----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 3:16 PM Subject: Re: Intellectual output from the Arab World
> At 17:40 02-10-2002 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: > > >Since both the Miriam Webster and American Heritage dictionaries are > >accepted as one of the authoritative sources for spelling and definitions > >of English, your definition of antisemitism as listed in your message > >(quoted above) is incorrect. In modern parlance, indeed in proper English > >usage antisemitism is defined as someone who is anti-Jew, not anti-Jew and > >anti-Arab. > > > >So, in reference to your statement: > > > >> > It is one of the major flaws in the "logic" of the > >> > fanatically-pro-Israel crowd. > > > >This is not a flaw in their logic. They are using the word properly and > >you are not. > > Sorry to disappoint you, but it is the other way around. > > If both Jews and Arabs are Semitic, than *by definition* the word > anti-Semitic must mean anti-Jew *and* anti-Arab -- just like > "anti-American" means "hatred of anything American" and not "only hatred of > anything Texan". What the pro-Israel crowd is doing, is ignoring part of > the meaning of the word because it does not suit their needs. > > But then, they really have no choice -- if they were to admit that > "anti-Semite" also means "anti-Arab", they would end up having to admit > that their logic is fatally flawed. > I think you need to look up the word "sophistry". Its what you are doing in any case. xponent Spin Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
