Comments on: Guardian Blog Publishes ‘Right to Discriminate’ http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/ Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:25:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Glenn Condell http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33726 Glenn Condell Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:14:31 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33726 'And isn't it interesting how similar this garbage is to Streicher's Der Sturmer? What is sad is that these Jews have aborsorbed the poison and become the Jewish Nazis they claim to detest.' That ought to buy you a few more gigabytes of abuse. I recall a few years ago comparing the expropriation of Palestinian land to the racist reasoning behind the Nazi policy of 'lebensraum' - I spent the next two weeks fending them off. Both peoples had been on the receivng end of history prior to the descent of significant numbers of them into this sort of attitudinal toilet. But look at the Germans now - big pussycats, far more reasonable and mature than their Anglo-American allies. Oh they have their recalcitrant racists but they remian a rump. Still, they had to suffer a massive, humbling defeat to get to where they are now. Perhaps Israel does too. ‘And isn’t it interesting how similar this garbage is to Streicher’s Der Sturmer? What is sad is that these Jews have aborsorbed the poison and become the Jewish Nazis they claim to detest.’

That ought to buy you a few more gigabytes of abuse. I recall a few years ago comparing the expropriation of Palestinian land to the racist reasoning behind the Nazi policy of ‘lebensraum’ - I spent the next two weeks fending them off. Both peoples had been on the receivng end of history prior to the descent of significant numbers of them into this sort of attitudinal toilet. But look at the Germans now - big pussycats, far more reasonable and mature than their Anglo-American allies. Oh they have their recalcitrant racists but they remian a rump.

Still, they had to suffer a massive, humbling defeat to get to where they are now. Perhaps Israel does too.

]]> By: Richard Silverstein http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33559 Richard Silverstein Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:38:51 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33559 <blockquote>Gee thanks, Richard, for suggesting to the right-wing nut jobs that they smear me, too. That was very thoughtful </blockquote> Aren't you in favor of "sharing the wealth??" I just thought giving them another target to shoot at would take some of the heat off me! Something about my views drives the Kahanist porn crowd to distraction. I don't think they'd treat you the same way since you modulate yr views and are not quite as "in your face" about them as I sometimes am.

Gee thanks, Richard, for suggesting to the right-wing nut jobs that they smear me, too. That was very thoughtful

Aren’t you in favor of “sharing the wealth??” I just thought giving them another target to shoot at would take some of the heat off me!

Something about my views drives the Kahanist porn crowd to distraction. I don’t think they’d treat you the same way since you modulate yr views and are not quite as “in your face” about them as I sometimes am.

]]> By: Richard Silverstein http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33554 Richard Silverstein Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:11:46 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33554 Andy: We debated including a passage fr. the Declaration in our petition but decided not to. Thanks for quoting this beautiful passage which I hope Israel can live up to some day. And sorry again that my spam filter caught yr comment. Thanks for notifying me of that. Andy: We debated including a passage fr. the Declaration in our petition but decided not to. Thanks for quoting this beautiful passage which I hope Israel can live up to some day.

And sorry again that my spam filter caught yr comment. Thanks for notifying me of that.

]]> By: Dan Fleshler http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33517 Dan Fleshler Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:10:36 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33517 Gee thanks, Richard, for suggesting to the right-wing nut jobs that they smear me, too. That was very thoughtful :) My latest post on this matter will probably infuriate them but will also upset the far left: http://www.realisticdove.org/archives/15. That seems to be my lot in life...Thanks again for initiating the petition. Gee thanks, Richard, for suggesting to the right-wing nut jobs that they smear me, too. That was very thoughtful :) My latest post on this matter will probably infuriate them but will also upset the far left:
http://www.realisticdove.org/archives/15. That seems to be my lot in life…Thanks again for initiating the petition.

]]> By: anon http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33472 anon Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:39:12 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33472 Nice piece, Richard. Jonathan Cook also has a good summary in the current al Ahram-- ANTHOLOGY OF BIGOTRY http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/855/re92.htm Oddly, there seems to have been zero coverage of this in the U.S. media. Very odd, given how hard the "shared values" theme is pushed. Nice piece, Richard.

Jonathan Cook also has a good summary in the current al Ahram–
ANTHOLOGY OF BIGOTRY
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/855/re92.htm

Oddly, there seems to have been zero coverage of this in the U.S. media. Very odd, given how hard the “shared values” theme is pushed.

]]> By: LeaNder http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33420 LeaNder Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:26:35 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33420 Say a big hello to your wife and your friends. But your comment sent me thinking; which triggered an exchange somewhere else. I may forward you a link to my last response privately the moment it will show up. Say a big hello to your wife and your friends. But your comment sent me thinking; which triggered an exchange somewhere else. I may forward you a link to my last response privately the moment it will show up.

]]> By: Zhu Bajie http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33394 Zhu Bajie Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:27:45 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33394 That you anger them is a mark of honor, like honorable battle scars. Zhu Bajie That you anger them is a mark of honor, like honorable battle scars.

Zhu Bajie

]]> By: Richard Silverstein http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33386 Richard Silverstein Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:03:25 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33386 <blockquote>Why do you allow them to let you pull down so low in your vocabulary?</blockquote> My wife & others of my readers agree w. you. The only thing I can say in my defense is that it doesn't sink nearly as low as theirs. And further, when I read violent porn fantasies like this it's hard to keep yr language, thoughts & emotions at a dispassionate level. I feel that ignoring them & their hate would be giving them a diff. sort of victory. Hate shouldn't be ignored. But I'm not sure what the right response is.

Why do you allow them to let you pull down so low in your vocabulary?

My wife & others of my readers agree w. you. The only thing I can say in my defense is that it doesn’t sink nearly as low as theirs. And further, when I read violent porn fantasies like this it’s hard to keep yr language, thoughts & emotions at a dispassionate level.

I feel that ignoring them & their hate would be giving them a diff. sort of victory. Hate shouldn’t be ignored. But I’m not sure what the right response is.

]]> By: LeaNder http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33312 LeaNder Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:43:08 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33312 Please allow me a commentary on the: "Kahanist swine." Why do you allow them to let you pull down so low in your vocabulary? This must feel a partial victory for attackers. Besides, yes I have noticed this before, the imagery is always seem always to be connected with excrements and sexuality. Please allow me a commentary on the: “Kahanist swine.”

Why do you allow them to let you pull down so low in your vocabulary? This must feel a partial victory for attackers.

Besides, yes I have noticed this before, the imagery is always seem always to be connected with excrements and sexuality.

]]> By: LeaNder http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33309 LeaNder Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:26:30 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/07/27/guardian-blog-publishes-right-to-discriminate/#comment-33309 Perfect, Richard! Congratulations! Perfect, Richard! Congratulations!

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