Um... what's the issue at hand again?
Parker Peters wrote:
On 12/27/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
On 27/12/06, Parker Peters
<onmywayoutster(a)gmail.com> wrote:
When I see some valid criticism, I'll not
call it racism.
The stuff you're supporting, however, is just racist.
Parker
How about we, say, _feign_ civility and avoid accusing each other of
racism?
To say that a comparison between Apartheid and Israel is "very, very
valid criticism of the State of Israel" is not racist. It's accusing
Israel of being racist. Perhaps, if this claim doesn't have any
supporting evidence, you could call it nationalist. Nothing more.
--
Oldak Quill (oldakquill(a)gmail.com)
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But the problem is, the evidence all points the other way. Attempts to
compare Apartheid with Israel's situation have never been honest, but always
have been nothing more than racist propaganda.
If you're going to make a comparison with Apartheid, you've got a better
comparison looking at Saudi Arabia, where multiple cities require
non-Muslims to drive on different roads than Muslims, and non-Muslims are
barred from multiple areas of many cities, and are subject to different laws
and different punishments for breaking the laws.
The fact that this was brought up when it was is sad, and the fact that I
see editors going on trying to find some method of justifying writings that
are mere propaganda being placed onto wikipedia, is horrifying to me.
Parker
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