tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post485440937963619639..comments2024-03-03T08:39:08.162-08:00Comments on FOUSESQUAWK: The Oscars-Narcissism and RhodesiansGary Fousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-70509527301013281642009-02-25T20:09:00.000-08:002009-02-25T20:09:00.000-08:00Lance,I know I shouldn't keep barging in on your c...Lance,<BR/><BR/>I know I shouldn't keep barging in on your comments to Findalis, who doesn't need to speak. But maybe you should attend one of these MSA-sponsored anti-Israel events. "Apartheid Week" is coming to many campuses March 1-5. Or read about the events at York University, SFSU, UCLA, UCI, and so many other universities.Gary Fousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-67613348355201289622009-02-25T19:14:00.000-08:002009-02-25T19:14:00.000-08:00Findalis,You're right. I'm not a Jew, so it's ver...Findalis,<BR/><BR/>You're right. I'm not a Jew, so it's very possible that I'm not as sensitive to the issue as I should be. Not only that, but I don't doubt your stories.<BR/><BR/>However, when you say "acceptable," that comes across as very different as simply stating that anti-Semitism <B>exists</B>. I can tell you that as a teacher, I have a great deal of affection for some of my Jewish students. There is no way that I'd tolerate any kind of anti-Semitism in my classroom, and I can't imagine any other teacher at my school allowing that sort of a thing to happen.<BR/><BR/>If it is as widespread as you're making it sound, then this is one of the most insidious conspiracies to ever come around. Perhaps it is though. All I know is, I don't hear a lot of anti-Semitism where I live - even when there aren't any Jews around to hear it.Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-56999213435156987662009-02-25T02:56:00.000-08:002009-02-25T02:56:00.000-08:00Findalis, it's not okay to bash anyone, but people...Findalis, it's not okay to bash anyone, but people do it just as some bend over backwards thinking they are doing the right thing. This is a way of life in a free society. All my childhood years I heard negative things about people of other races and religions. I raised Lance. Enough said.Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588436275275795373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-23561074546144186392009-02-25T00:36:00.000-08:002009-02-25T00:36:00.000-08:00Of course it is acceptable. The trouble is Lance ...Of course it is acceptable. The trouble is Lance you aren't Jewish are you. You don't have to put up with it. You don't have to hide the Star of David around your neck or stop wearing the Kippur on your head? Do you? You aren't faced with violence for wearing such articles. I have been, and know others that have been attacked for the wearing of such articles. Yet the police will do very little, the media is silent on these attacks. It is open season on Jews in the West.Findalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881549378886491540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-22613845240290782392009-02-24T22:14:00.000-08:002009-02-24T22:14:00.000-08:00We may be. Again, I'm not contradicting what you'...We may be. Again, I'm not contradicting what you're saying, I'm contradicting the statement made by Findalis. What you're saying and what she said is not the same.Kirstihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03099176205967617013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-8868709975021355382009-02-24T21:08:00.000-08:002009-02-24T21:08:00.000-08:00Lance,Are we talking past each other? What I am sa...Lance,<BR/><BR/>Are we talking past each other? What I am saying is that in certain quarters, anti-Semitism is CONSIDERED acceptable. I condemn it.Gary Fousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-17814057650553622402009-02-24T20:35:00.000-08:002009-02-24T20:35:00.000-08:00I don't disagree with what you just wrote, Gary, b...I don't disagree with what you just wrote, Gary, but saying that and saying that anti-Semitism is acceptable is one giant leap into crazy town.Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-76213404276144445612009-02-24T19:43:00.000-08:002009-02-24T19:43:00.000-08:00Lance,I think I know exactly what you and Findalis...Lance,<BR/><BR/>I think I know exactly what you and Findalis are saying. The three of us know that it is not acceptable to be anti-Semitic. But in certain quarters, you hear it. Sometimes it is disguised as anti-Zionism. Other times, it is more explicit. I have recently been exposed to it, seen it and heard it. In certain quarters, such as certain universities, it is acceptable.<BR/><BR/>Have you taken the time to watch the videos I post? I don't bother with the ones that simply chant, Free Palestine". The ones I post have definite anti-Semitic chants or overtones. <BR/><BR/>It is a problem and it is growing.Gary Fousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-68594334904800127352009-02-24T18:32:00.000-08:002009-02-24T18:32:00.000-08:00It's acceptable to be anti-Semitic? I'm sorry, bu...It's acceptable to be anti-Semitic? I'm sorry, but that's asinine.<BR/><BR/>And no, I'm not denying that anti-Semitism is a problem, but to say that it's acceptable doesn't even approach a reasonable statement.Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-70078794348095495372009-02-24T14:24:00.000-08:002009-02-24T14:24:00.000-08:00It is acceptable to bash Israel these days, Ingrid...It is acceptable to bash Israel these days, Ingrid. Hell it is acceptable to be anti-Semitic too. I was sure Sean Penn was going to cry about the poor PalArabs while he was up there. Next time I guess.Findalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881549378886491540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-10799066151586542622009-02-24T13:56:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:56:00.000-08:00Findalis, I am sorry, but with all the Jews there ...Findalis, I am sorry, but with all the Jews there why would there be any Israel bashing? I am tired of all the movies about Nazi Germany getting awards.Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588436275275795373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-47319839638861805452009-02-24T11:02:00.000-08:002009-02-24T11:02:00.000-08:00Ingrid,I missed Beyonce. In fact I missed all the ...Ingrid,<BR/><BR/>I missed Beyonce. In fact I missed all the songs.Gary Fousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-54160199089145495062009-02-24T01:03:00.000-08:002009-02-24T01:03:00.000-08:00Gary, I agree with you once again. The best of the...Gary, I agree with you once again. The best of the show was Beyonce.Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588436275275795373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-6652551560010935892009-02-23T22:49:00.000-08:002009-02-23T22:49:00.000-08:00I was surprised that no one bashed Israel there. ...I was surprised that no one bashed Israel there. What were they thinking?Findalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881549378886491540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-38879060086086686412009-02-23T21:53:00.000-08:002009-02-23T21:53:00.000-08:00Why should you see the comparison? Nobody's telli...Why should you see the comparison? Nobody's telling you that you can't marry the person whom you love. If she's sick in the hospital, you get to be there with her.<BR/><BR/>However, it was once illegal to marry outside of your race, and the proponents for keeping it that way cited very similar arguments that the pro-Prop 8 crowd cite today (tradition, how the kids will be affected, etcetera).<BR/><BR/>Lucky for you, you were born in the right decade, huh? (And attracted to the opposite sex.)<BR/><BR/>Regarding Maher, I don't even disagree that he's a jerk - but he's my kind of jerk (on this issue, at least).Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-62433232206747532142009-02-23T20:38:00.000-08:002009-02-23T20:38:00.000-08:00Lance,As someone who is in a mixed-race marriage m...Lance,<BR/><BR/>As someone who is in a mixed-race marriage myself, I do not see the comparison.<BR/><BR/>As for Maher, it may or may not be the truth, but why did he have to take such a gratuitous slap at people of faith?Gary Fousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-20664610817213578262009-02-23T18:45:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:45:00.000-08:00Of course, Penn used his soapbox to tell us about ...<I>Of course, Penn used his soapbox to tell us about some hateful signs he saw when he arrived (about what I have no idea). Then the man who cozies up to Hugo Chavez told those of us who voted against Proposition 8 that we "would stand in shame before our grandchildren</I><BR/><BR/>I thought that was well said...mainly because he's right. People will one day be as appalled by Prop 8 as they are appalled by how mixed-race marriage was once illegal. Geez Gary, the way you're acting, you'd think that somebody told you that you couldn't marry the person you loved or something.<BR/><BR/><I>Second place would have to go to Bill Maher (also a jerk), who just had to take a shot at believers with his reference to "silly Gods who cost us greatly."</I><BR/><BR/>The truth isn't always pleasant to hear.Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.com