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104. There is more destruction when gasoline is poured on a fire. . .

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 12:14 PM

Jul 2025

Also do yo really think that Mandy Patinkin, a Jew like myself, is excusing antisemitism rather than pointing out what exacerbates it?

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Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem. Too Many People Are Making Excuses. [View all] Beastly Boy Jul 2025 OP

Sharing the full article for those who do not have a subscription - link below cliffside Jul 2025 #1

Thank you LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #90

I just rejoined my synagogue Mossfern Jul 2025 #2

Post removed Post removed Jul 2025 #4

Not your right to decide this LearnedHand Jul 2025 #5

What a foolish post DavidDvorkin Jul 2025 #6

It's a synagogue, not a religion Mossfern Jul 2025 #7

Our church survived on freewill donations, not dues Grolph_ Jul 2025 #8

How are dues not freewill donations? Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #12

Why are you arguing with me? Mossfern Jul 2025 #17

Exactly. lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #29

Ever heard of a tithe? Mountainguy Jul 2025 #22

Goodie for you. intheflow Jul 2025 #78

Ever been to a Catholic Church? DET Jul 2025 #10

The nuns at my Catholic school, Our Lady of Perpetual Need, would hand out letters to take home to our parents sop Jul 2025 #56

The deposit at the front of our home town church pwb Jul 2025 #113

Certainly true, I just wonder how much is anti-semitic vs. just any "other". Seems Trump has made "other' the scapegoat dutch777 Jul 2025 #3

There is a chart included in the article. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #9

The rise in hate crimes against Jews has me worried LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #91

There is NO anti-semitism from the "far left" maxrandb Jul 2025 #11

Did an antisemite tell you all this? Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #13

Some blind people see anti-semitism EVERYWHERE maxrandb Jul 2025 #15

I certainly see antisemitism where some blind people don't. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #19

Right you are, BB... PCIntern Jul 2025 #27

Me too cabotnn22 Jul 2025 #66

Absolutely. The statement that "there is no antisemitism on the far left" is a validation of the OP. lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #33

It is a ridiculous claim, BB mcar Jul 2025 #73

Mahalo, BB.. Perfectly said. Cha Jul 2025 #108

Anybody chanting from the river to the sea is anti-Semitic EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #18

Was it antisemitic when it was first used (that being by Israeli Zionists)? Celerity Jul 2025 #25

In that the people living there were also semitic, yes EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #39

Is the DSA considered "far left"? sarisataka Jul 2025 #21

This is untrue misinformation and existentially stupid maxrandb Jul 2025 #26

Speking of existentially stupid: how quickly people forget. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #36

Rec'd a gazillion times! Mossfern Jul 2025 #50

That's like saying the people that marched across the Edmund Pettis Bridge maxrandb Jul 2025 #64

Ridiculous. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #69

That makes no sense mcar Jul 2025 #75

That DSA statement is disgusting - and pure anti-semitism mcar Jul 2025 #74

Ah ha... Thanks for the DSA pictues of Cha Jul 2025 #109

"AOC denounces anti-Semitism at pro-Palestinian rally" lapucelle Jul 2025 #60

Yes she did sarisataka Jul 2025 #82

Untrue? sarisataka Jul 2025 #81

Whoa... "the lady doth protest too much" Arazi Jul 2025 #57

Tell that to the Jewish students mcar Jul 2025 #71

Cringe egduj Jul 2025 #106

The far right and far left bend and meet at antisemitism. nt LexVegas Jul 2025 #14

The Reich would like nothing more than for people to believe that bullshit maxrandb Jul 2025 #16

No, not both sides. All sides. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #32

Roght! Sure Jan. maxrandb Jul 2025 #35

These constant deflections are tiresome. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #41

They have to deflect, because that is their only defense for what is happening right before their eyes. lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #51

It is "effing" political! maxrandb Jul 2025 #37

Are you still talking about antisemitism, or are you just still talking? Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #43

No, I am just curious maxrandb Jul 2025 #48

You are so obsessed that there is no antisemitism from the left, that you have become blind to it. lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #46

I think the RW is simply less interested in hiding their bigotry Torchlight Jul 2025 #49

Right? We all saw President Obama's stasi police force, didn't we? maxrandb Jul 2025 #54

It does not follow Torchlight Jul 2025 #63

Oh, it does follow maxrandb Jul 2025 #65

You're crafting your arguments to oppose that no one else is asserting Torchlight Jul 2025 #112

Some quick comments: Aussie105 Jul 2025 #20

And what if they support them? Mountainguy Jul 2025 #23

I am assuming nothing. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #31

Neat setup you got there maxrandb Jul 2025 #42

Oh gawd... not again... Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #45

You are all over this OP mcar Jul 2025 #79

Can you give me a clear, concise, and accurate definition of antisemitism? I am confused. sinkingfeeling Jul 2025 #58

This is the most widely accepted deinition of antisemitism, not how I define it, but Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #59

I asked how you experience antisemitism. sinkingfeeling Jul 2025 #62

You asked me for the definition of antisemitism. You got it. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #68

Beastly Boy Cha Jul 2025 #110

Excellent comment. To take it further - RandomNumbers Jul 2025 #105

To quote one of the top-rated comments on this column BeyondGeography Jul 2025 #24

That is an excuse antisemites routinely use when they come out from under a rock. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #30

Do you support Netanyahu? intheflow Jul 2025 #34

WTF? What's with all the deflecting? Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #38

Now, it's antisemitism in America? maxrandb Jul 2025 #44

Enough with the random replies. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #47

Did you think it was about the left Mossfern Jul 2025 #67

Some people here defended shit EllieBC Jul 2025 #96

Many American Jews agree with that commenter, who is also an American Jew BeyondGeography Jul 2025 #40

This is not a popularity contest. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #53

The problem is our own eyes. pwb Jul 2025 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #114

Is it possible to criticize Israel and NOT be called an anti-semite or harbouring "Jew hate"? AloeVera Jul 2025 #52

Is it possible to acknowledge the full scale of antisemitism in America without deflecting to Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #55

Not as long as false charges of anti-semitism are used to silence us. AloeVera Jul 2025 #80

Nobody is silenceing you. You are welcome to show how any charges of antisemitism are false, Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #84

Palestinian lives matter too. AloeVera Jul 2025 #86

There was a lot more you said which was far more hostile, but between those two statements, Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #88

You accuse me of what you yourself do. AloeVera Jul 2025 #92

What is patently absurd about Israel giving Sinai back to Egypt for a peace treaty? Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #93

In the Land of Land Grabs, I mean Israel... AloeVera Jul 2025 #94

It wasn't a selfless magnanymous gesture. It was land for peace. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #95

What people are overlooking is the double standard sarisataka Jul 2025 #83

Yeah you'd have been destroyed if you dared EllieBC Jul 2025 #97

Great post. Celerity Jul 2025 #61

+1 leftstreet Jul 2025 #77

It seems to me Mossfern Jul 2025 #70

I think they absolutely understand what they are doing. lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #72

Oh, they understand allright! Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #76

This same delusional and virulently antisemitic worldview proclaims Hamas to be later day Nelson Mandelas tritsofme Jul 2025 #85

This! lapucelle Jul 2025 #87

Wow! Lots of visual aids! Behind the Aegis Jul 2025 #89

Mandy Patinkin has an interesting take on what is causing the increase in antisemitism. . . Stargleamer Jul 2025 #98

He has a point, but not as a response to the OP. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #99

True, but pouring gasoline on a fire does result in significantly more destruction. . . Stargleamer Jul 2025 #100

Sorry, this sounds too much like excusing antisemitism for my taste. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #102

There is more destruction when gasoline is poured on a fire. . . Stargleamer Jul 2025 #104

That's what I thought about your comment, not what Mandy Patinkin said. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #107

It's become very widespread. Elessar Zappa Jul 2025 #101

The problem with the majority of progressives I have is not them being antisemitic. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #103

Rec'd Mossfern Jul 2025 #111