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But Phil V., you never did define the term "skinhead" when used in the context of the supporters of Israel, now have you?

True, I have not defined the term "skinhead" when used in the context of the supporters of Israel.

And if I WERE to define "skinhead" it most definitely WOULD NOT be in the context of the supporters of Israel.

If I were to list the names of the FreeRepublic posters who might be fairly accused of using "skinhead" tactics to silence BOTH SIDES of Middle East debate I might include Veronica, Lent, BenF, dennisw. But I'd be risking my own FreeperLife if I were to call any fellow Freeper a "skinhead" for running around like a pack of "skinheads" "assassinating" other Freepers. So I will not to that.

But let me be absolutely clear. Energetic support of Israel IS NOT a "skinhead" activity.

Squelching honest debate is. Stinking up certain threads with border-line hate speech IS a "skinhead" tactic - decent people leave the room. Character assassination is a "skinhead" activity. It is a sad but simple FACT that many of FreeRepublic's most avid supporters of Israel use "skinhead" tactics to poison reasoned Middle East conversations. They reflect poorly of FreeRepublic. They reflect poorly on Israel. They are a simple "cyber reality". Sad.

So, please, stop stamping your foot and demanding that I define "skinhead". I will not.

Squelching honest debate is. Stinking up certain threads with border-line hate speech IS a "skinhead" tactic - decent people leave the room. Character assassination is a "skinhead" activity. It is a sad but simple FACT that many of FreeRepublic's most avid supporters of Israel use "skinhead" tactics to poison reasoned Middle East conversations. They reflect poorly of FreeRepublic. They reflect poorly on Israel. They are a simple "cyber reality". Sad. So, please, stop stamping your foot and demanding that I define "skinhead". I will not.

Phil's tactic of relating supporters of Israel to Nazi skinheads (while he despises the Jewish state), is a tactic out of Saul Alinsky where you impute to your opponents the odious things that you're doing.

For anti-Semites to apply the term skinhead to defenders of justice and the Jewish state is the height of arrogance, Alinsky style.

It's rude to mention freepers in a post without pinging them, so I've done you the courtesy of doing so. I'm sure they're interested in how you don't define "skinhead" in terms of the supporters of Israel.