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In reply to the discussion: Zionists, Jews and Israel: Are they different for Israel-bashers? [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)19. Fischer was. Like Atzmon, however, Fischer was totally self-marginalizing-we all knew he was nuts.
Why do you obsess so much about Atzmon anyway? He has no significant support base, has no influence in any movement, and is considered a head case by pretty much everybody. He doesn't matter and you can't hold all critics of Israeli security policies, or even all anti-zionists, responsible for his craziness.
He's the sort that's best dealt with by being ignored. What he does can mainly be characterized as "attention-getting behavior"-logically, the way to make him go away is to cease GIVING him attention. The man is no threat to anyone...he's just a pathetic, deluded nobody. It serves no purpose to rhetorically bash other people, people who have nothing to do with him, over the head about his spewings.
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ummm Apfels ravings against the ANC and Desmond Tutu would tend to speak for themselves n/t
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#5
Fischer was. Like Atzmon, however, Fischer was totally self-marginalizing-we all knew he was nuts.
Ken Burch
Sep 2012
#19
As you said...he was ejected. And rightly so. That means he no longer matters.
Ken Burch
Sep 2012
#42
Shira...STOP relentlessly equating all criticism of Israel with antisemitism!
Ken Burch
Sep 2012
#13
How can you say certain people and organizations take a stand vs. anti-semitism....
shira
Sep 2012
#28
But it's leader, Zoabi, is loved and admired within the anti-Zionist movement....
shira
Sep 2012
#39