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“Reasoned criticism” isn’t smearing everyone associated with the conservative movement as a bunch of bigots.

Almost every word you wrote is based on a dishonest and ignorant reading of the historical record. There is nothing in what you wrote that has anything to do w reality.
“I didn’t realize this for the last 20 years, this whole movement is based on racism. Just look at Goldwater!” - Guy who knows almost nothing about Goldwater and read him for the first time a few days ago.
If you actually bothered doing any research before writing your hack article full of smears, @MaxBoot, you would have seen Goldwater had a long record of supporting civil rights: nationalreview.com/2013/04/desegr…
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Again, there is an easy test to differentiate between legitimate criticism of the Israeli government and antisemitism. It's called the 3 D test and was used by the state department until 2017: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_test_o…
The 3rd D stands for double standards. If you hold the only Jewish state to a completely different standard than almost every other country in the world, that clearly isn't about simply protesting Israel's policies.

That's why BDS is a transparently antisemitic effort.
If you want to boycott everything related to Israel, but have no similar requirements against Syria while Assad gasses women and children, China while they lock up thousands of Muslims in concentration camps, Palestinians while they support terror etc. then it's antisemitism.
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2 issues: 1) Dual loyalty accusations are standard antisemitism. This is part of a long pattern from Tlaib of associating with (Ex: Linda Sarsour), defending (ex: MLH), and promoting antisemitism (Ex; BDS). Dems have a serious issue in their caucus, & media gives them a pass.
2) There are very legitimate criticisms of this bill (not what Tlaib engaged in here).

It's not as clear cut as some pretend. Unpopular speech is protected, but gov't can refuse to do business w companies that discriminate based on religion. BDS is an antisemitic movement.
thus there is a tough balancing act here between protecting the right to protest and allowing companies to circumvent rules against religious discrimination by masking them as anti-Israel. Courts can decide. I would honestly probably oppose the bill bc it can be read too broadly.
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*AOC says a ton of mock-worthy & factually-challenged things during a major news interview*

*Conservatives criticize substance of what she said*

*Gateway Pundit has an idiotic post based on her nickname in college.*

MSM: Conservatives are focused on attacking AOC for her name!
If you're going to use the standard of judging a whole group but the worst people who claim to be on the same side, then you better use that standard for both sides.

Otherwise you just look like a dishonest hack.
How many MSM journalists tweeted about AOC being called out for declaring that facts aren't important if you feel like you are morally right?

Now compare that to how many are now tweeting about Hoft posting some article attacking her for using a nickname in college.
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1. David Frum apparently still thinks conservative politics is all about ideas. If you have better ideas then you'll win. As a historian who writes about ideas, I'd like to live in such a world...but that is not the world the conservative movement has built.
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