Anti-Semitism

["Mark Antell, editor CitizenPowerMagazine.net" <citizenp(at)citizenpowermagazine.net>]

My goodness, conversation on the WDDM board has taken on a disappointing tone.

We have Annette/Martin Jackson quoting the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.  And Giorgio Menon espousing the equation: Zionism=Racism.  Meanwhile Georges Metanomski reacts so strongly as to be difficult to follow.

Well, here’s my reactions

To Annette/Martin Jackon:  I’ve enjoyed some of your notes to WDDM.   I agree with your very recent statement: “the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin was a sad day for the region, it (he) offered so much hope.”  However, your beliefs about the Vatican, Bnai Brith, and Freemasons are loopy.  I think you don’t realize how malignant they are.  The intellectual roots of Nazi-ism are found in nonsense similar to what you now quote.

To Giorgio Menon:  Of course it’s ok to criticise the government of Israel....occupation of Gaza and West Bank, repeated invasions of Lebanon, etc.  But challenging Israel’s existence?  That’s not nice.  It is, in fact, anti-semitic.
Please, please tell me I’ve missed the point.  For example, perhaps you’re against something you call ‘Zionism.’  But you’re ok on Israel’s existence as a Jewish-majority State. 
The Palestinians need a State; the Israeli Jews need a State.  Self determination for all people.  Isn’t that a fundamental concept?

To Georges Metanomski: I think you’d make a more compelling case if you wrote with less bombast.  I’ll not here discuss your suggested program other than to note that it’s well ‘within the envelope’ of WDDM discourse.

WDDM membership, do we need to do something about this?  Perhaps we should add something  to our charter about tolerance and intolerance?  I propose we add the following sentence to the charter article 5 (membership):

“We do not tolerate slurs against ethnicity, religion, nationality, skin color, gender, or sexual orientation between consenting adults.”

As a charter modification proposal this would require three seconds to become a motion, and then  it would require a 'yes' vote by 2/3 of the voting membership for adoption.  Comments and/or seconds on this proposal are welcome.

Mark Antell, member
WDDM Executive Board