Semite
Sem·ite
ˈse-ˌmīt
especially British ˈsē-ˌmīt
1
a
: a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs
b
: a descendant of these peoples
2
: a member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language
a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs; a descendant of these peoples; a member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language… See the full definition
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Not about dna
people who use the term anti-Semitic are Almost always incorrect. They should be using the term anti-Jewish. That’s what they actually mean. But I can’t fault them the mass media regurgitates that term “anti-Semitic” incorrectly on a frequent basis.
Luiza makes many valid points whether it is about the conflict in Ukraine or the one in Palestine. We might not agree on everything but I like said poster.
Ok I find it to be horrifying that there are politicians in the USA, who are attempting to destroy free speech and give somebody a jail sentence or some kind of a penalty if they claim that the Israeli government is similar to Nazism. Now that might be offensive to people and I don’t agree with that type of comparison btw , but this is the USA. This is a free speech country.
Its unacceptable to accuse somebody of racism or bigotry by them using “code language”. No way that’s not how things work. There’s dictionary definitions for these things like if somebody’s anti-Jewish they believe that Jews are inferior to non-Jews. Also if somebody is anti-white, they would have to believe that whites are inferior to non-whites. Otoh disagreeing with a foreign government or organization never equals racism.
By the way. I am a Catholic if somebody said something very insulting about the Catholic Church I would not whine about it or call for them to be banned. I would bring up something great and glorious about Catholic history. Like something from the first Crusade when the Knights Hospitalers would build hospitals and would give refuge to Jews and Muslims alike.