Re: Palin's secret message

On Sat, 15 Jan 2011, Karl Swenson wrote:

>> The libel itself is offensive, yes; and not only offensive, but 
>> downright harmful, because it has historically encouraged people to 
>> commit acts of anti-Semitism (and not just in the medieval past, but 
>> today, too; if I'm not mistaken, a lot of people in the Muslim world, 
>> e.g. Palestine, have stoked anti-Semitic violence by spreading modern 
>> versions of those medieval lies).
>
> **That's the same argument black use about their history (less so the 
> modern usages).  I get it, but at the same time, when do we get over it 
> ahnd allow it to heal?  How long does offense and butt hurt disable our 
> society?

Y'know, I'm not really sure what you're talking about here.  Is there a 
specific instance you can point to, of blacks saying "don't use this term 
because it is an integral and unique part of our history"?

And, uh, "butt hurt"...?

> **as a Christian are you likewise offended when someone claims to have 
> been crucified by the media (or similar)?

Don't see why I should be.  Crucifixion was awfully common in the Roman 
world.  Plus, it doesn't really happen much nowadays.

>> Is she the victim of violent persecution?
>
> **do death threats count?

Honestly, I don't know.  I imagine *all* politicians of her stature (or 
Obama's) get death threats of one sort or another.  Maybe Palin's office 
was vandalized once, just as Giffords' was, I dunno.

>> Has anyone accused her of killing children so that she can mix their 
>> blood in her food?
>
> **so the term can only have a single example, not be used 
> metaphorically?  Really?  When did we decide we have to be so strict?

When the metaphor betrays no sense of proportion, natch.

>> The fact that Rep. Giffords is, herself, Jewish just makes Palin's "I'm 
>> a victim just like the Jews were" posture that much more distasteful. 
>> And no, the fact that Palin might have been clueless about the term's 
>> meaning when she used it does not, in and of itself, make the faux pas 
>> any less distasteful.
>
> **that wasn't her position.  She was complaining about herself only, any 
> reading of equivalency is yours.

Again, I don't know what you're saying here.  "Complaining about herself"? 
"Reading of equivalency"?  I have no idea what these terms mean here.

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