----- Original Message ----- From: "joanna bujes" <joanna.bujes at ebay.sun.com> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:36 AM Subject: Re: Ace on the jews
> At 01:03 AM 03/13/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Yes and when we say "capitalist," what happens to all those
> >antinomies/aporias of methodological individualism?
> >
> >Anti antisemitically,
>
>
> Well, I would disagree that the term "capitalist" and "jew" are
synonymous
> on any level.
============= I wasn't asserting their synonymy at all. Apologies for any misunderstanding.
>
> Perhaps we could use the term "political zionists and their
supporters"? or
> for short "imperialist zionists" when we want to talk about
those jews and
> their supporters who believe in a Middle East ruled by the state
of
> Israel...whose borders are...who the hell knows...
>
> Not only is it the case that not all jews support this
programme, but the
> most vociferous and unabashed critics of this programme that I
know are
> jewish by provenance if not by religious observance.
>
> Joanna
==============
The larger issue, it seems, is why they're the only ones able to reach 'large' audiences to address the issue. Are the media so afraid that even intelligent and sophisticated criticism of Israel will lead to an upsurge in anti-semitism that it's taboo?
Ian