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Tell him you like Trump and see how that goes

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This has been a problem I too have run into. The one you high light and others have commented on my posts and a few have left comments on my substack. Regardless of what else they might have said in a comment, I do not respond to their comments that include overt antisemitic statements. However, as I am a first amendment advocate, I do not remove the comments nor ban the commenters. It is their work, not mine. I do not comment on it as I do not want to encourage these comments. I do respond to their comments that do not have antisemitic aspects to them in hopes that they will self correct. To date, I have yet to observe this hoped for result.

It is sad that their hatred clouds taints all they do.

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I've replied to Bilbo in the past that WTE I know he's not antisemitic and that when he talks about "Jews" he doesn't mean ALL Jews. Bilbo is an "anti-Zionist" Jew. He's also a brilliant and provocative polemicist. Bilbo hates the ideology of Zionism. He reminds me of early to mid 20th century anti-Nazi Germans. The German Nazi regime tried to claim anti-Nazi Germans were anti-German. That was bullshit. Anti-Nazi Germans did not hate non-Nazi Germans. I don't believe Bilbo hates non-Zionist Jews. Bilbo, by the way is not just an anti-Zionist. Bilbo is anti-fascist, anti-Nazi and anti-neocon. Nonetheless, if he writes something that could be (mis)interpreted as being against ALL Jews I don't "like" it. The real antisemite on this stack was "Anti-Communist." It appears he left this stack in disgust some months ago over what he perceived to be pro-Jewish bias. That was evident from his final posts. Anti-Commuinist is an unapologetic Nazi and Hitlerian. He hates Jews with every fibre of his being and he wears his Jew-hatred like a badge of honor. Anti-Communist is highly intelligent like Bilbo but he is a real antisemite and Bilbo is not.

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Paul, I agree with you, but it's Bilbo, not Biblo.

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Doctor...is it still “prejudice” if it’s being levelled at a member of the group being spoken about?

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Yes, it can be.

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I misstated the question... “If it’s being levelled at the group by a member of the same group?”

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It can be. My grandmother was bigoted against people of her same ethnicity.

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Here too, I think it can. In fact, probably more so. In this latter case, one who separates themselves from their group and criticizes all other members of the group ignore the possibility that others whom they are criticizing are more similar to themselves than the members they are criticizing. They must believe they are unique among the members of their group.

Prejudice is to pre judge someone based not upon their individual actions, thoughts, beliefs or what have you, but solely upon what unchangeable group they are born into. This is wrong even if the prejudice comes from a member of the group. They more than anyone should know how wrong it is.

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We need to beware the fallacy of special pleading. When women criticize feminists it doesn't necessarily mean that they're sexist or misogynist. When Germans criticize original Nazis it doesn't necessarily mean they're anti-German (past propaganda by Giebbels et al. not withstanding). When Sephardim criticize Ashkenazim it doesn't necessarily mean they're antisemitic and when anti-Zionist Jews, of any background, orthodox or secular, criticize other Jews it doesn't necessarily make them antisemitic. See story at the link.

Anti-Zionist Jew seeks UK asylum after refusing military service in Israel. ‘State of Israel practices apartheid, routinely involves in war crimes against Palestinian people,’ 21-year-old says

"The 21-year-old man, who is pursuing formal training to become a rabbi, talked to Anadolu Agency about his views on Zionism and the legitimacy of the state of Israel ..."

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/anti-zionist-jew-seeks-uk-asylum-after-refusing-military-service-in-israel/2369803

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Israel practices apartheid? In which way?

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A little different than the incorrect original query...

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Don’t waste substack addressing

those who don’t have ears to hear or eyes to see. That type of change happens only with the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit after repentance . And even those deeply rooted behaviors take time and the painful process of sanctification.

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