Ol_Ag_02 said:Severian the Torturer said:Phatbob said:Severian the Torturer said:BusterAg said:theJonatron said:
People can hate the government of Israel but not hate Jewish people just like we can hate the US government but love our country.
Saying America first is not antisemitic.
People that hate the government of Israel more than they hate the government of, say, Argentina are irrational, but we constantly hear about one but not the other.
News flash, the government of Argentina is 1,000% more corrupt.
Do we keep getting dragged into wars by Argentina?
Does Argentina keep getting blamed for anything that happens in a region that is strategically placed between 3 continents that is extremely volatile and controlled mostly by religious zealots?
That sounds like a "them" problem. If someone has a 2000 year old history of being blamed for things, they may be the target of a vicious multi-millennial smear campaign, or they might have a penchant for rustling jimmies.
Next time just go ahead and write "those pesky Jews".
You can't say that. You can say "those pesky Christians" or "those pesky Muslims" but the other one is anti-semitism.
There are very real reasons for people to dislike Christians, there are very real reasons for people to dislike Muslims, anyone who dislikes Jews is just an antisemite.