Posted by Dinah on July 15, 2005, at 8:01:45
In reply to Re: A suggestion from Dinah, acting as poster, posted by SLS on July 15, 2005, at 6:20:01
Scott, Lou has never accused anyone of being an antisemite. He has asked for determinations of whether posts have the potential to arouse antisemitic feelings. And he has described historical behavior towards Jews ranging from systemic prejudice to Nazi actions when asking for determinations and objecting to posts.
My inference is usually that the historical information, asking about potential to arouse antisemitic feelings, and the post he is referring to are related.
I've had that happen to my post, and I did feel extremely hurt, especially since I would convert to Judaism if I could.
Dr. Bob's response on more than one occasion is to say that if you know you aren't an antisemite, you shouldn't be upset by that. I find that stance to be inconsistent with other civility rulings on his part. And I wonder if perhaps he finds the implication of antisemitism less offensive than the implication of being an *ssh*le, for example. I do not find it so.
However, I would be able to swallow my hurt on the matter. My suggestion was made in response to what appears to be a lot of other people's hurt.
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