Comments for False Dichotomies

Comment on Justice, Equality, and BDS by matt

matt — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:58:59 +0000

Ultimately, you’re right that there’s little to do to convince someone who sees things so differently. But still, I think you do yourself a disservice by not interrogating Barghouti further. His anti-Zionism didn’t begin as merely an anti-immigration movement, but as one that used violence to discourage asylum seeking. So what rights does he think Jews have in the world? Are they the same as the Palestinians have? Is that justice?

Comment on The Message or the Messenger? by Adam

Adam — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:14:31 +0000

Some people want to win, others want to be right. It’s only on the West Wing where people can do both

Comment on Meeting Mohammed by Itay

Itay — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:38:09 +0000

I agree (not completely though) about the oleh hadash cause its also something of left wing people (and I am not saying its something negetive!) but disagree for his naivete – he might not be a naive person generally but in this issue I think he is

Comment on Meeting Mohammed by Alex Stein

Alex Stein — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:12:33 +0000

I don’t think Dan is naive…And I don’t think it’s because he’s an oleh hadash.

Comment on Meeting Mohammed by Itay

Itay — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:04:11 +0000

The naivete of oleh hadash (specially an extreme left wing one) and the reality of a Palestinian living in Israel – Welcome to the Holy-Land!

Comment on Zionism and Liberalism Redux by Nick

Nick — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:53:06 +0000

“in Levinas this reciprocity is the reciprocal agreement to leave each other alone.”

Perhaps there’s an article in this….

Comment on Zionism and Liberalism Redux by Nick

Nick — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:51:16 +0000

Interesting. This challenges my extremely basic knowledge of Levinas. I thought for him the other was simply inaccessible, unknowable – deepening, not removing the ethical obligation, which remains in spite of the absence of a formal reciprocal agreement. But I’ve only read second hand accounts of Levinas; I will go to the source. Thanks.

Comment on Zionism and Liberalism Redux by Benjamin Kerstein

Benjamin Kerstein — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:44:02 +0000

I would argue that there is no ethical obligation that does not involve reciprocity. I would agree with Levinas that the beginning of ethics is the reciprocal relationship. Interestingly enough, however, in Levinas this reciprocity is the reciprocal agreement to leave each other alone. The “other,” according to Levinas, must remain the other. This is quite in contradiction to liberalism, I think.

Comment on Don’t Start None Won’t Be None by Abtalyon

Abtalyon — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:22:24 +0000

Here’s a YouTube link with accompanying text which neatly sums up the level of knowledge – sorry, ignorance of Israel of so-called activists. It contains every quarter-truth, quarter-digested partial information that they are fed on. Note the thrill of being afraid of being shot: almost orgasmic. Expect more of these applicants looking for a quick buzz by buying a cheap airline ticket to the most stable part of the Middle East.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ijTAHWP3Q4

Comment on Zionism and Liberalism Redux by Nick

Nick — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:49:22 +0000

I see that you’re more interested in trading abuse on Facebook than talking on a more public forum. Shame.