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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know, I thought Sarah Palin was a symbol of everything wrong with the Republican national party in 2008, but I was still appalled at the sexism that characterized the attacks against her.

It is possible to both disagree with someone politically and recognize when they're right about prejudice...[/quote]
That's what's happening here, in some instances. The Jews who are being raked over the coals for recognizing White's antisemtism and calling it like it is are being vilified because they are not going along with the liberals, and in this case it means to find ways to excuse or deny antisemitism among liberals. Now, if we were to bring up bigotry by conservatives, we'd be cheered on.[/quote]

And they are being led on by the moderator. For shame![/quote]
Yes. Upthread, the moderator basically accused "certain posters on this thread" of supporting a hypothetical claim that George Soros controls the weather. So what he's doing is twisting around to give every benefit of the doubt to White, castigating any Jew who won't do the same, and then turning around and accusing them of the very thing - blaming someone else doe the weather - that White ACTUALLY did!  It would be funny if it weren't so sad.[/quote]

That was hyperbole. But, there are posters in this thread who stated that George Soros grew up in an anti-Semitic family, implying that Soros is himself anti-Semitic. Despite your claim to be deeply concerned about anti-Semitism, you have no interest in the constant anti-Semitism directed toward Soros and didn't blink an eye at the accusation that a Jew grew up in an anti-Semitic home (with his Jewish parents). You have repeated my hyperbolic claim several times as if I had meant it seriously, but couldn't once comment on the suggestion that George Soros is an anti-Semite. If you are worried about double standards, look in the mirror.
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It was explained to you that while it is rare, it is not unheard of for Jews to be low-level anti-Semitic themselves. Soros himself admits that he came from an anti-Semitic home, and the other PP provided you with a quote. So why would I blink an eye? He himself admitted it. As to whether Soros himself is actually anti-Semitic, I couldn't say, as I am not particularly acquainted with his work. My guess would be he is not, but it's an interesting question. A research project for tomorrow. 
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I traced back the quote. The original quote said that Soros "wryly" said that he came from an anti-Semitic home. In other words, he was joking. Just like I was joking about Soros controlling the weather. It is really telling how you immediately accepted that George Soros authentically claimed to have been raised in an anti-Semitic home. You don't agree with Soros politically, so it is essentially open season on him. 
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The interpretation was that it was said 'wryly' - the interviewing author interpreted it as being said wryly. The quote I gave you was simply what Soros said, from his own mouth. [/quote]

You didn't provide a source for your "quote". But if it came from the same interviewer who said that it was said "wryly", then you left out important context. Again, it is very telling that you so readily accept that Soros would seriously say such a thing. The man and his family escaped the Nazis. They witnessed first hand the horrors of anti-Semitism. Do you think that he would seriously call his own parents anti-Semites? It is so interesting how you so willingly passed on such a thing. No hesitation in throwing another Jew under the bus while claiming to be furious about anti-Semitism.
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I did, actually. You simply didn't care to see it.[/quote]

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