 | | 04-11-2004, 06:08 PM |
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Originally posted by Katis:
<STRONG>Let's make sure we stay on topic here guys, k? Also, I'll ask you all again to respect one another's opinions. There is no need to call another person's opinion absurd or anything along those lines. And can we please stop slinging around terms like anti-American, terrorist supporters, and anti-Semetic?</STRONG>
| That depends. For example, if somebody were to say the Jews were behind 911, it would be perfectly reasonable to say that person's statement was anti-Semitic and absurd (indeed, it would be wrong not to). Courtesy and respect are fine, but it would be unreasonable to ask people not to call blatant anti-Semitism what it is. Heck, we even had a white supremacist posting anti-Semitic propaganda on this board for a bit last year, before he got banned. So there's going to be need to call stuff anti-Semitic at times.
Furthermore, as regards the term "anti-American", it means "against America". If something said seems to be highly against America, I don't see how it makes sense to say we can't say so. Of course, it's true that people can be accused of making "anti-American" statements when they're not. That should be avoided. __________________ Free Tibet. And Iran. And Zimbabwe.
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