----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 4:34 PM Subject: RE: Wiesenthal Ctr Report
> At 12:58 11-4-02 -0500, Marvin Long wrote: > > > > You demand that we provide extra security for possible Jewish targets; I > > > agree that they (just like anyone else) are entitled to protection. I > > do see > > > a double standard here, however. You demand that we protect the Jews, but > > > when others try to protect themselves it is anti-Semitism. > > > > > > Why should the non-Jewish Europeans not be allowed to take measures to > > > prevent themselves from being blown up? > > > >Here's my truly bewildered question. Are attacks on Jews in Europe really > >so commonplace that it makes sense for non-Jewish *citizens* to distance > >themselves from their fellow *citizens* rather than stand beside them in > >defiance of these crimes? > > We are not distancing ourselves from our Jewish citizens. What apperently > has been asked a few times is to refrain from showing Jewish/Israeli > symbols so as not to provoke an attack. This is in the best interest of > everyone (we are all members of the "public" in "public safety"). > > With the exception of a few idiots, everyone here in Europe condemns the > attacks. We *are* standing beside our Jewish citizens, but that is not > going to be much help if we get blown up. > > > >I understand the reasoning that says, "I don't hate Jews, I just don't > >want any trouble." I don't approve of it, but I understand it. But is > >there really enough violence against Jews in Europe to justify that > >attitude at all? > > Personally, I think there is not all that much violence against Jews in > Europe. True, there have been some attacks, but not really all that many. > The only reason it gets all that media attention from around the world is > because the targets are *Jewish* targets. If those attacks had been > against, say, some Baptist churches, it would probably only have been > mentioned in a three-line article on page 27 or so of some major newspaper. > On CNN, it would probably go something like "President Bush met with > Russian president Putin to <yadda yadda yadda -- long story>. In Europe, a > few Baptist churches were burned down by protesters. And now, the weather." > Headline: Churches Burned By KKK, FBI Investigates Bush and Putin play golf. xponent Eurotrashtalkin Maru rob
