Something genuinely strange has happened. Woke up today to emails and tweets saying I am anti-Semitic. Which is weird, because I've been publicly & privately fighting against this bigotry for years. Here's the argument...
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I have never met Louis Farrakhan. I am not responsible for anything he says or does. I am also not responsible for other people who may respect or admire him. If that issue is critical for you, and that's your business, you will have to take that up with them.
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I fundamentally reject the notion that fighting for the human rights and dignity of Palestinians makes anyone anti-Semitic. If you believe that, it's no different than people thinking those who hate police brutality hate white people.
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Someone said, "Shaun - you can't tell us what is or is not anti-Semitic." OK. Defining your oppression for yourself is your privilege. But if me not rejecting a person who did not reject a person who you say is anti-Semitic makes me anti-Semitic, then we do have a problem.
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Again - I will keep fighting against all bigotry of all kinds. I don't do it for the love or any accolades - Lord knows it puts me and my whole family in danger every day - I do it because it's the right thing to do and it must be done. //End of Thread
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I support your fight for the Palestinians Shaun. However, can you state for the record whether or not you receive any type of funding or monies from the Nation of Islam?
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Are you serious?
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You asked. So are you willing to go on record? Do you or have you received any funding/monies from the Nation? You see, call a spade a spade. Stand in your truth. You either do or don't? You're so busy calling out Corey Booker; you can openly view how I took him to task. & U?
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Looks like Shaun doesn’t want to answer the question
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No he doesn't and he won't. He's too concerned to about being cornered. It's too easy to ignore those of us with no following.
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I have no issue with the reporting, but it would be a bit more balanced if you also reported on Hamas and what they are doing.
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This response shows that you are not listening.
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That is NOT the problem that your reasonable (i.e. not viciously racist) Jewish supporters are pointing out.
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Unfortunately this thread doesn't address Carly's point.
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The problem this morning is that your account was blocking well-known Jewish progressives who mentioned the Tablet article. This thread doesn’t address that.
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Plus Palestinian’s are semites too, but Zionists don’t want you knowing that!
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I like how you still haven't said you have a problem with him specifically though. You're a hypocrite.
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Fighting for digntity is good. Living without historical or other necessary context is ignorant.
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It’s the most cynical perspective of an humanitarian crisis. Remember when Wesleyan students set up tent cities to demand the administration divest from South Africa during apartheid? Silence from them in regards to a similar, horrific system.
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This whole thread is about how criticizing the Israeli government and feeling compassion toward Palestinians does not equal anti Semitism. Clearly you have some fanatic ideas regarding Israel and are incapable of being decent.
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Funny to see people fighting for Palestine only because it's been endorsed by mainstream media.
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