Update and Leftist Anti-Semitism Bibiography

[phthisis]

Andrew Sullivan is currently taking his annual August hiatus. Quite naturally, and without knowing of Sullivan's sabbatical tradition, I have been doing the same thing. Sullivan says,

"...blogging each day, sometimes thousands of words a day, is a wonderful but grueling way to write. I think bloggers do well to take time out. We can lose

Comments

[htownclone]

Oh man.... I already have a long list of books to read, now I will have to add some of these to it... great...

[batgirl1536]

"But the more you learn, the more you realize you need to learn."

yah. i definitely feel that. the more i read, the more i listen, the more i am intimidated by how much i DONT know in all areas...but that doesnt really have any impact on my desire to learn more...

i look forward to the moment when i will turn off the comp, put my schoolbooks away, and read a book to learn or relax.

sigh. i find that updating helps me get through my boring days...i shouldnt complain, btu i do...

Question.

[throwingstardna]

Why are you always talking about Left anti-Semitism?
Does Right anti-Semitism not concern you?

Re: Question.

[phthisis]

That's correct: at this time, right-wing anti-Semitism does not concern me. I don't think it's a strong enough force worldwide for Jews to spend excessive time worrying about it.

I think the world is eminently able to detect right-wing anti-Semitism when it occurs. It even sees it when it is not occuring. Altenately, I think the world is woefully inadequate at detecting left-wing anti-Semitism.

An important place to start is reevaluating the "Hitler was right-wing" cliche. In terms of modern political parlance, I feel that Hitler is more accurately described as half Left (socialist), and half neither-Right-nor-Left. Hitler was quoted once saying, "How, as a socialist, can you not be an anti-Semite?"

Yes, I saw the quote.

[throwingstardna]

Because I read your latest entry.

So this "strong force" of leftist anti-Semitism ... does it manifest itself in any way other than criticizing the policies of Israel?

And what danger does it pose? Are the anti-war social leftists--many of them Jewish--trying to kill all the Jews?