RK wrote:
(First off, being a Zionist is not a bad thing. It
merely
means that one agrees that one supports the right of the
State of Israel to continue to exist. Secondly, using the
word "Zionist" or "Jew" as an insult, as Clutch often does,
is an anti-semitic act, unbecoming of adults working
together on an Encyclopaedia project.)
Using "Zionist" as an insult is an anti-Zionist act;
using "Jew" as an insult in an anti-semitic act
("anti-semitic" being a euphemism for "anti-Jewish").
Although calling people names to insult them is childish in any case,
there's nothing wrong with being anti-Zionist either --
it means that one opposes the existence of the State of Israel.
(One might quibble over the definition of "Zionist" too,
but we don't need to get into that for my point.)
You may not agree with that opinion, but it's very different in character
from being anti-Jewish = anti-semitic (although Clutch is both,
according to your testimony, and they certainly do often go together).
More generally, I agree with you that Clutch doesn't play well with others.
I am of the slow to ban faction, but Jimbo should still look at the situation.
-- Toby