The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #79324 Message #1436118
Posted By: robomatic
16-Mar-05 - 11:36 AM
Thread Name: BS: A discussion - What is antisemitism? .
Subject: RE: BS: A discussion - What is antisemitism? .
LH: You wrote:
"I mean, if I was anti-Jewish then how could I possibly like Bob Dylan and Chuck Brodsky so much? I'm not anti-Jewish. I'm anti-Likud, anti-Zionist, anti-Sharon. So are many Jews. "
The answer is: you have no trouble with Jews in positions that are essentially powerless. You have no problems with 'court Jews'. You have problems with Jews in power positions. You have trouble seeing Jews as anything other than occasional equals or frequent subordinates. Power positions bring with them power problems. Every state regardless of ethnicity has power problems. But you find it easier to pick on the one Jewish state that has power problems tied essentially into its existence.
You are not alone. Possibly that ties in with Patrick Buchanon's issue as I mentioned above.