re: #132 Killgore Trout

Once again you’re verging into dangerous territory. That knife cuts both ways. A lot of people on the left consider any criticism of Israel will result in being labeled an antisemite. Just like wingnuts pretend that any criticism of Obama will result in accusations of racism. Genuinely hateful people (David Duke, George Galloway, etc) use this as cover to legitimize genuinely hateful ideologies.

Too simplistic. Yer forgetting that there are a lot of people who will jump at the chance to be called “a racist”, then point and cry about it as if they have been victimized (especially true when the one supposedly doing the calling is Black.)

With antisemitism, there is also the misuse of the term “Semite” to deflect critiques of actual, Wilhelm Marr Judenha antisemitism. E.g. Helen Thomas, WELL! I am a SEMITE! SO I can’t be Anti-Semitic!! That sort of nonsense.