(May 18, 2009 at 1:35 pm)josef rosenkranz Wrote: The Israelis are a people but the Jews are a nation.Surely this should be the other way around?
Really, I think the word "Jew" isn't as well definable as something like "Scotsman" or "jehovah's witness".
To me, "Jew" simply means someone who practises the religion of judaism.
That's why I maintain (after some thought about the way in which I use the word, and how others use it) that threatening to destroy Jews cannot be racist.
I think I agree with your general point, that having ahmedinajad speak at an anti-racism conference is ridiculous, but not because I would call him racist, but because the conference is also implied to be pro-tolerance (if that's the right word, I think "tolerance" is kinda like "oh well, we'll put up with you if we have to...", but you get my point), and by his silly jewish conspiracy and anti-israel views is clearly intolerant (even if not racist).
Galileo was a man of science oppressed by the irrational and superstitious. Today, he is used by the irrational and superstitious who claim they are being oppressed by science - Mark Crislip
