http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p...ey_re.html
Gay and women's marches eject Jewish participants

"It has long been obvious that left-wing anti-Semitism is a problem and that an overwhelming abhorrence of Israel often blurs into a generalized anger toward Jews. Organizers of both the Dyke March and the SlutWalk have not discovered the praxis of intersectionality; they have merely dressed up their bigotry in updated argot. Their anti-Semitism is not academic or novel but almost depressingly familiar, and we do not need to overhaul the progressive worldview to address it. We need only remind ourselves that anyone who would hold Jews to a different, higher standard is anti-Semitic, full stop. Whether it happens at a far-left march or an alt-right convention, the creation of special rules for Jews is irrational and wrong. By creating a stringent litmus test for openly Jewish demonstrators, the Dyke March and SlutWalk did not protect the oppressed. They became the oppressors."

(07-26-2017 09:09 AM)bullet Wrote:  http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p...state.html

Gay and women's marches eject Jewish participants

"It has long been obvious that left-wing anti-Semitism is a problem and that an overwhelming abhorrence of Israel often blurs into a generalized anger toward Jews. Organizers of both the Dyke March and the SlutWalk have not discovered the praxis of intersectionality; they have merely dressed up their bigotry in updated argot. Their anti-Semitism is not academic or novel but almost depressingly familiar, and we do not need to overhaul the progressive worldview to address it. We need only remind ourselves that anyone who would hold Jews to a different, higher standard is anti-Semitic, full stop. Whether it happens at a far-left march or an alt-right convention, the creation of special rules for Jews is irrational and wrong. By creating a stringent litmus test for openly Jewish demonstrators, the Dyke March and SlutWalk did not protect the oppressed. They became the oppressors."

Just so you know, your link doesn't match your quote.

I figure you just pasted the wrong address.

I do not understand the right's fascination with anti-semitism when said group is overwhelmingly against the right of center political ideology.

(07-26-2017 09:27 AM)ARandomHerdFan Wrote:  

(07-26-2017 09:09 AM)bullet Wrote:  http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p...state.html

Gay and women's marches eject Jewish participants

"It has long been obvious that left-wing anti-Semitism is a problem and that an overwhelming abhorrence of Israel often blurs into a generalized anger toward Jews. Organizers of both the Dyke March and the SlutWalk have not discovered the praxis of intersectionality; they have merely dressed up their bigotry in updated argot. Their anti-Semitism is not academic or novel but almost depressingly familiar, and we do not need to overhaul the progressive worldview to address it. We need only remind ourselves that anyone who would hold Jews to a different, higher standard is anti-Semitic, full stop. Whether it happens at a far-left march or an alt-right convention, the creation of special rules for Jews is irrational and wrong. By creating a stringent litmus test for openly Jewish demonstrators, the Dyke March and SlutWalk did not protect the oppressed. They became the oppressors."

Just so you know, your link doesn't match your quote.

I figure you just pasted the wrong address.

I updated. Somehow it changed the link while I was reading the article. I figured it was their mistake with the title.

(07-26-2017 10:38 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I do not understand the right's fascination with anti-semitism when said group is overwhelmingly against the right of center political ideology.

I agree, you don't understand. But we've been down this road before, so there is no need to resurrect old arguments.

Aren't Arabs also Semitic?

(07-26-2017 11:36 AM)bubbapt Wrote:  Aren't Arabs also Semitic?

Anthropologically, yes. However, anti-Semitism is generally reserved for Jews. Also, it is very important to understand the difference between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.