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el_bryanto

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1. It's a rhetorical weapon - used to shut down debate.

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 01:27 PM

Jul 2014

That's the purpose of it. Same with "Obama Hater" or "Putin Lover."

Bryant

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If those who criticize the foreign policy of Israel are anti-Semites... [View all] yurbud Jul 2014 OP

It's a rhetorical weapon - used to shut down debate. el_bryanto Jul 2014 #1

They use the jury system to call people anti-semitic. 4now Jul 2014 #2

the Israelites have no exclusive claime to being semites, it is a broad category nt msongs Jul 2014 #3

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