re: #78 ernie1241

My position, however, is that it is not fair or necessary to attribute to the JBS as an organization, or to its leadership, such vile motives as racism or bigotry (whether “passive” or ‘active”). That premise wrongly smears many decent people and the use of such unkind and mean-spirited labels makes intelligent and amicable discussion impossible.

I don’t mean those labels in any sort of unkind or mean-spirited way. You can call them a product of their times, if you want.

I mean, in the example you give above, they won’t allow antisemitic texts unless they’re of great scholarly value. That means, explicitly, that they will allow antisemitic texts.

I might also add that I apply the exact same principle to the Birch Society itself. For 40+ years I have condemned their malicious characterizations of everyone who disagrees with them — whether liberals or conservatives.

I think that perhaps your zeal has rather blinded you to reality, in my case. You’ve launched a number of really vicious personal attacks on me, told me I ought to be ashamed of myself, while hollering all the time that you’re attempting to preserve civil debate.

You have a very, very odd way of attempting to preserve civil debate.