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DarthMetaKnight
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09 Jun 2018, 7:55 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C0BNSaSf6s
Congressman #1 "A lot of conspiracy nuts think that Jews secretly control America! How do we dispel this belief?
Congressman #2 "I know! Let's ban criticism of Israel! What could possibly go wrong?" :lol: :roll:


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10 Jun 2018, 2:07 am

I can not see this standing up in court.

The LA Times is against this
Enough already. Not all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism.

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Freedom of speech on college campuses is under enough pressure without the federal government adding to the problem by threatening to withdraw funding to punish people for expressing their political opinions. That would be a real possibility if Congress enacted and President Trump signed a bill called the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018.

But this proposal would blur the distinction between unacceptable, intimidating expressions of intolerance directed against Jews with criticism of the state of Israel. The latter, even when expressed in intemperate terms, is protected by the 1st Amendment.

If you are a Zionist you should want this to go away because you do not want Zionists to have the same censorious snowflake reputation that feminists have.


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10 Jun 2018, 3:32 pm

Couldn't view the LA Times article, because of issues arising from the EU GDPR situation.

The Kulinski clip raised an important point though. Are proponents of a one state solution really to be regarded as 'antisemitic', on the grounds that such an outcome would inevitably dilute the 'Jewish' character of such a state?


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