tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047165.post4781641785706436566..comments2023-10-20T11:58:07.221-04:00Comments on babblebook: Immersionesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029156681791421501noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047165.post-50309443318513783902010-06-17T14:43:39.182-04:002010-06-17T14:43:39.182-04:00Hey Jake,
Thanks for coming back -- I appreciate ...Hey Jake,<br /><br />Thanks for coming back -- I appreciate it. I hear what you're saying. Still, I think that using a culturally-specific, very loaded word like "apartheid" to describe the situation in I/P is like hitting a hot button issue with a sledgehammer. It doesn't help much, and it gets everyone on all sides up in arms. <br /><br />More importantly, to me, "apartheid" doesn't precisely describe what's going on -- though I respect that you feel differently. The situation on the ground as I saw it, and as I understand it, really *is* complicated. I'm not using the word as an umbrella to deflect all criticism or responsibility; of course both are crucial. My use of it as a test is in view of the fact that I prefer to engage in dialog with people who acknowledge the historical, geo-political, and religious complexity of what's going on.esterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029156681791421501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047165.post-53726503825787975232010-06-16T18:39:15.061-04:002010-06-16T18:39:15.061-04:00you're right, i'm sorry for posting anonym...you're right, i'm sorry for posting anonymously earlier. i will be more polite now, and explain that it just makes me so frustrated to see jews of conscience who do not speak out about israeli apartheid because it is "complicated". all issues are complicated; this does not excuse us from taking a stand. my family does include white south africans as well as israeli jews. i made the comparison to south african apartheid because people really did make these kinds of arguments back then, too, and i think hindsight makes it easier to see what was wrong with them then.Jakehttp://rockrockaway@hailmail.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047165.post-74957778585423388102010-06-16T10:23:48.233-04:002010-06-16T10:23:48.233-04:00Whoa there, cowboy. If you're going to come ou...Whoa there, cowboy. If you're going to come out shooting, at least have the courage to identify yourself.esterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029156681791421501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047165.post-2848751861145413692010-06-16T01:55:59.945-04:002010-06-16T01:55:59.945-04:00yeah, my white south african family members said t...yeah, my white south african family members said they always hated when people talked about the ISSUE of apartheid. it was complicated then, too. why should they have to give up their safety and their protected employment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047165.post-29746525644873440492010-06-15T21:26:51.651-04:002010-06-15T21:26:51.651-04:00I missed you even more than usual.
I've just ...I missed you even more than usual.<br /><br />I've just taken to refusing to speak about I/P. Better for the blood pressure.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870849476851211114noreply@blogger.com