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

[barbara100 at jps.net]

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From: <prozak at anus.com>


>Anything that's subject to criticism - and invokes it - touches on
something of interest. This is called dialogue, whether we can admit
interest in the topics without crossing taboo lines, or not.<

Taboo lines.... If you're still talking about that "anti-Semitic" article
you "provoked" us with the other day, I don't think it's the subject matter
that's irritating  so much as it is the way "forgot his name" says it. He's
a pretentious jerk, and it shows in his writing. That article might go over
well on a Muslim or a skinhead list, but this is the pynchon list.  After
just one not-very-convincing example he asks,  "Are you connecting any dots
yet?"  I hated him the instant he asked that. I thought, The only people
you're trying to convince are people with their minds already made up. Easy
to connect dots when you already have the picture, asshole!
I didn't like that anti-Semite because he's an obnoxious writer, not because
his subject matter is taboo. I don't doubt there is an unhealthy Israeli
influence on American politics (and vice versa), but I don't want to hear
about it from the likes of him.  Making sense of the world by classifying it
into neat pockets of race and religion--He's not taboo, he's stupid, he's
old world, I hope we write him right out of existence!