That's the problem with conspiracy theories. They have a potential grain of truth to them. This one started as a far-right conspiracy theory in the 1970's actually, proving that, when it comes to hating Jews, there's really little difference between the far-right and far-left. You're just as bad as each other.
Fortunately, knowing you, I genuinely believe you aren't antisemitic. But this episode and Corbyn's tenure as leader just goes to prove how easy it is to convince people that Jews are their enemy. There are people on BLM protests, who I believe genuinely want an end to discrimination against people of colour, yet who happily believe Israel - and by extension Jews - are the root of all the evil in the world. You even get people like Jackie Walker claiming Jews were behind the slave trade.
You know I am not anti semitic, I don't believe jews to be the enemy, I am not nor ever have been racist towards anybody, but I do honestly believe that there is a conflation between being AS and legitimate criticism of Israel. I would not be criticising the jewish people, I would be criticising the policies of the state/Leadership of the state, just as I would I would not be anti American because I was critical of the policies of Trump, or Anti British because I am critical of the policies Johnson nor Anti Thai because I was critical of Thaksin. A nation beyond reproach is in my opinion a dangerous thing. This may be a simplification of the point, but If I saw you in Summerbees (difficult I know because you are a midget) and I called you a ****, I wouldn't be calling you a **** because you are jewish, I would be calling you a **** because I call everyone a **** and then we would have a beer and a chat.
I do understand conspiracy theories, I know about the Protocols of the Elders of Sion and Cultural Marxism, and yes I know they can be dangerous if allowed to spread unchallenged and it is right and proper that they are challenged and made to look the dangerous stupidity they are, but and this is where I think the problem lies, any criticism can be dismissed as a conspiracy theory even if it has merit. That closes down debate, I would rather things be out in the open so we can diffentiate between what are conspiracy theories and what is legitimate criticism.
I don't have the knowledge of somebody like Skashion to debate with you over Israel/Palestine, I simply don't, its not something I have a particular interest or focus on, but I am aware others do, as has been said here that the left appear obsessed with Palestine, I am not because I don't know enough and if I don't know enough I cant form an opinion but I am open to people's opinions on the situation.
What has not helped in this matter at all from a Labour point of view is the donors to Starmer's campaign were not disclosed until after the election and that has left him open to accusations of currying favours for cash and that RLB had to go because of these links, whilst Reeves who has a history of posting stuff in favour of anti semite Nancy Astor is not censored. It makes it look like Starmer is ridding the party of the left, because certain sections of the left are pro-Palestine.
There does need to be education though about where the boundary lies between AS and legitimate criticism in my opinion. Because if am honest I haven't got much of a clue where that boundary lies and convention that Labour didn't approve says legitmate criticism is not AS, so I don't know.
