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24 May, 4 tweets, 3 min read
For another data point where antisemitism is lumped with other identity hate w/o standing on its own, compare Congress' recent resolution against antisemitism: congress.gov/bill/116th-con…

vs. anti-Asian violence: congress.gov/bill/116th-con…

cc @LahavHarkov @AriKrauss @DanielDayJewish
I will also point out that there have been notable exceptions. @AOC for one:
And @NYCMayor for another:
Regardless of what you think of either of their track records or policies, both managed to condemn antisemitism independent of anything else.

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23 Apr
1. The rabbinic tradition explicitly excludes non-Jews from "neighbor"
2. Lorberbaum's link to tzelem elokim at *best* applies to R. Akiva exclusively and is by no means a universal
3. The actions of these Jews and those who have committed actual violence are still deplorable
Something can be "bad" for a whole slew of reasons without posing any sort of contradiction with the sloganized versions of Torah.
For more details, see my first entry in Sacred Slogans on Imago Dei / Tzelem Elokim:
joshyuter.com/2018/09/13/spe…
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18 Apr
Opinion: I'm very much not a fan of popular Jewish books that print the body in English and the footnotes in Hebrew.
On one hand, I appreciate the position that someone who can't read the Hebrew footnotes isn't in a position to double-check or judge the author. At the same time, I see this attitude more reflects an appeal to the author's authority rather than a desire to educate.
Furthermore, I've found that when religious figures target an audience knowing they cannot or will not double-check the sources in the original, it is much easier for them to engage in all sorts of intellectual dishonesty.
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6 Apr
Opinion: Independent of specific policies, how Netanyahu has handled party and national leadership is disqualifying. An honorable leader would care more about the mission than himself and step aside for the greater good. 1/
Even w/in his own Likud party, rather than grooming successors to take over, he hobbled any possible challenger and actively impeded the development of potential future leaders. It's hard not to conclude these are the actions of a leader more concerned w/himself than the cause 2/
For comparison, company boards and CEOs who care about the longevity of the corp set up succession plans in advance. And for all the talk about, "King Bibi," even monarchs concern themselves with succession and the future of the nation after they're gone 3/
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11 Feb
Honest Debate: Discussing contentious issues with the intent of increasing knowledge/understanding on finer points and accept the possibility of being wrong on at least some points

Dishonest Debate: Means to end of raising personal profile. Thus, only useful when "punching up"
There are of course other forms of dishonest debate, much of which can be self-evident from the forums or rules behind the debate.
Not to mention there are plenty of dishonest *people* - self-proclaimed authorities who resent the indignity of having to justify their positions and ignorant/illiterate gadflies who aren't worth people's time.
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20 Dec 20
1. Since it came up recently, here are my current opinions on anonymous criticisms and doxxing. I say "current" because like all my opinions they're subject to change.

These are general opinions independent of any specific person, situation, person, or position taken.
2. First, I'm generally not a fan of anonymous criticisms due to the lack of accountability. I say this having seen anonymous accounts unfairly criticize and even slander people without meaningful consequence.
3. At the same time, I acknowledge why people at times feel the need to criticize anonymously due to the subject and/or temperament of those targeted. An asymmetry of power can also result in an asymmetry of accountability as well.
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17 Dec 20
1. I don't know if this came up in the fight over calling people "Dr", but please read this from 2017 discussing Seb Gorka and Jill Biden
web.archive.org/web/2020121522…
2. Notable excerpt Image
3. And here's a piece from @TheNewRepublic of all places from 2014, linked in the above-mentioned article:
web.archive.org/web/2020121708… Image
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