Just for the Village Nazi,

100% of old white Aryan males don't just have negative views towards Jews, they down right hate them. Isn't that so Shonky!

mhaze,

What you said was:

"Foxy has negative view towards Israel. Racist?"

And then you repeated that : "Foxy has negative views
of Israel."

I corrected you by pointing out that it is the government
policies and the treatment of Palestinians that I have
negative views of - not the country itself. There is a
difference.

Foxy, trying had to square the circle, wrote: "There is a
difference [between Israel the country and Israel's government]."

Well no, there isn't. Those claims MAY hold some weight in a non-democratic nation. It is possible to separate the Russian people from the Russian government since the people have no say in the government and no ability to influence the government.

Israel's government is, on the other hand, a direct reflection of the Israeli people who constantly elect people and governments who support and continue Israel's policies vis a vis the so-called Palestinians.

Therefore you trying to separate the two is invalid. Therefore it remains true that you have 'negative views' toward Israel, even though those aren't racist views.

Which, of course, my original point. Her endeth the lesson.

mhaze,

The treatment of Palestinians in Israel has been
condemned world wide by many sources, and groups, including
from activists within Israel and worldwide. Young Jewish
generations often disassociate themselves from Israel
and the government's behaviour. The fact that Palestinians
are ruled by military law remains - whether you admit it or not.
I will continue to object to those policies, as will
many others both in Israel and world wide. And as long as these
policies remain in place - there will never be an end to the
conflict.

Foxy,

All that is beside the point. You keep admitting that you have negative views of Israel , which according to the survey Paul relied on, makes you a racist.

Since, obviously, you are not a racist, that means that the equating of negative views to racism is invalid. Its really not all that complicated.

Which returns us to my original point - why did these 'researchers' make that equivalence? Answer - because the level of real racism in Australia isn't as high as they like to suggest and they needed to fudge the results.

mhaze,

Perhaps -
Both of us believe that we're on a bold journey of lofty ascents
when we may be in fact sitting on simulators of our own making -
more alike than we realize.