why throwing around words like "anti-semitism" is fascism

[MalignD at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/25/03 11:35:01 AM, prozak at anus.com writes:


> http://www.etherzone.com/2003/moor022403.shtml
> 

What is your point, exactly, in reproducing this article?   This guy you're 
citing--the article he wrote, in any case--is a flaming antisemite.   Do you 
believe otherwise?

There can be a problem, certainly, in dicing in conversation the many things 
Israel is:   a political state, a religious homeland, a symbol of world 
Judaism, etc., and it is difficult, in some circles, to speak of Israel in 
one context without being heard as speaking in all contexts and being taken, 
unfairly, as antisemitic, or being suspected of such.   It's a product of 
very strong, very understandable feelings. 

That said, this writer is generally using that argument in a poor attempt to 
hide clearly antisemitic sentiments.   

He writes:

""You may have heard that Israel is calling the shots in Americas foreign
policy, and have asked yourself, why are there so many Jews in the Bush
administration, and what are they doing there?"

Who does this slimeball assume "you" is in the above sentence?   Who does he 
assume counts the number of Jews in the Bush administration and wonders why 
they're there?

Then there's this:

"In closing, you may find this hard to believe, but frankly, I really like 
most Jewish people. They are bright, creative, intellectual, and 
hard-working.   But when Jews, or any other ethnic group, attempts to 
infiltrate and influence the foreign or domestic policies of America, my back 
goes up."

This is grotesque.   And if your posting it here is an endorsement, so are 
you.
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