Udik
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Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
> The idea that you would be branded as an anti-semite and lose your job because you are critical of Israel also sounds bad.
Sounds very plausible instead. The original cancel culture is exactly that used to silence critics of Israel- the accusation of antisemitism has been used for decades to terminate careers. People have learned very well to keep their mouths shut.
Comment · 5 years ago
> FWIW, this is a classic line of prejudiced people: 'I'm not anti-X; some of my best friends are X.'
On the other hand, this is just a trope that needs to die. It's a non sequitur and is in fact an example of kafkatrap:
1) most of Palestine and Palestinians are not in Gaza, bug in the West Bank
2) if Palestine is separate territory from Israel, why Israel builds its roads and cities on it?