tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post7829144839160390763..comments2024-03-22T00:51:38.986-07:00Comments on Islam in Europe: Paris: Three Jewish youth attackedEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06697128144253268996noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-46842249700735141802008-09-08T09:08:00.000-07:002008-09-08T09:08:00.000-07:00Wendy writes: "I think it is instructive to unders...Wendy writes: "I think it is instructive to understand what the modern day interpretation of Zionism is, rather than the one you would hope it to be."<BR/><BR/>But I don't hope for anything at all. I apply the "average man" test to see if things are honest. "What would the average man on the street think of this?" <BR/><BR/>No revision, as it were, in my conclusion above.Daghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-38072607001291939162008-09-08T08:14:00.000-07:002008-09-08T08:14:00.000-07:00wendy mann, re what Dag wrote:You seem to be redef...wendy mann, <BR/><BR/>re what Dag wrote:<BR/>You seem to be redefining Zionism. Zionism is a political movement aimed at establishing a national home for the Jewish people in their ancient homeland of Zion.<BR/><BR/>It is inextricably linked with the Jewish faith. <BR/><BR/>In this case, these Jews were visibly Jewish - wearing a Jewish youth group uniform and a religious skullcap - and were attacked for their Jewishness. What do you prefer to call it?Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697128144253268996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-60282345467455874392008-09-08T08:08:00.000-07:002008-09-08T08:08:00.000-07:00dag:i think it is instructive to understand what t...dag:<BR/><BR/>i think it is instructive to understand what the modern day interprretation of zionism is, rather than the one you would hope it to be.<BR/><BR/>the debate then can be undrstood instead of being denied under a false flag of anti semitism, which in itself is a nice fuzzy word that hides the real complaint.<BR/><BR/>a more honest way of tackling issues to claim anti judaism or anti israel. its clean clear and there are no hidden attributes.wendy mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784977378793236503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-54318794011749461312008-09-07T21:55:00.000-07:002008-09-07T21:55:00.000-07:00Wendy is the genius who writes this:"Zionism is a ...Wendy is the genius who writes this:<BR/><BR/>"Zionism is a political ideology that pursues both personal and political greed and power.<BR/><BR/>Zionists may be of any faith and of no faith.<BR/><BR/>What is common though is the perverting of religious texts to reach its goals."<BR/><BR/>I'm not a Gnostic genius. All I have to go on is life experience, intuition, and research, combined with what mental powers the average person is endowed with; and that tells me something about this fellow that I really don't want to know more about, all of the above telling me enough to know too much already.Daghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-79995401686814307472008-09-07T17:39:00.000-07:002008-09-07T17:39:00.000-07:00was this an anti jewish attack or an anti israel a...was this an anti jewish attack or an anti israel attack.<BR/><BR/>why claim anti semitism if the attack was in fact street thuggery, an opportunist attack between rival communities.<BR/><BR/>one should be careful to distinguish the nature of the crime and not to have it labeled as a faith based crime when it might not be.<BR/><BR/>the nature of the abuse does not necessarily indicate that it was faith based, just that the abuse is the most denigrating.<BR/><BR/>no one can condone any such attack or bigotry however since this is hearsay (as all newmeeia reports inevitably are with vested interests) one has to be careful in the manner one analyses or understands the fracas.wendy mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784977378793236503noreply@blogger.com