----- Original Message ----- From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BRIN-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:03 PM Subject: Re: Intellectual output from the Arab World
> on 3/10/02 2:00 am, Robert Seeberger at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> We obviously use different definitions in the Old World. > >> > > > > Nope, you use more sophistry in the old world. > > Your definition of "anti-semite" is virtually the same as ours. > > Yet you *choose* to add definitions of other terms into the mix in order to > > justify your prejudices. > > It seems more likely you choose to remove them. > > > (Those prejudices are not necessarily anti-semitism BTW) > > You will notice that no one has brought forth a definition that defines > > "anti-semite" as a hater of middle eastern people. > > Why not use a different term then? > > > That is because the term "anti-semite" has a specific definition that is > > derived, not from dictionary use, but from language use over a very long > > period of time. > > You just dont see the term used in any other way. > > I already quoted a dictionary. > One that specified Jews and no one else specificly. xponent I Can Read Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
