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Re:Nobel archives reveal judges’ safety fears for Aleksandr ... by bobthechef on Saturday May 15, 2021 @11:37AM (#27166156)
Can you give an example?

Generally speaking, it seems to be clear that accusations of "antisemitism" have become a way to shutdown discussion and make someone you don't like an untouchable. It is a form of ad hominem. (A small historical note: the term "antisemitism" comes from the 19th century and refers to a racial prejudice against Jews, whereas the traditional antipathy toward Jews qua Jews was largely theological, moral, and social in nature, but certainly not racial which is a later development.)

Re:Nobel archives reveal judges’ safety fears for Aleksandr ... by ultrastable on Saturday May 15, 2021 @05:56PM (#27169381)
generally speaking, that's not clear at all. are the quotation marks around antisemitism there to indicate skepticism that it even exists? and whether the antipathy is "moral" or "racial" is just pedantry, in this case - in common use "antisemitism" is used to mean hatred of Jews or those perceived to be Jewish, which I assume you know - it doesn't really matter if it's explicitly racial or not.
Re:Nobel archives reveal judges’ safety fears for Aleksandr ... by mooseburger on Saturday May 15, 2021 @12:05PM (#27166403)
He wrote a book called Two Hundred Years Together about the Jews in Russia. It wouldn't surprise me if it really is antisemitic, but it's utterly pathetic to give a damn about the thought-killing cliches of modernity such as antisemitism, racism, etc., so who cares?
Re:Nobel archives reveal judges’ safety fears for Aleksandr ... by arminiusreturns on Saturday May 15, 2021 @02:05PM (#27167465)
Those who like to use the antisemitic label as a cudgel to stifle discussion on a topic care, and use it as such. This is a such a good example, because despite his first hand experiences, anytime you say the words "jewish bolshevism" together, as he does, you become a target of such a label. Just go look at the wikipedia entry for it, and you would walk away thinking the label is correct! (the truth however, is far separated from wikipedia on controversial subjects)
Re:Nobel archives reveal judges’ safety fears for Aleksandr ... by ultrastable on Saturday May 15, 2021 @06:03PM (#27169426)
"In the pamphlet The SS as an Anti-Bolshevist Fighting Organization, published in 1936, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler wrote:

    We shall take care that never again in Germany, the heart of Europe, will the Jewish-Bolshevik revolution of subhumans be able to be kindled either from within or through emissaries from without.[35]"
damn, when it places you in such august company, it's shocking that using the term "Jewish Bolshevism" gets you accused of antisemitism!
Re:Nobel archives reveal judges’ safety fears for Aleksandr ... by arminiusreturns on Saturday May 15, 2021 @06:58PM (#27169725)
I upvoted you because I think its obvious what you're doing there, and it sorta confirms my point.