Reply #48: You're missing the point

[Tripmann]

The attempt is part of creating a climate where moderate people of conscience won't discuss the issue. I'm the same as yourself leftishbrit, I'll keep speaking. But I'm not a news network, reporter, or average joe. I'm not a person that AIPAC or CAMARA will paint a target on for the rest of their career.

To give you an example, my first post here in the I/P forum was criticising Israel about OCL. Somebody (I'm sure you can guess who) immediately posted "Oh, you're one of those are you?" (I'm sure you can guess who). Reasonable discussion was thereafter derailed, thread hijacked, the usual. And I've seen it happen on many threads here where ordinary board members come along and criticise Israel. The focus turns to the poster. The attempt is made to suppress the debate. Now, there are people who would come into I/P for the first time, post their feelings, see that reply, and hesitate to post anything else.

All I'm saying is the article furthers the ATTEMPT to supress criticism of Israel. Now, if you think that articles like this will not make it less likely that the average israeli who objcts to their governments actions will speak out for fear of being called an anti-semite with 'jew-flu' thats fair enough. But I think we know it will, and thats where my problem is.