The “New Antisemitism” Wasn’t Born on the Right
The new anti-Semitism did not break out on the American right.
It was given a microphone there – but it was born in a completely different place.
The new anti-Semitism did not break out on the American right.
It was given a microphone there – but it was born in a completely different place.
There are certain things in the world: the sun rises in the east, the IDF is delayed in a briefing, and the Haaretz editorial team presents Israel to its readers — but only after it has been put through an industrial guilt grinder.
Like gefilte fish: grind, add ironic sauce, and be careful not to make it feel a little too Jewish.
When Conservatives Discover They Have Feelings (Please Don’t Tell Anyone)
The culture of negating the other is a symptom of a deeper crisis: a loss of faith in dialogue and in our ability to deal with different opinions. It reflects a left that has lost its way, that has forgotten the values of freedom and openness that it once championed.
From a right-wing perspective, the solution is not a counter-boycott or silencing of the left, but a return to open discourse, in which opinions are examined on the basis of arguments, not mass outrage.