Posted by Dr. Bob on March 28, 2014, at 13:46:28
In reply to Lou's reply-The Hsiung-Pilder discus-wilngtuexcept » Dr. Bob, posted by Lou Pilder on March 27, 2014, at 8:42:37
> 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 ... to be seen as un repudiated by you but that does not mean that you are anti-Semitic.
That's a good point, thanks.
> [...what I was thinking was ... 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?In general, yes. But that doesn't mean I accept that the particular statement we're discussing puts down Jews.
Bob
a brilliant and reticent Web mastermind -- The New York Times
backpedals well -- PartlyCloudy
poster:Dr. Bob
thread:1050116
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20140304/msgs/1063350.html