You are correct in the abstract, but perhaps less so in the concrete. So many critics of Israel actually ARE motivated by anti-semitism that it is only prudent to wonder at first. So many proponents of so-called "states' rights" really ARE and WERE motivated by racism that again, one's first thought HAS to be, maybe that's what's in play. FIRST thought. Not necessarily second. Being aware of the past and how it may inform the present, not being naive, is NOT intolerance, but merely prudence.
" I disagree. "That automatic questioning, that first assumption is akin to intolerance. Many things are not as you say necessarily correct. Reverse implications and knee-jerk emotions are places where differences become intolerance and even hate." Tom Beck www.mercerjewishsingles.org "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the last." - Dr Jerry Pournelle _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
