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oberliner

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22. That sentence shows how open you are to being convinced of anything
Wed Dec 21, 2016, 11:47 PM
Dec 2016

Which is why there is pretty much no point in attempting to do so.

Not even "I don't think calling Israel..." - just 100 percent certainty that you are right, no matter what.

Makes it hard to engage in any kind of discussion when you make it clear that you have no interest in entertaining the possibility that you might be even a little bit wrong.

And your patronizing, repeated requests to "Google" something that we've already talked about several times on this board show that you don't really pay particular attention to these exchanges anyway.

If you really want to challenge yourself, try this thought experiment:

Start with the following question: What is it about the statement "Israel is a racist endeavor" that could possibly be perceived as having antisemitic undertones?

Then maybe make a list of some possible answers, even if you think they are ridiculous at first. Perhaps something will come of that.

I mean, that exact sentence was given as an example of antisemitism in the aforementioned document. So there are apparently a fair number of reasonably intelligent people who do think that sentence is antisemitic.

Might be worth at least trying to figure out why they think that.

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Tich Dec 2016 #1
"Israel is a racist endeavour" oberliner Dec 2016 #2
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Your example of Umm al-Hiran is deceptive, racist incitement to hatred.... shira Dec 2016 #8
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You can't dispute one fact from Ben Dror Yemini. Not one. n/t shira Dec 2016 #15
See post #9 with Irish Travelers, Gypsies. Is that Apartheid? shira Dec 2016 #17
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Ben Dror Yemini exposed that lie for what it is. Pure incitement. shira Dec 2016 #26
The UK has the exact same "racist Apartheid" issue w/ Irish Gypsies shira Dec 2016 #9
What you wrote is bigoted. You would never say that of any other nation.... shira Dec 2016 #3
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"Beginning to look like" oberliner Dec 2016 #6
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I am not trying to convince you of anything oberliner Dec 2016 #18
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That sentence shows how open you are to being convinced of anything oberliner Dec 2016 #22
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Again, I am not agreeing or disagreeing with you on anything oberliner Dec 2016 #24
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OK oberliner Dec 2016 #31
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You wrote: "An analogous example would really help me understand" oberliner Dec 2016 #34
Yes, folks are idiots for being concerned about the safety/welfare of Jews worldwide... shira Dec 2016 #37
Tich, that's very disingenuous. You're against Jews' self-determination & sovereignty. shira Dec 2016 #32
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It is. Everyone is guaranteed rights in Israel, which is a free country. shira Dec 2016 #36
Intent vs. Impact: Why Your Intentions Dont Really Matter shira Dec 2016 #27
Leading Jewish Scholar Prosecuted in France for Alleged anti-Muslim Remarks shira Dec 2016 #28
It's racist for 2 reasons. First, it's a deliberate lie & incitement to hatred.... shira Dec 2016 #7
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No, if you criticized other nations like you do Israel, that would be fine.... shira Dec 2016 #12
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Criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country isn't antisemitism... shira Dec 2016 #16
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That's not criticism you level against any other country.... shira Dec 2016 #25
Valiant effort oberliner Dec 2016 #30
It's inconceivable to not know the diff. b/w criticism of Israel & bigotry... shira Dec 2016 #38
Everyone involved with that movie was Jewish oberliner Dec 2016 #39
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