In order to divert the discussion away from the injustices of the occupation, the Israeli government now defines any person or organization who criticizes their policies as an anti-Semite.
While the word was coined by a racist German it never made any sense considering it is just adding anti to semitism.
It reminds me of a person who would misclassify what Antifa means to support government censorship.
You are right, language is interesting. Personally, I don’t use propaganda from oppressive regimes, but to each their own.
The very word anti-semite kind of makes you suspect, Semitic peoples include the Arabs that is truth. So you are like tooled?
First of all, @SalmiakDragon@feddit.nu is right. That’s not what antisemitism means.
Second, what could possibly give you the idea that MTG isn’t also bigoted towards Arabic people as well as Jewish people?
That’s not what antisemite means, as you should well know:
Antisemitism (Wikipedia):
Languge doesn’t always make perfect logical sense.
@bedwyr @BigGovernment Ahh, here’s one now, like a bug irresistibly drawn to a zapper.
If by zapper you mean pointing out a word that is being misused that makes someone sound polarized and uneducated then I agree!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_people
@Doomsider Who even are you? Go away.
If by go away you mean point out a lame attempt to discredit someone thus showing your ignorance, then I agree!
@Doomsider
Seems pretty extreme to do to yourself, but go ahead if you insist.
Click the link dude. Doomsider is on your team for this one.
@FlyingCircus No.
Ok, then wallow in ignorance, I don’t really care.
@FlyingCircus Good talk.
I’ll just copy-paste my earlier comment:
That’s not what antisemite means, as you should well know:
Antisemitism (Wikipedia):
Languge doesn’t always make perfect logical sense.
In order to divert the discussion away from the injustices of the occupation, the Israeli government now defines any person or organization who criticizes their policies as an anti-Semite.
While the word was coined by a racist German it never made any sense considering it is just adding anti to semitism.
It reminds me of a person who would misclassify what Antifa means to support government censorship.
You are right, language is interesting. Personally, I don’t use propaganda from oppressive regimes, but to each their own.