(I was a student activist) -- nobody ever considered my objections very seriously (they were sympathetic, but never 2/
I think we're on the same page now. To be honest, I am reacting to a sense from the left that Jews don't need protection 1/
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as a minority, because Jews are powerful enough (and maybe not even a legitimate group to begin with), which is hard to 2/
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pin down as anti-Semitic, but often is pretty darn close. 3/3
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Got it. I see anti-Semitism as real & a problem but also see many people mislabeling it to further bigotry against other groups.
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Yes. I totally agree. I only gently pushed back bc "anti-Semitism is just an excuse from rejecting criticism of Israel" 1/
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is such an article of faith on the left that people who are against Israel in a more knee-jerk, ignorant, but still 2/
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anti-Semitic way use it to hide under, and I think it's worth being vigilant about. 3/3
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Got it. That's interesting and I'll try to be more cognizant of it. I just find it hard to believe that's as much of a problem.
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(Compared to using the charge of anti-Semitism as a shield against criticism of horrible policies.)
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