I'm glad Owen has written this, but I think it's a mistake to treat anti-semitism as just a form of racism. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/26/antisemitism-left-racism-israel?CMP=twt_gu …
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Replying to @s8mb
The difference is that anti-semites imagine a conspiracy against them by people much more powerful and dangerous than they are.
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Even the worst racists in America don't think that (e.g.) Mexicans are conspiring against them and actively ruining their lives.
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Hatred from a feeling of superiority is less dangerous than hatred from a feeling of inferiority. Equally bad, but latter is more dangerous.
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@s8mb hard to even find exceptions (i.e. people killing their neighbors who aren't perceived as market-dominant minorities of some variety)1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing The Indian partition massacres might be an example, but I'm not sure.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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