Posted by Lou Pilder on March 27, 2014, at 8:42:37
In reply to Re: The Hsiung-Pilder discussion, posted by Dr. Bob on March 27, 2014, at 2:31:26
> > A subset of readers could see what you have posted to me as a way for you to allow hate to be promulgated here.
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> True. And a subset could also see what I posted as promulgating love.
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> > the poster of the anti-Semitism could feel too accused which could then have tragic consequences. The people that the tragic consequences could come to could be those that become victims of anti-Semitic violence
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> If you want to put it that way, what I was thinking was a poster who was seen as anti-Semitic could become a victim of Semitic violence.
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> > It has been revealed to me that the statement is a lie.
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> "Lie" implies intent to deceive, which could lead the poster to feel accused. One way to rephrase that would be:
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> > > It has been revealed to me that the statement is untrue.
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> Would you be willing to accept that?
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> > I know of nothing in the historical record that says that those that committed war-crimes should be allowed to go free
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> 1. Being anti-Semitic isn't a war crime.
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> 2. That poster didn't go free.
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> > There is a jurisdiction where you ... could become accessories in any deaths that could be attributed to you ... allowing the statement to stand. There are jurisdictions that you ... could be violating their law against publishing anything that could insult their faith
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> So there could be tragic consequences for me, too. I accept the risk. I see the probability of that as low.
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> BobMr. Hsiung,
You wrote that could be seen as civil and supportive by you;
[...what I was thinking was a poster who was seen as anti-Semitic could become a victim of Semitic violence...]
Saying that the poster could be seen as anti-Semitic could lead the poster to feel accused and jumps to a conclusion that if a statement that is anti-Semitic is posted, then the poster of such is anti-Semitic. You are allowing the statement,{No non-Christian can enter heaven}, to be seen as un repudiated by you but that does not mean that you are anti-Semitic.
A better way for you to have phrased what could lead the poster to feel accused as being anti-Semeitic could have been;
[...what I was thinking was a poster who was seen as having a statement that puts down Jews being allowed by me to remain un repudiated could have a subset of readers think that I was validating and fostering anti-Semitism...].
Would you be willing to accept that?
Lou Pilder
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