General Discussion

You have indirectly called me a "racist", a "bad element", "bad actor", and compared me to a slew of pretty awful characters including Nazis. Called for people to monitor me before I monitor them. Etc.

I am a humanist. I do not distinguish between "groups" and "tribes". Before October 7th I could not tell you who was Jewish or not. It was never of any interest to me. It isn't now either except as it relates to the genocide in Gaza.

I come to the defense of anyone I see under attack, victims of injustice especially minorities and the persecuted or slaughtered - always, since I was little. To be called a racist and Nazi in my old age is absurd but still shocking.

From that humanist perspective, I call on all people to oust Netanyahu and his enablers. I don't make exceptions for Jewish folks. But you are right in that I included Jews on purpose - not to single them out as being "collectively responsible" as you claim - but to emphasize that we are all one in the fight against evil and share COLLECTIVE responsibility as human beings. The evil in this case being Netanyahu and his brand of supremacist, expansionist war-mongering and genocidal version of Zionism.

The responsibility is collective, as in humanity, all people of conscience and goodwill. I don't think Jews should be excluded from that.

And let's be real, the loss of diaspora Jews would be fatal for Netanyahu and Likud. I mean, are there Likudist here on DU that I would offend them? Say it isn't so...

Like I said, this is what happens to pro-Palestinian, anti-genocide people. Never fails.

You advised me on how better to spend my energy, in your view. In the same vein, I'd like to say that I really think you should be using the energy you use to attack me to instead attack Netanyahu and his racist, ultra right-wing, authoritarian, apartheid, war-mongering and genocidal government. ymmv.

Words matter, as everyone is fond of saying. This was out of bounds, targeted personally and hurtful.
Peace.