Posted by Jost on August 16, 2006, at 11:43:07
In reply to Is the 3 consecutive -post rule antisemitic? » Lou Pilder, posted by Lou Pilder on August 16, 2006, at 8:22:46
Lou wrote:
>>>If a rule is made that is designed to entrap Jews, then would it be antisemitic?
>>>If a rule is made that is applied only to Jews, then would it be antisemitic?
>>>If a rule is made to cause Jews to have a higher statndard of obsevance than non-Jews, then would it be antisemitic?
>>>If the rule is vague or overly broad, so that it can be applied in a discriminatory manner, and used to entrap a Jewish person, then would it not be antisemitic?>>>If the rule is made to keep Jews from participating, then would it be antisemitic?
Lou, the answers to your questions are as follow:
1. " If a rule is made...to entrap Jews..." If the rule specifically is tailored to apply only or disproportionately to Jews, the answer could well be yes
2...".applied only to Jews" If the rule is applied only to Jews, the application of the rule could well be anti=semitic; however, the rule, as written, might not be anti-semitic-- in this instance, only the application might be
3. "to cause Jews to have a higher statndard of obsevance " I don't understand the idea here, so I can't give an opinion
4. "rule is vague or overly broad, so that it can be applied in a discriminatory manner, and used to entrap a Jewish person" As in Number 2, the rule itself may not be at all anti-semitic;
if it was used to entrap a person who HAPPENED to be Jewish,: the application might very well not be anti-semitic;
if used to entrap a person BECAUSE he was Jewish, the rule might have been used in an anti-semitic way (but one would want to investigate the exact reason for using the rule, to determine if the Jewishness of the person was the reason, or merely an accidental fact, unrelated to the rule's use)
5. rule "to keep Jews from participating" if the rule is written specifically to apply solely or disproportionately to Jews, yes
Jost
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