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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Excuse me? That's laughable. No, I'm not a Democrat. I'm not suggesting I read their minds and this is how I believe they feel. This is what they said, and the very reason this resolution even came to be.

And Jeff, with your eternal questioning line of, "Is there any reason....?" I did read her words, and I, like many others who are on her side, find them to be offensive. You're wasting your breath defending her. Is there any reason for Jews in her party to perceive her comments to be anti-Semitic when they 100% are not? Is this a good look for the party? You're saying this as if it's a fact. Is it possible you're not in the right position to decide that for them?[/quote]

Look, don't play the "only Jews can decide what is anti-Semitic" game. That is very tedious. As I've said earlier, this is not a question of interpretation. This is a simple case of her words not saying what her critics say they say. The only interpretation being done is by those who are spinning her actual words into a complete mischaracterization. Please quote from her talk at Busboys and Poets the words that you find to be offensive. Please show me the words and let's see what they actually say.

BTW, just the other day Rep. Jerry Nadler said that a tweet by Jim Jordan was anti-Semitic. Jordan has not received any significant criticism and none from Republicans. There was a Jewish poster in this forum saying that Nadler didn't count because he was left-wing and a token source. So much for letting Jews decide.
[/quote] so do non Muslims get to decide what islamophobia is? [/quote]

What a stupid question. I am not Muslim and I am perfectly capable of recognizing Islamophobia when i see it. Certainly we should always value the feelings of others and seek understanding from their perspectives. But, I don't see any reason whatsoever to allow others to completely mischaracterize someone's words.
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