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hack89

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10. BDS is very trendy on college campuses.

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 10:17 AM

Feb 2015

when you start looking at complex situations as good vs evil it is only natural to label the groups involved as good or evil.

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Survey finds high rates of anti-Semitism on college campuses [View all] Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 OP

I am surprised, i would have thought it would be lower in the younger people Marrah_G Feb 2015 #1

I am not. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #2

Very sad shenmue Feb 2015 #3

That's my impression, too. Exhibit A Feb 2015 #4

BDS is very trendy on college campuses. hack89 Feb 2015 #10

BDS has nothing to do with anti-Semitism. It's too bad we can't talk about the real problem of DanTex Feb 2015 #12

Right. nt hack89 Feb 2015 #13

shocking report azurnoir Feb 2015 #5

Not surprised at all leftynyc Feb 2015 #6

Unable or unwilling? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #7

We both know the answer leftynyc Feb 2015 #8

There is plenty of Islamophobia on DU also. Some of it overt. DanTex Feb 2015 #14

I have noticed the broad brush HappyMe Feb 2015 #15

Perhaps you can point leftynyc Feb 2015 #16

Umm, says the person who diverted the thread with a discussion of how Islam-friendly DU is... DanTex Feb 2015 #17

That you don't think BDS leftynyc Feb 2015 #18

I think talking about anti-Semitism is worthwhile. I think any claim that DU is Islam-friendly DanTex Feb 2015 #19

Uh -no leftynyc Feb 2015 #20

Making the precise mistake you accuse others of. DanTex Feb 2015 #21

Then explain this leftynyc Feb 2015 #22

Of course, the whole BDS movement is responsible for these nutjobs. DanTex Feb 2015 #23

It would have been nice leftynyc Feb 2015 #24

Yes, and every time an obscure Muslim (or Jewish, or whatever) student group says something dumb, DanTex Feb 2015 #26

Sigh leftynyc Feb 2015 #27

Again, *you* were the one who introduced Islam into the discussion. DanTex Feb 2015 #32

Why do you keep on denying that there have been posts at DU broadbrushing Muslims? Violet_Crumble Feb 2015 #41

Where did I say leftynyc Feb 2015 #42

There's plenty of broadbrushing posts been left standing. Violet_Crumble Feb 2015 #45

I think far too many leftynyc Feb 2015 #50

It looks like his/her point is that there aren't enough threads broadbrushing Muslims. DanTex Feb 2015 #48

And here we go again leftynyc Feb 2015 #28

Yes, and I could make a post about horrific things that Chrisians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, etc have DanTex Feb 2015 #35

You can pretend leftynyc Feb 2015 #36

I'm not sure how much more clearly I can put this. DanTex Feb 2015 #39

YOU think it misses the point leftynyc Feb 2015 #40

Yr comments about Muslims remind me of some who broadbrush Jews... Violet_Crumble Feb 2015 #43

Totally unresponsive to my leftynyc Feb 2015 #49

The point isn't the severity of ISIS crimes. DanTex Feb 2015 #44

Considering the subject of this thread and your assertions about anti Islamic bias being a huge Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #51

I agree completely. There is bigotry against many groups. And it goes way beyond just hate crimes. DanTex Feb 2015 #54

Sometimes that bigotry gets a pass. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #57

Let me show you who derailed this thread with comments about Islam and Israel. DanTex Feb 2015 #58

Very well put DanTex. 2banon Feb 2015 #56

It is more common than many think. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #37

The ones dying off leftynyc Feb 2015 #38

I was going to tell you about the NYC cab story... Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #53

And I see leftynyc Feb 2015 #55

Talking to a Prof at a local Ivy League school which is considered very liberal, she told me they GreatGazoo Feb 2015 #9

Southern Baptist church is anti gay and against equal rights for women Fumesucker Feb 2015 #46

This is what happened fairly recently at Oxford University LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #11

I would be more interested in attitudes than incidents. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #25

That would be interesting. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #29

Not the attitudes of the perps but attitudes towards Jews in general./NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #30

Check out the ADL survey on Global Anti-Semitism. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #31

I saw it...I noticed the Philippines had the least anti-semites. That's interesting./NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #33

Yeah, there were a few surprises in that survey. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #34

It depends on what is termed "anti-Semitism". Hostility towards Israel and its Likud policies KittyWampus Feb 2015 #47

Agreed. A lot of needless arguments arise from this type of mistake. nt procon Feb 2015 #52