A rejoinder to internet randos on the Jews, Natcon 4 and a couple of Hindus, July 22nd, 2024. Introduction.

Over the last few weeks, a few different things have happened that have set off various

comment threads in which internet randos have arisen to take me to task for continuing to be a boomer about the Jews,

along with some other stuff.

As this is clearly an outrage not to be born, I thought I would say a few things about all

of that here.

Some of these comments were asked not enough that I was tempted

to answer them directly and individually before remembering my rule about checking their

number of followers and then subtracting their mom and likely number of sisters. When that number comes in as low as it frequently

does, I then do the right thing by not responding. Do not answer a fool lest you become like

him, Proverbs 26. But then, when one notices the different randos are saying the same kind of thing, some of it in our

circles, and one concludes that somebody out there is circulating some toxic talking points,

which the ignorant and unstable are glomming onto, the idea occurs to one that it might be a good time to come up with a batch reply.

So, here it comes. In other words, answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own conceits.

Proverbs 26-5.

Responsible Critics.

Now because I'm going to be responding to a cluster of inane rejoinders from here and from

over there yonder, I need to begin with a really common fallacy, and this is precisely

because my critics on this topic are not universally bad. But I do need to explain this.

In discussing this, I do not apply Proverbs 26, 4 and 5, across the board to anyone who differs with me about Israel, not what is happening.

For just one example, here's a fellow who read American Milk and Honey, differed with my definition of anti-Semitism,

represented my view fairly and accurately, and engaged with it.

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