Re: Sue - How can Corbyn and his allies defend themselves against these anti-semitism attacks? Archived Message
Posted by margo on March 1, 2019, 9:33 am, in reply to "How can Corbyn and his allies defend themselves against these anti-semitism attacks?"
Well said, Sue: "Unfortunately, one of the consequences of moving away from requiring substantive evidence of bigotry instead of relying on 'feelings' is that enormous power is gifted to those of ill-will who are highly skilled at exploiting alleged victim status. It's like Tom Watson said the other day - whether Labour is an anti-semitic party will be decided not by the party's member but by Britain's Jewish community." I don't know enough about Corbyn/Labour to comment in detail, but from afar, one sees the way identity politics and post-modern/neo-con 'feelings over facts' can utterly distort a landscape and leave people painted into corners/ confused / steered in certain directions. The aggrieved victim approach (clustered around florid feeling) is weaponised and it very effectively disables opponents: it cripples critical thinking through (a) appeal to emotion and (b) reductium ad Hitler argument. Substantive evidence: why aren't people quoting the 0.08% figure more frequently? Previous Message J. Cook: "Over the previous 10 months, 673 complaints had been filed against Labour members over alleged anti-semitic behaviour, many based on online comments. In a third of those cases, insufficient evidence had been produced. The 453 other allegations represented 0.08 percent of the 540,000-strong Labour membership. Hardly “endemic” or “institutional”, it seems. LINK https://www.jonathan-cook.net/2019-02-21/anti-semitism-divide-britain-labour-party/
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