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June 08, 2007
Moderate anti-Semitism?
Seraphic Friend Shrink Wrapped wraps his fine mind around questions of: tolerating anti-Semitic speech, moderate anti-Semitism, and Jews who need anti-Semites—yup that's the theory—and unlike most shrinks, comes to a common sense conclusion.
The more refined and elegant anti-Semites, so many of whom reside within the left wing elites, unknowingly adopt the structure of the paranoid narrative, but cover its core with rationalizations and intellectualizations (the hallmark of the out of touch academic.) Once having set foot on such a path, the incremental movement from mild or moderate anti-Semitism to overt genocidal anti-Semitism is merely a matter of time and degree. This does not mean reasoned and rational criticism of Israel is impossible but it does mean that once a person accepts the paranoid structure of Palestinian innocence and victimization and Israeli intransigence and oppression, the inevitable result is excusing and rationalizing (usually by omission, as is the common habit of the MSM) behavior and speech that can only lead to mass murder.
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Posted by Robert J. Avrech at June 8, 2007 09:47 AM
Comments
Seraphic Secret is private property, that's right, it's an extension of our home, and as such, Karen and I have instituted two Seraphic Rules and we ask commentors to act respectfully.
1. No profanity.2. No Israel bashing. We debate, we discuss, we are respectful. You know what Israel bashing is. The world is full of it. Seraphic Secret is one of the few places in the world that will not tolerate this form of anti-Semitism. That's it. Break either of these rules and you will be banned.
What religion do many of the "left wing elites" profess?
Posted by: b.a.f. at June 8, 2007 07:37 PM