That *you* cannot tell the difference between pricipled critique and antisemitic conspiracy theory is very troubling, but not surprising.
Joe W.
>From: "Chip Berlet" <cberlet at igc.org>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
>Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Re: Blind, or a coward / antisemitism?
>Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 16:52:28 -0400
>
>Hi,
>
>See below...
>
> > -----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
>
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