Sounds like you're trying to equate the two so you can say anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. One things for sure, Seaman won't be censored for any Zionist speech if free speech on the internet goes down.
He was literally saying the opposite of that. You seemed to think that Seaman being Jewish means he's a Zionist but it doesn't at all, and it is anti-semitic to make that assumption, because you're judging someone's opinions, beliefs, attitudes etc not on what they've said or how they've acted, but just on the basis of a particular category they happen to be in (i.e. Jewish). Well, he fits in a lot of other categories too, like people with brown hair, males, people who wear glasses, YouTubers, Americans, 30 year olds, Trump supporters, journalists, ex-Huffington Post contributors, etc etc. So why would you choose just the one category on which to judge what his attitudes and beliefs are? It's when people do that that it's racist, anti-semitic, ageist, sexist, whatever-ist, and it's disliked in general because it's incredibly unfair and also a dumb way of judging any person, as each person will fit into a diverse range of categories.
Hang on, you think I'm arguing for Zionism?! Eh? No way. I didn't see Seaman's video where he puts across any Zionist views, so if that's the case then I was wrong and obviously you judged him on the basis of what he said and not just on his being Jewish. In which case I'm sorry. I do not equate anti-semitism with anti-zionism, anti-zionism is being against a political ideology and actions based on that ideology, and anti-semitism is being against Jewish people just because they were born Jewish.
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SlackeryTurnBull ago
Sounds like you're trying to equate the two so you can say anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. One things for sure, Seaman won't be censored for any Zionist speech if free speech on the internet goes down.
SpikyAube ago
He was literally saying the opposite of that. You seemed to think that Seaman being Jewish means he's a Zionist but it doesn't at all, and it is anti-semitic to make that assumption, because you're judging someone's opinions, beliefs, attitudes etc not on what they've said or how they've acted, but just on the basis of a particular category they happen to be in (i.e. Jewish). Well, he fits in a lot of other categories too, like people with brown hair, males, people who wear glasses, YouTubers, Americans, 30 year olds, Trump supporters, journalists, ex-Huffington Post contributors, etc etc. So why would you choose just the one category on which to judge what his attitudes and beliefs are? It's when people do that that it's racist, anti-semitic, ageist, sexist, whatever-ist, and it's disliked in general because it's incredibly unfair and also a dumb way of judging any person, as each person will fit into a diverse range of categories.
SlackeryTurnBull ago
He put out a pro-Israel video and you ask why do I assume he's a zionist? It's called being informed. But to many, that means being anti-Semitic.
One thing that I really dislike about Zionism is how dishonest the arguments for it are. And you're proving that to be true.
SpikyAube ago
Hang on, you think I'm arguing for Zionism?! Eh? No way. I didn't see Seaman's video where he puts across any Zionist views, so if that's the case then I was wrong and obviously you judged him on the basis of what he said and not just on his being Jewish. In which case I'm sorry. I do not equate anti-semitism with anti-zionism, anti-zionism is being against a political ideology and actions based on that ideology, and anti-semitism is being against Jewish people just because they were born Jewish.