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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Wanzala [mailto:jwanzala at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 2:49 PM
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Re: Blind, or a coward / antisemitism?
>
>
> give me a f____ing break Mr. Berlet. No I don't see the antisemitic
> conspirecy theory lurking about here but I do see you lurking
> about with
> your silly 'anti-semitic conspiracy theory' distortions.
> Israel is a real
> place with a role in geopolitics like any other country. To
> discuss it is
> not anti-semitic and being critical of Israel should not be
> (though it
> frequently is) confused with anti-semitism. If that is the
> case then the
> Israeli press, which is as candid about Israel as any other, is
> 'anti-semitic' how silly can you
> get!@**$%^!&#_#_@!#)!@#@!+@)$@!$#!!!!!!!
>
Mr. Wanzala:
Bob Drefuss tried real hard to construct a criticism of Christian Zionism, Israel, and the Bush Administration--and the failure of Moore to address these issues in his film--in a way that avoided antisemitism. Dreyfus did a good job of this, which is remarkable and to be praised because it is tricky terrain.
The post by "xymphora" is peppered with historic antisemitic language about tribal loyalties and Jewish financial power and Israeli manipulation, etc. etc.--all stirred together into a toxic stew of bigotry.
That you cannot tell the difference between pricipled critique and antisemitic conspiracy theory is very troubling.
-Chip Berlet