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How so? Double standards for the only Jewish state seems like a pretty clear example of antisemitism, at least. (It's usually difficult to decisively prove tha
by dlubarov 1y ago
How so? Double standards for the only Jewish state seems like a pretty clear example of antisemitism, at least.
(It's usually difficult to decisively prove that someone is applying a double standard, but I think here we're assuming that was somehow firmly established.)
- huevosabio 1y agoOn that one (and many of the Israel-related ones) I think the problem is that it implicitly assumes that because you do, you do it because of antisemitism. But I could have double standards for all type of countries! I tend to hold the US at a higher standard than most countries for almost anything, and I think everyone holds Germany to a much higher standards with respect to minority rights (particularly, Jews) than other countries. I think people overindex on Israel as "the only Jewish state", and less as "just another country". I wish we could entirely separate the identity of the Jewish people and the state of Israel at least in the discourse. It would make everything healthier.
- birn559 1y agoAll of the mentioned bullet points could be applied to other countries. While I think there's quite a lot of antisemitism out there, I find it questionable trying to deduce antisemitism. Explicitly expressed antisemitism itself is something else. I also find it very questionable to redefine the term that it includes deductions.
- dlubarov 1y agoIf there's some universal principle underlying your treatment of the US, I wouldn't really call that a double standard, assuming the principle is based on things like economic or military capabilities and not race, national identity, etc.
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- jaoane 1y agoWhy is criticism of the only Jewish state antisemitism but then whites can’t even think of having their own state?