At 06:43 PM 9/28/01, Dan M. wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 5:06 PM >Subject: Re: Benjamin Netanyahu on Bush's Speech > > > > At 17:02 27-9-01 -0500, Dan Minette wrote: > > > > > > I don't disagree that often anti-Semitism can be the source of > > > > anti-Israeli commentary, but its not always the case - I doubt its >even > > > > the majority of the cases. The knee-jerk reaction of the staunch > > > > defenders to accuse anyone who criticizes the STATE of such feelings >is > > > > irresponsible nad serves only to halt intelligent conversation. > > > > > > > > > >Could you please document that with specific posts? > > > > See the Brin-L archive at YahooGroups (www.yahoogroups.com/group/brin-l), > > November/December 1998, particularly (but not limited to) posts by Dan > > Minette, Bob Zimmerman and Darryl Shannon. > > > > And then, Dan, there is an off-list message to me, dated Nov. 24, 1998, > > written by you and titled "Your anti-Semitic writings"... > > > > >Do you _really_ want to rehash the Race Bomb thread? In this thread >certain people from the Netherlands insisted that Israel was developing a >race bomb that kills only Arabs but not Jews. They wouldn't believe anything >that people trained in biology said about how impossible that was...for >reasons only they could give. I am not sure what J wrote and what S wrote, >because I didn't keep 3 year old posts and only titles are available from >that far back on yahoo groups. > >Insisting that a race bomb exists is not just criticism. It is being so >blinded by preconceptions that one even denies science when it interferes >with those preconceptions. > >Finally, let me point out, that the private message that you quoted (and it >was private...you know...not to be printed publically...because I was trying >to be polite) was very careful to state that your writings are anti-Semitic, >not you. > >If you really want everyone to rehash this, then I guess I can get someone >to furnish me with copies of 3 year old posts. But, why in the world would >you want to drag nonsense like race bombs back into the list now?
Since I apparently missed that thread, too: does such a device exist, or is it just a plot idea in a Heinlein story? -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
