Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 25
th, 2012 at 1:17pm:
There is far too much of it creeping into this forum, be it on a member site or the General ones.
It is offensive and it is wrong and should stop.
Debate points, debate views, but leave out the anti-semitic hatred please.
I do agree with you Andrei, I dislike any negative racial stereotyping, and wish people could try a bit harder to avoid it.
If they have issues about actions of the Israeli government, they should say so, and not stereotype all jews as being equally culpable for what they believe they do wrong.
Similarly with muslims, and christianity, target the aspects you disagree with, but do not just try and paint them as all being equally culpable for all the wrongs you attribute to whichever system you disagree with.
It is acceptable to use a racial/cultural descriptor if it most fairly identifies the particular group you have issue with, so long as it is not then used as a catch all to try and demean others outside the specific group you wish to denounce.
I think when people do that, they cross the line from trying to highlight areas they believe need to be reformed, and into just trying to promote a general hatred for a group they take issue with.