tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post5244819162464823707..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: Boycott Israeli underwear?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-61406839093276590942009-04-23T20:12:00.000-04:002009-04-23T20:12:00.000-04:00SD, you do raise some good points, and some I'd ta...SD, you do raise some good points, and some I'd take issue with. <br /><br />A democracy has more of a moral authority, sure. But letting dictatorships or communist regimes off the hook because they have oppressive forms of government seems rather backward. <br /><br />North Korea is a flawed example, as you say, we buy nothing from them. But how about China? We buy a helluva lot from China. And I don't think I need to expound too much on China's human rights record. So why no boycott of Chinese goods?<br /><br />And is it a defence mechanism to reflectively say that anyone who raises an issue with someone's criticism of Israel is accusing them of antisemitism? It's like they're trying to mute criticism of their actions by playing the victim of false charges of antisemitism. <br /><br />Well, I certainly didn't raise any such accusations. And if it's possible to disagree with Israeli policies without being antisemitic, and I think it is, then it must hold that it's also possible to take issue with those criticisms without calling them antisemitic. <br /><br />I think we're both capable of that nuance, are we not? <br /><br />On a side note, I wonder where Palestinians buy their underwear?<br /><br />MoS,<br /><br />That's exactly what it means. In solidarity, commando-style!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-18824456419883437792009-04-23T14:12:00.000-04:002009-04-23T14:12:00.000-04:00Does this mean we all have to go commando?Does this mean we all have to go commando?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-90145585030935161332009-04-23T12:20:00.000-04:002009-04-23T12:20:00.000-04:00We must be into another round of "If you are going...We must be into another round of "If you are going to criticize Israel, then you must criticize every other country in the world."<br /><br />I wish I could answer why the so-called left may focus on Israel as KC mentions. I can guess that one reason is that Israel calls itself a democracy. As such, the Israeli state is bound to get high scrutiny. How do Israelis treat their fellow Arab-Israeli citizens compared to Jewish-Israelis? Are they equal to each other? How do the Israelis treat the Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza?<br /><br />The next point about why Israel may be a focus of the left is because Israelis in general have a good standard of living. It's difficult to boycott North Korean goods when we import practically nothing from the hermit state. A boycott would have no effect on the North Koreans. As for Israelis, a worldwide boycott would have a lot of effect. Boycotts can work.<br /><br />The third point is that it is fun seeing people be called anti-Semitic anytime they criticize Israel. Remember the golden rule to avoid being called anti-Semitic: if one criticizes Israel, then one must also criticize Luxembourg.<br /><br />Boycotting Israel may force the Israelis to bargain as equals with the Palestinians rather than as superiors. The Israelis may be forced to change their underwear.Skinny Dipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818163310102120130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-51526058129824655822009-04-23T11:31:00.000-04:002009-04-23T11:31:00.000-04:00I too have never understood some on the lefts sing...I too have never understood some on the lefts single-minded obsession with Israel among all the human rights violators in the world.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932623568330893522noreply@blogger.com