On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Counting on context. If it's a show it's usually just passed by with little > outcry. If it's a politician calling NY hymietown then.... > Does cracker have the same insult value as nigger? Hymie basically does. But > that's America. In europe the word Jew is being used as an insult again. Ah, > world peace.
Well, the world is the world, but it's also like the story of two wolves: The good and the bad fighting within us all Which one wins? The one you feed. Basically Loathe nailed it on the head. A Double standard, you see it all around. Connotation is an interesting beast tho, I'll give you that. > > Call me a cracker on T.V., I doubt there'd be much outcry. > > > > Call you a hymie(?) on T.V., bet there'd be outcry. =] > > > > > Hmm. See, I don't have that cultural "mecca" type of deal. There is > > nowhere in the world "for me", besides whereever I'm at. > > It's the core of Judaism and the place I'll have to flee to when things here > go south (and that's not paranoia) You don't see a problem with serving two masters? Or having a "physical place" be the core of your religion? (Not to be insulting, "pure" curiosity here) > > I fail to see how Israel is a victim, which may be due, in part, to my > > lack of vestment. > > Rockets are being launched at it on a daily basis. Would any other country > in the world just sit there and 'accept it'? Israel not only does but is > told to by just about everyone. The so-called UN human rights council does > not condemn countries like China, Sudan, Saudi Arabia or anyone else on > their human rights record but has Israel on a permanent docket and condemns > it just about every session. Yeh, I'd say thats victim. Hmmm... I think what is said and what is actioned may be different. I totally agree with you about things like China and the Saudis. Israel *is* in a unique position tho-- hard to compare it to China, for instance. (besides like, the deal with taiwan maybe? eh.) I don't think it is a simple matter, that is a fact. =] Land has been battled over for sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo loooooooooooooooooooong. It's just pretty old-skool, these days. (Yes, the times do change, as much as we wish they wouldn't, sometimes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255680 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
