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Laws Suppressing Boycotts of Israel Violate Civil Liberties

84 points by KoftaBob 6mo ago

throwaway264662 6mo ago
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sbfeibish 6mo ago
If boycotts are allowed against Israel, we'll probably see the other side of the coin. How demonstrations and boycotts are promoted by foreign powers.
- spaghetdefects 6mo ago
  I don't need a "foreign power" to tell me to boycott Israel. Israel's well documented actions are enough.
kgwxd 6mo ago
The country has gone batshit crazy. I've lost all hope for the future. This one wasn't even Republicans only. Scary stuff.
- deflator 6mo ago
  The darkness is always where the light is again found. The people who caused this situation are burning all their bridges on this. There will be a turnaround.
  - KoftaBob 6mo ago
    I like how you think
g8oz 6mo ago
"The single greatest threat to free speech at this point in time is Israel and its supporters" - American political scientist Professor John Mearsheimer.
- ohhman11 6mo ago
  If you cite John Mearsheimer, people will assume that you're also a zigger who subscribes to his view that Russia is fighting a just war in Ukraine. If that isn't the case, you might want to find a less discredited source for your anti-Israel quotes.
  - JuniperMesos 6mo ago
    Why should you expect in general that someone who agrees with you on one issue also agrees with you on other issues? The idea that Israel is the greatest threat to free speech at this point in time is as offensive to some people as the idea that Russia is fighting a just war in Ukraine is to some other people.
    - ohhman11 6mo ago
      Their message seems to suggest that the claim is worth more because of who it is attributed to. Without Mearsheimer's name, it's just an utterly generic observation. The attribution would make sense if Mearsheimer had actually said something novel, or if his association somehow made the statement more credible.
  - general1465 6mo ago
    I agree with Mearsheimer on his US-Iran war takes, but I also agree that regarding Ukraine-Russia war he has no idea what he is talking about. World is not black and white.
    - ohhman11 6mo ago
      Mearsheimer says many reasonable things, but would you really want to cite him as an authority on any topic given his track record of spouting utter nonsense?
- KetoManx64 6mo ago
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khaledh 6mo ago
It's incredible that a foreign country has so much power over US politicians.

84 points by KoftaBob 6mo ago

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If boycotts are allowed against Israel, we'll probably see the other side of the coin. How demonstrations and boycotts are promoted by foreign powers.

spaghetdefects 6mo ago
I don't need a "foreign power" to tell me to boycott Israel. Israel's well documented actions are enough.

kgwxd 6mo ago

The country has gone batshit crazy. I've lost all hope for the future. This one wasn't even Republicans only. Scary stuff.

deflator 6mo ago
The darkness is always where the light is again found. The people who caused this situation are burning all their bridges on this. There will be a turnaround.
- KoftaBob 6mo ago
  I like how you think

g8oz 6mo ago

"The single greatest threat to free speech at this point in time is Israel and its supporters" - American political scientist Professor John Mearsheimer.

ohhman11 6mo ago
If you cite John Mearsheimer, people will assume that you're also a zigger who subscribes to his view that Russia is fighting a just war in Ukraine. If that isn't the case, you might want to find a less discredited source for your anti-Israel quotes.
- JuniperMesos 6mo ago
  Why should you expect in general that someone who agrees with you on one issue also agrees with you on other issues? The idea that Israel is the greatest threat to free speech at this point in time is as offensive to some people as the idea that Russia is fighting a just war in Ukraine is to some other people.
  - ohhman11 6mo ago
    Their message seems to suggest that the claim is worth more because of who it is attributed to. Without Mearsheimer's name, it's just an utterly generic observation. The attribution would make sense if Mearsheimer had actually said something novel, or if his association somehow made the statement more credible.
- general1465 6mo ago
  I agree with Mearsheimer on his US-Iran war takes, but I also agree that regarding Ukraine-Russia war he has no idea what he is talking about. World is not black and white.
  - ohhman11 6mo ago
    Mearsheimer says many reasonable things, but would you really want to cite him as an authority on any topic given his track record of spouting utter nonsense?
KetoManx64 6mo ago
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khaledh 6mo ago

It's incredible that a foreign country has so much power over US politicians.