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Re:Why Jewish History Is So Hard to Write by hfdgiutdryg on Thursday April 05, 2018 @01:34PM (#16766983)
How is that any different from saying, "while [black person]'s ancestors were throwing spears at each other, mine were respectable businessmen"?
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Re:Why Jewish History Is So Hard to Write by kolpa on Thursday April 05, 2018 @01:42PM (#16767074)
It's not. It's maybe even worse than racist, because most of Disraeli's ancestors probably weren't even members Solomon's kingdom, they likely were mostly Europeans who converted and then adopted the ancestry.
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Re:Why Jewish History Is So Hard to Write by dullgiulio on Thursday April 05, 2018 @01:43PM (#16767092)
Because the person who says that is part of the oppressed minority, not the other way around.
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Re:Why Jewish History Is So Hard to Write by vokep on Thursday April 05, 2018 @02:05PM (#16767343)
Why is that relevant to if the statement is racist? Yes there is a difference between kicking someone when they're down and kicking while down, but it is still kicking.
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Re:Why Jewish History Is So Hard to Write by avshyz on Friday April 06, 2018 @12:06PM (#16774319)
Disraeli said that in the quarrel as a response to O'Connell who've referred to Disraeli's Jewish ancestry in disparaging terms.

Put things in context, mate.

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