----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 3:48 PM Subject: RE: Wiesenthal Ctr Report
> At 09:04 11-4-02 -0500, Marvin Long wrote: > > >In America, there was a time when black people would go to the white > >police to ask for help dealing with the white KKK, and the police would > >tell the black people to go away because being seen with them might put > >the police in danger, i.e. the KKK might see the police as pro-black and > >as a target. That is why I believe that when a civil authority puts its > >own safety above the dignity and rights of a minority, then it is racism. > >That is why I interpret the event in Norway's Parliament as I do, and that > >is why I react as I do to your explanation. > > Assuming the event is representative of Norwegian policy (which it probably > is not), it would still make sense. Show of Israeli symbols might lead some > idiot to launch an attack; while Jews (like anyone else) have a right to > openly wear religious symbols, the Norwegian Parliament also has to > consider the safety of her other visitors. This is not racism, this is a > matter of public safety. > > What do you think will happen if someone would have attacked an Israeli > visitor to the Parliament for showing Israeli symbols? I can tell you what > will happen: the public will demand that the responsible government > officials be sent home because they failed to protect the public. > > Now, what is more important? The right of an Israeli to openly wear Israeli > symbols, or the right of everyone (including said Israeli, BTW) to be > protected from being blown up? > That has to be some of the stupidist crap I have ever read on this or any other list. You gonna loose that Deathmatch boy!!!! xponent No Room For Dumb Stuff On The Bus Maru rob
