Welcome to the club :)
brl 18y ago
Not as hypocritical as following this submission up with whining about "no politics". http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=417001 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=417001
- qqq 18y ago
  If you want to stalk me, please also enjoy my blog. You can even find some political posts there! http://curi.us/ http://curi.us/
davidw 18y ago
I would have bet good money that this story would turn into a flame fest, you could see it coming from a mile away.
- fallentimes 18y ago
  It's a shame because the article is really interesting and the discussions on HN are normally even better.

by pg 18y ago

qqq 18y ago

I think it's important that he knows reasonable people consider that article anti-semitic. If you saw a post you considered anti-semitic, would you want to quietly omit that? I did not "equate criticism of Israel with anti-semitism". That is not my reasoning. That is a political interpretation that you have made.

natrius 18y ago
"I think it's important that he knows reasonable people consider that article anti-semitic." I don't think anyone who is reading this places you in the category of reasonable people. For some reason you think it's okay to throw out accusations without justification. That is unreasonable. The article is hacker news because it shows an example of waging a PR campaign via YouTube.

edw519 18y ago

disagreement = irrationality?

ivankirigin 18y ago
clearly he said hypocritical == irrational
- edw519 18y ago
  hypocritical == irrational Yes, my mistake. Thank you. clearly Not so sure about that.

rgr 18y ago

He didn't say that criticism of Israel is anti-semitism. He just said 'No Politics. No anti-semitism.' I agree with him that HN should have no politics and no anti semitism or any racism for that matter. Don't you?

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qqq 18y ago
rgr, You assert 'no politics' and also imply that anti-semitism is a type of racism. Some people think anti-semitism is different; that's a political issue. Therefore, according to pg, you are a hypocrite. And also irrational, if ivankirigin's interpretation is correct. Welcome to the club :)

brl 18y ago

Not as hypocritical as following this submission up with whining about "no politics". http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=417001 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=417001

qqq 18y ago
If you want to stalk me, please also enjoy my blog. You can even find some political posts there! http://curi.us/ http://curi.us/

davidw 18y ago

I would have bet good money that this story would turn into a flame fest, you could see it coming from a mile away.

fallentimes 18y ago
It's a shame because the article is really interesting and the discussions on HN are normally even better.