On Aug 26, 2006, at 2:51 AM, Michael Givel wrote:
> I have no clue what this sickening gibberish is about. Where
> exactly do you connect condemning anti-Semitism (which I noticed
> you did not do in this little e-mail blast below) in Muslim
> countries with supporting an invasion of the anti-Holocaust exhibit
> in Iran (!) and murdering 100000s of Iranians?
>
> Utterly bizarre and disgusting.
>
>
>
> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:22:54 -0500
> From: Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] RE:P MEMRI: Anti-Semitism Documentation
> Project
>
>
> Michael Givel wrote:
>>
>> there was a well justified denunciation of
>> discrimination against Muslims, while this phenomena in the Muslim
>> world was
>> not mentioned. It is not like it is a secret as the anti-Holocaust
>> exhibit
>> in Iran is big news in places like the New York Times.
>
> What would be the difference in political practice of u.s. leftists if
> "this phenomena in the Muslim" world were mentioned more often? Why
> are
> you so anxious for us to mention it? Are you claiming that our failure
> to mention it proves that we will support the oppression of Jewish
> people in the U.S.? Whar are you worried about?
>
> Do you regard politics as just another domain like the NFL, the NBA,
> MLB, the PGA, etc. where what counts is the way in which the
> spectators
> view what's going on out there on the field but do not take part
> in it.
>
> I really do not understand why anyone on this list is so agonizingly
> anxious to show that they, for sooth, are not like thos mean Iranians?
>
> Do you want the u.s. to invade Iran and destroy that "anti-Holocaust
> exhibit in Iran" or will you be satisfied if the U.S. just bombs it
> out
> of existence (along with a few hundred thousand of those anti-semitic
> Iranians.
>
> I take it, in other words, that your approach to politics is as an
> observer not a participant.
>
> Carrol
>
>
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