Comments on: Indian Militants Kill Chabad Rabbi and Wife

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:55:52 +0000

undefined fiddler says:
November 29, 2008 at 10:27 AM

I’m not sure if the folks at Chabad were chosen for attack because they are Jews, or because they are – or are perceived to be – foreigners, just like the Western victims in the hotels. In reference to the latter, nobody is talking of “anti-Christianism” (if in fact they were Christians). If the point was, as you say, to advance an agenda that has nothing to do with Jews and Judaism, it makes little sense to single out the Jewish victims.

The answers in your statement. The Jews (Israel) aka ”Israelis” are NOT ‘native’ to or ‘natives’ of Kashmir they are ”foreigners” as you put it, so call them what you like ‘jews’ or ‘foreigners’ the important point not to miss is that they are essentially non natives of Kashmir i.e they Non-Kashmiris and are percieved as such so any attack weather on ‘jews’ or non-jews is essentially an attack on foreigners,its just a petty semantic game.

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:08:18 +0000

undefined fiddler says:
November 29, 2008 at 10:27 AM

By: fiddler

fiddler — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:49:36 +0000

Oh well, I guess I’m proud to be an “ultra-leftist” then, as I try to have empathy with every fellow human being, though not necessarily sympathy with their views. But then, it’s always been a hallmark of the “ultra-right” that they never want to know the difference.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:25:42 +0000

B”H
I wasn’t trying to imply you support terror rather that you justify leftist pilots refusing orders to bomb terrorist on disputed territories. (as you mentioned on another thread)
You claim that according to international law gaza is ocupied territory and therefore hamas can shoot rockets from there yet it is illegal to send planes to bomb their leaders.
I was trying to point out that you could have made a similar claim about India’s position in Kashmir had you been an ultra-leftist Indian having emphaty with with the foes of your country.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:05:10 +0000

@Ariel: Thanks once again for mischaracterizing my views completely. I do not support terror of any sort, no matter what the cause. And I include Jewish terror & incitement in this denunciation as well btw.

I’d appreciately an acknowledgement that you have mischaracterized me. Otherwise, you are bearing false witness.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:00:31 +0000

@Phil: Wow, I’m impressed. You know enough to quote him but not enough to spell his last name correctly.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:36:28 +0000

B”H
You are welcome.

PS.How fortunate are the Indians that they are not Jewish or that you are not an Indian for if you’d be Indian (or if they would be Jewish) you’d probably take Pakistan’s position that Kashmir
is Indian occupied land ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir ) and thus the armed resistance against the occupation is justified.
:-)

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:37:37 +0000

When I read your laughably lame arguments, Richard, I think of a wonderful quote from Saul Bellows [sic]:

“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.”