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To: Right Wing Professor
Nobody mentioned collective guilt except you.

Will you please follow the subject of this thread? Sobran is being accused of anti-Semitism because he said "Jewish" at certain points in his article. The implication is that he believes in collective guilt (unless anti-Semitism has a different meaning that I'm not aware of). My point is that one could replace "Jewish" with "Arab" and nobody would raise a stink. But if using one word indicates a belief in collective guilt, then using the other word indicates the same thing. I know you want to avoid those kinds of implications, but pleading ignorance of the situation can only get you so far.

196 posted on 10/30/2003 2:59:37 PM PST by inquest ("Where else do gun owners have to go?" - Lee Atwater)
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To: inquest
The implication is that he believes in collective guilt (unless anti-Semitism has a different meaning that I'm not aware of).

Anti-semitism is prejudice against Jews, or actions resulting from that prejudice. Where does collective guilt come into it?

197 posted on 10/30/2003 3:04:12 PM PST by Right Wing Professor (ex-minister of finance, Royal Government of Rockall)
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