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by dlubarov 2y ago
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- throw310822 2y ago[flagged]
- glassounds 2y ago[flagged]
- newspaper1 2y ago[flagged]
- glassounds 2y ago[flagged]
- newspaper1 2y agoHow could that possibly be true when the only people perpetuating this word are groups like the ADL, Israel... If what you said was true, all of these Zionist institutions wouldn't be promoting it.
- glassounds 2y agoI can promise you that "the ADL and Israel and the Zionist institutions" are not the only ones using the term "antisemitism". I'd personally prefer that it'd be called anti Jewish racism.
- newspaper1 2y agoThey are the main institutions using the term as a weapon, and the discussion here is based on Netanyahu's own words.
- thomassmith65 2y agoI checked wikipedia, and actually it states the same as the parent comment. That sentence has five references. It doesn't shock me, given the era, but rather than speculate and squabble, someone could check the references and see if they really do support the statement in the wiki.
- newspaper1 2y agoSo all of these Jewish institutions are promoting an anti Jewish word? Please explain why they would do that.
- glassounds 2y agoThey're using the current common terminology for the phenomenon, which does not have the roots you claimed it has.
- newspaper1 2y agoThat's the point, it doesn't matter what the origin was, how it is being used now is what is being critiqued.
- thomassmith65 2y agoI assume hardly anyone remembered, or payed much mind, to the origin of that word by the 1920s. I don't know who coined 'homophobia' or 'feminism' or many other concepts; they're just common words we use.
- newspaper1 2y agoRight, so the word as it's used today is what we're talking about. It's being used as a weapon to silence criticism of Israel and Zionism in general.
- thomassmith65 2y agoI dunno. Regardless of the exact words one uses, one can always accuse one's opponent of bias. If the word 'antisemitic' didn't exist, the accusation, phrased in different words, would still carry weight.
- Hikikomori 2y agoDoes Israels actions over the years have any impact on how Jews are treated elsewhere?
- dlubarov 2y agoWhy would it matter? I don't think we should ever justify Islamophobia based on the actions of Islamic states or other Islamic groups; by the same token we should never justify antisemitic hate crimes regardless of our views on Israel.
- Hikikomori 2y agoIt does as its also a goal of Zionists. They want more Jews to move there and if they don't feel safe elsewhere they are more likely to do so.