tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post7082131214848123165..comments2024-01-02T02:18:30.960-08:00Comments on Israel Thrives: Israel Bashing, Lyons Lying and Antisemitic DenialismMike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-50162075772554898392014-03-09T21:35:47.084-07:002014-03-09T21:35:47.084-07:00Geoff,
"the pre-emptive offensive denial. &q...Geoff,<br /><br /><b>"the pre-emptive offensive denial. "</b><br /><br />That's a very interesting phenomenon within Arab-Israel conflict discourse.<br /><br />Not long ago I had something of a falling out with a fellow blogger who writes about politics, but who does not write about the Arab-Israel conflict. She accused me of accusing her of being an anti-Semite, which I had never done.<br /><br />The accusation was entirely false and it made me wonder why she wanted it to be true.<br /><br />What benefit could she possibly gain from telling people that I had accused her of anti-Semitism when I had done no such thing?<br /><br />It was very odd and, in truth, I'm still not sure what to make of it.<br /><br />One thing that I am certain of, however, is that her accusation was not cynical. That is, she largely believed it, despite the fact that it was entirely false.<br /><br />In a sense it is a little frightening because one comes to realize that people will believe pretty much anything that they want to believe on matters large and small.<br /><br />I know that people would readily accuse me of believing anything negative about Barack Obama and that is precisely why I remind people that I voted for the guy the first time around. I did not want him to fail. <br /><br />I wanted him to succeed.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.com