[muawiyah]

Hmmm ~ so antisemitism is hereditary? I really hope you didn't mean it that way.

My own suggestion was that he was simply running his mouth using one of his father's rants that he learned as a young whippersnapper.

I've seen drunks come out with spiels like this before ~ usually about different topics ~ ask around at your next adult education session or encounter group ~ something like that ~ and I'm sure you'll find other people who have seen this happen.

What I wonder about is why the cops in LA who all have tv and sound systems in their cars would write down notes about what he was saying. Just play the tape.

[elhombrelibre]

I don't think anti-Semiticism is hereditary in the sense that it’s biological, but I believe bigotry is often passed down in families. It’s the same way with most families that the values of the parents are passed on to the children. This works for good and bad values. I’m sure you’ve noticed that children tend to grow up with the political and religious values of their parents. That’s hardly a revelation. When we hear Mel is reported to have made an anti-Jewish rant almost identical to the ones his father has been saying in public for years, it’s obvious that he’s not just making flippant spur of the moment commentary. Nonetheless, the crime of being a malicious-mouthed crank is not punished. As long as Mel’s anti-Semiticism remains verbal only, he’ll be branded an anti-Semite and it will hurt his reputation and his business, but the state has no business punishing stupid people for saying cruel things.