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shira

(30,109 posts)
1. From OP. "A simple test"...
Mon Jan 23, 2012, 09:38 PM
Jan 2012

I have developed a simple test to recognize the humanitarian racists amongst those who de-legitimize Israel. One only has to ask these extreme critics of Israel a few questions or investigate their statements and publications.

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“Where and how often have you exposed the profoundly murderous worldview that permeates Palestinian society, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas?”

If one finds that these critics of Israel have remained silent or said little on any of these issues, they can be “outed” as humanitarian racists. One can apply this humanitarian racism test to politicians, church leaders, journalists, academics as well as to Jewish and Israeli critics of the Jewish state.

This simple test will also reveal the many humanitarian racists in foreign and Israeli human rights organizations. The European Union subsidizes several of the latter bodies. By doing so, it thus has become a supporter of racism.

From OP. "A simple test"... shira Jan 2012 #1
If the answer is "often", you're probably a racist. If it's "not", the case is still open. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author shira Jan 2012 #5
It's a profoundly murderous (antisemitic) worldview permeating the PA and Hamas... shira Jan 2012 #6
I guess it's pretty unthinkable that a people who have lived for decades under a brutal occupation Crunchy Frog Jan 2012 #22
You're assuming the PLO and other extreme Palestinian groups.... shira Jan 2012 #28
Palestinian hatred of Jews is, sadly, at least partly rational. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #36
You'd have a point if this pathological hatred was rare prior to 1948... shira Jan 2012 #37
You claim that the PLO is genocidal and you have the gall to call other people racists? N.T? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #38
What the PLO calls legitimate resistance to occupation is nothing more... shira Jan 2012 #39
I suspect yes, no and yes, but don't know for sure. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #40
A better test: do you support Israel's continuing to grant special privilidges to Jews, Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #3
The Law of Return has nothing to do with race or racism oberliner Jan 2012 #4
Nonsense. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #7
The OP doesn't claim hatred vs. Jews is racism... shira Jan 2012 #8
"Nonsense" does not a rational argument make oberliner Jan 2012 #18
that's absurd Shaktimaan Jan 2012 #33
Well, it certainly does have alot to do with ancestry and bloodlines. Crunchy Frog Jan 2012 #23
Jus sanguinis holdencaufield Jan 2012 #9
Care to provide some examples? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #10
'Are there *any* other nations that actively discriminate in favour of a foreign people and against LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #11
"There for centuries" qualifies as indigenous in my book. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #13
I think Israel, like the UK, USA, Australia, etc. should continue to exist, though it's questionable LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #15
I think the implications was that all of Israel is "settlements" oberliner Jan 2012 #17
My interpretation was a bit different LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #19
That's pretty much exactly my view. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #41
WRT "Other nations that actively discriminate in favour of.... shira Jan 2012 #12
Sure, here are some examples holdencaufield Jan 2012 #16
The problem with this argument... Shaktimaan Jan 2012 #34
There are still those... holdencaufield Jan 2012 #35
The Big Lie Returns: Antisemites and Antisemitism shira Jan 2012 #14
Guardian's Israel correspondent promotes agenda of radical anti-Israel NGO shira Jan 2012 #20
29 November '11: Lift Travel Ban on Human Rights Defender Jefferson23 Jan 2012 #21
What a nice and facile way of labeling anyone you wish Crunchy Frog Jan 2012 #24
Not anyone.... shira Jan 2012 #26
+1 Jefferson23 Jan 2012 #32
So I guess this guy is more the ugly racist type then? No hypocrisy for him? bemildred Jan 2012 #25
When humanitarian racists are welcomed by ugly racists.... shira Jan 2012 #27
Shouldn't that be ugly racists being welcomed by humanitarian racists? bemildred Jan 2012 #29
It goes both ways... shira Jan 2012 #30
OK, Atzmon does go a bit over the top. bemildred Jan 2012 #31
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