Comments on: 45 dead Sri Lankan civilians; no world condemnations http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Jack Rich http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257/comment-page-1#comment-22762 Jack Rich Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:30:12 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257#comment-22762 First reason for the double standard is plain, old-fashioned anti-Semitism. And none of this nonsense about "we're only anti-Israel, not anti-Semites." That's a distinction without a difference. There is, however, another reason for the double standard: Israel and the United States, as liberal democracies, are held to higher standards. Or so it is claimed. But isn't this either a) the racism of lowered expectations for Sri Lankans, Arabs, and others, or b) expressing post-colonial white guilt? Or some of both? Given the nature of the bile and hatred against Israel and America, I think that Occam's Razor should be applied -- the simplest explanation to fit the facts on the ground. And that is, simply, anti-Semitism in the case of Israel, and, as we just saw in Gaza, including Americans in the crosshairs since we support Israel. First reason for the double standard is plain, old-fashioned anti-Semitism. And none of this nonsense about “we’re only anti-Israel, not anti-Semites.” That’s a distinction without a difference.

There is, however, another reason for the double standard: Israel and the United States, as liberal democracies, are held to higher standards. Or so it is claimed.

But isn’t this either a) the racism of lowered expectations for Sri Lankans, Arabs, and others, or b) expressing post-colonial white guilt? Or some of both?

Given the nature of the bile and hatred against Israel and America, I think that Occam’s Razor should be applied — the simplest explanation to fit the facts on the ground.

And that is, simply, anti-Semitism in the case of Israel, and, as we just saw in Gaza, including Americans in the crosshairs since we support Israel.

]]> By: sultan knish http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257/comment-page-1#comment-22751 sultan knish Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:01:13 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257#comment-22751 Millions can die in Africa or Asia but if a Palestinian feels bad because the line in the checkpoint was too long, it\'s a BBC \\New York Times story the coverage of the Arab war against Israel using Lebanese and Palestinian Arabs as proxies has nothing to do with truth and everything to do with propaganda aimed against Israel and America Millions can die in Africa or Asia but if a Palestinian feels bad because the line in the checkpoint was too long, it\’s a BBC \\New York Times story

the coverage of the Arab war against Israel using Lebanese and Palestinian Arabs as proxies has nothing to do with truth and everything to do with propaganda aimed against Israel and America

]]> By: sultan knish http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257/comment-page-1#comment-22750 sultan knish Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:58:11 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257#comment-22750 Millions can die in Africa or Asia but if a Palestinian feels bad because the line in the checkpoint was too long, it\'s a BBC \\New York Times story the coverage of the Arab war against Israel using Lebanese and Palestinian Arabs as proxies has nothing to do with truth and everything to do with propoganda aimed against Israel and America Millions can die in Africa or Asia but if a Palestinian feels bad because the line in the checkpoint was too long, it\’s a BBC \\New York Times story

the coverage of the Arab war against Israel using Lebanese and Palestinian Arabs as proxies has nothing to do with truth and everything to do with propoganda aimed against Israel and America

]]> By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257/comment-page-1#comment-22737 Meryl Yourish Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:38:38 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257#comment-22737 No, I'm not saying anything in support of the Tamils. I'm saying that when civilians are killed anywhere but in Israel or where the U.S. Army happens to be, the world does not care. It's only when Israeli or U.S. shells go awry that the world freaks out over the death of civilians. No, I’m not saying anything in support of the Tamils.

I’m saying that when civilians are killed anywhere but in Israel or where the U.S. Army happens to be, the world does not care. It’s only when Israeli or U.S. shells go awry that the world freaks out over the death of civilians.

]]> By: Paul http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257/comment-page-1#comment-22735 Paul Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:10:35 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/11/09/2257#comment-22735 Are you saying that the world dooesn't care about Tamils ? You may be right. Are you saying that the world dooesn’t care about Tamils ? You may be right.

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