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abq e streeter

(7,658 posts) Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:18 AM Feb 2013

Any other Jews having moral qualms about remaining a part of DU? [View all]

The ever increasing prevalence of oh-so-piously and /or indignantly denied anti-Semitism here without a peep about it from Skinner on down (that I'm aware of anyway), has certainly made me feel like I no longer belong (and in fact, already spend less and less time here, and almost never post anymore).Even just a few minutes ago, one of the first (and so far only) responses to a post about a racist attack (oops, in DU land, it's not racist...I mean golly gee, Israel is worse than the Nazis, so what do you expect?) on a young Jew in France has been greeted with a predictable nice big yawn, (in fact a literal "so what" by one poster)....at least no "yeah but Israel/The Palestinians blah blah blah" hasn't popped up yet............Yet...
I'm no supporter of many of Israel's policies, and no fan of Netanyahu nor any right wing government anywhere, but I'm pretty fucking sick of that thinly disguised yet universally denied racism, and wondering how others here feel about remaining a part of a community where it seems pretty clear that anti-Semitism is the one and only form of racism that's apparently acceptable?
Thank you for listening.
abq

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Any other Jews having moral qualms about remaining a part of DU? [View all] abq e streeter Feb 2013 OP

Have you ever been out of the US? Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #1

If you rarely see anti-Semitic comments, abq e streeter Feb 2013 #2

False analogy, but a perfect example of what "abq e streeter" is discussing. Behind the Aegis Feb 2013 #4

Once the left started identifying with the poorer darker Palestinians marybourg Feb 2013 #3

Ignore is still available,just click the name of the offending (offensive) poster... abq e streeter Feb 2013 #5

Posting at DU is a mixed bag for me. Mosby Feb 2013 #6

My participation has been very limited... Meshuga Feb 2013 #7

It makes me take long posting breaks. King_David Feb 2013 #8

It's always going to be there... ellisonz Feb 2013 #9

And watch those alerts fall flat on their faces! Behind the Aegis Feb 2013 #10

I like to play the odds. ellisonz Feb 2013 #11

This is a large part of the reason for my OP abq e streeter Feb 2013 #12

It is extremely problematic. Behind the Aegis Feb 2013 #13

Excuse and self righteously deny... abq e streeter Feb 2013 #14

It is always worth a try; better than nothing, I suppose. Behind the Aegis Feb 2013 #15

Thanks all for this thread. Betsy Ross Feb 2013 #16

More from our lovely DU friends... abq e streeter Mar 2013 #17

A serious question to the 398 people who read this but chose not to reply... abq e streeter Mar 2013 #18

The number of reads is VERY misleading. Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #19

Thanks. abq e streeter Mar 2013 #20

Some of those reads were me. stevenleser Mar 2013 #25

You're not overreacting, but like several problems, I've quit responding because of the vitriol. freshwest Apr 2013 #33

I agree it's a problem MrBig Mar 2013 #21

It's true. ellisonz Mar 2013 #22

Should be interesting to see how ATA goes. Mosby Mar 2013 #23

It is not jut anti semitism nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #24

I completely agree with you! meti57b Mar 2013 #26

What needs to happen, in my view, is a donor strike nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #27

I thought the same exact thing reading those Anti-Catholic threads eom MrBig Mar 2013 #28

More stupidity MrBig Mar 2013 #29

There is always that level of stupidity. Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #30

Thanks for that Explanation MrBig Mar 2013 #31

Why I started a thread with the truth. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #32

It is time to revist this issue. Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #34

I have been following it, ..... meti57b Dec 2013 #35

I would encourage both! Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #36