Spineless Max S. and Reactionary Slander (was RE: Russian Israelis)

[Max B. Sawicky]

" . . .  Everytime time someone
criticizes Israel or goes beyong the safe, permitted liberal framework
of calling for 'peace and love' in the M.E. you just know these two see
the words 'Jew' and 'Yid' -- that their liberal paranoia predisposes
them to see NAZI antisemitic carictures with every post in solidarity
with palestenians that isnt sufficiently cringing enough, or to read
Z.O.G. every time someone discusses the ideological and political roots
of Zionism's colonial racism.. . . "

. . . is easily refuted by any unhysterical survey of
posts on this list.  Find an Israel/zionism/palestine
thread, then check to see if I or BDL jump on critics
of Israel (is there anything else here?), as anti-
semites or Nazis no less.  

What's really going on is:  there are no uncritical
supporters of Israel on this list who post.  There are
supporters of a two-state solution.  But some who
oppose a two-state solution augment their weak literary
skills with descriptions of their targets in the most
extreme terms.  Their ad hominem argument (you have
accused "us" [really 'me'] of being an anti-semite,
you shit) is an attempt to isolate.  Like the Repugs
describing every Democrat who gets in their way as
liberal.  Or ultra-lefts describing liberals as Nazis.

This sort of "criticism" is really invective.
Sometimes it gets creepy.

Henwood explained the Cockburn thing that provoked CGE.

informational note to unrabid non-Jews:  I don't consider
"yid" to be an anti-semitic term, especially if *I* say it.
Obviously the speaker and the context make all the difference.

mbs