Posted by Lou Pilder on July 18, 2005, at 16:03:02
In reply to Thank you for the link » Lou Pilder, posted by Racer on July 18, 2005, at 14:58:52
Friends,
One of the aspects of this thread is if a poster writes a statement here that could have the potential to arouse antisemitic feelings, or to put down jews,could it be determined ,just from that, that the poster of such is antisemitic?
My thinking is not. Antisemitism, generally, has to do with the hatred of jews. This hatred, IMO, I can not see, for I believe that hatred is in one's heart and that it can not be known by me.
My use of ,{is there the potential for the statement to arouse antisemitic feelings} is based upon just that-the {potential}.
My concern is to DR. Hsiung as to if he will deem a post of that nature to be acceptable or not here in relation to the guidlines of the forum. There is no guidline that states to not post statements that have the potential to arouse antisemitic feelings in the FAQ, but there is a guidline that states not to put down those of other faiths or to accuse others, etc.
Some of the statements that I have requested Dr. Hsoing to write a determination about could IMO, have the potential to accuse jews.
But there is the question here if a statement has the potential to put down or accuse jews, does that mean that the poster of such is , from that only, antisemitic?
You see, I never asked Dr. Hsiung to make that type of determination. I only asked him if the statement had the potential to arouse antisemitic feelings and he responds, generally, as to if the statement in question puts down jews, etc. according to his guidlines for the forum.
If someone here want to ask me if I think that that makes the person an antisemite just for that post, the answer is not.
One could innocently write a statement that has the potential to arouse antisemitic feelings. I am only reauesting from DR. Hsiung in relation to the guidlines of the forum, not the poster's intent, for I do not know how one could know someone's intent in their heart.
I ask this. Can not anyone be allowed to request this type of determination from the moderator here? And also, If I was to be not allowed here to request this type of determination, could others here do so, or could there be a potential then to have that type of post silenced about this as a stilled night?
Lou
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