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 18:39:57 -0400
>
>Hey Wanzala, you have the pieces of the puzzle but can't make the
>picture:
>
>When Moore peppers his footage with ethnic/racist stereotypes about
>Arabs and Arab power and Arab tribalism and manipulation by Arabs of the
>U.S. economy and foreign policy...
>
>It is the same type of objectionable bigoted conspiracist stereotyping
>as when...
>
>"xymphora" peppers his/her post with ethnic/racist stereotypes about
>Jews and Jewish power and Jewish tribalism and manipulation by Jews and
>Israelis of the U.S. economy and foreign policy...
>
>Conspiracist stereotyping - BAD
>Principled criticism - GOOD
>
>Dreyfuss has the difference figured out...
>
>And you?
>
>Chip "at least I'm consistent" Berlet
>
>P.S. Anti-SPAM statement: On balance, with a few criticisms, I was
>please by Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, and hope a zillion people
>go see it and talk about it.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joseph Wanzala [mailto:jwanzala at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 5:09 PM
> > To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> > Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Re: Blind, or a coward / antisemitism?
> >
> >
> > Moore's documentary is peppered with historic footage about
> > Saudi-Bush
> > 'tribal loyalties' and Arab financial power (that they have
> > untold billions
> > invested in the US, that Prince Bandar has secret service
> > protection etc.)
> > and Arab manipulation of US state security (e.g. the Bin
> > Laden airlift) 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, but not surprising.
> >
> > Joe W.
><<SNIP>>
>
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