[JCEccles]

At the heart of it, this isn't about anti-semitism. It is about using the coercive power of the state to compel people to think like its leader--or at least to fear to think unlike him.

Rudy is a man of strong passions and many dislikes. Anti-semitism is just one. Hate crime legislation is a "one tool fits all" for advancing his social liberal purposes.

[narses]

Bingo!

[Cincinna]

I have to disagree. Given Rudy's lifelong record of unflinching support for Israel, and his battle against anti-semitism and terrorism, that is the issue.

The rise in anti-semitism, and the rise in support for terrorists in Europe is something that gets ignored pretty much by the MSM. It is a huge threat.

[Eagle Forgotten]

At the heart of it, this isn't about anti-semitism. It is about using the coercive power of the state to compel people to think like its leader--or at least to fear to think unlike him.

Absolutely! I'd add: It's not only not about anti-Semitism, it doesn't even help against anti-Semitism. We're talking about nutjobs who place highway signs that are rigged to explode if disturbed. These people are not poring over the criminal code to see which acts carry a somewhat higher penalty.