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Beastly Boy

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15. There are volumes and volumes on antisemitism collected by ADL. Suddenly, one tweet makes it all
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:27 AM
Jul 10

illegitimate and irrelevant.

What kind of a ridiculous excuse is it to deny ADL its relevance?

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Right. Because the history of Nazism has no relevance to today's America :sarcasm: speak easy Jul 9 #1
The Nazis came to power almost a century ago SCantiGOP Jul 9 #6
The Nazis liberalgunwilltravel Jul 9 #7
The point of the teachers union is to make ADL documentation of antisemitism TODAY "verboten". Beastly Boy Jul 10 #16
The ADL is by far not the only source for the history of Nazism. Eko Sunday #28
i am sure there are other sources such as Tetrachloride Jul 9 #2
Sure atreides1 Jul 9 #8
Good! Gimpyknee Jul 9 #3
Are you kidding? Beastly Boy Jul 10 #13
Switch to Amnisty International. multigraincracker Jul 9 #4
ADL lost it's relevance when it gave Elon's Nazi salute a pass. Crowman2009 Jul 9 #5
That was also my point obamanut2012 Jul 9 #9
There are volumes and volumes on antisemitism collected by ADL. Suddenly, one tweet makes it all Beastly Boy Jul 10 #15
Bingo. msfiddlestix Jul 10 #19
"It is profoundly disturbing that a group of NEA activists would brazenly attempt to further isolate their Jewish lostincalifornia Jul 9 #10
Deciding not to use ADL material is anti-Semitic? Deminpenn Jul 9 #11
Denying the legitimacy of ADL data that documents antisemitism is certainly antisemitic Beastly Boy Jul 10 #14
The NEA is within its rights to recognize the ADL may not be Deminpenn Jul 11 #20
They just voted to cancel ADL, for gawds sake! Beastly Boy Jul 11 #21
There are quite a few other orgs that track antisemitism. Eko Sunday #29
Southern Poverty law Center is not the only org that tracks racism. What are your thoughts on cancelling SPLS? Beastly Boy Sunday #30
The ADL got cancelled? Eko Sunday #31
Reading comprehension please! Beastly Boy Sunday #32
I agree reading comprehension please, So cutting ties with a group or person is canceling them? Eko Sunday #33
If you don't mind, may I cite a rather more competent aauthority than myself? Beastly Boy Sunday #35
Ah no I already saw that as I am a fan of definitions. Eko Sunday #37
I was pretty dismayed myself how applicable a Britannica definition was to the NEA vote. Beastly Boy Yesterday #40
In what way? Eko Yesterday #41
In the way it accurately reflects what the vote was all about. Beastly Boy Yesterday #42
That was a mouthfull of saying nothing. Eko Yesterday #43
Totally consistent with this entire exchange. Beastly Boy Yesterday #44
It was totally consistent. Eko Yesterday #46
What is that I see in quotation marks? Beastly Boy Yesterday #49
Of course I was paraphrasing due to the lack of you clarifying and running away. Eko Yesterday #51
Currently 80% of DU thinks cancel culture is a made up right wing talking point. Eko Yesterday #53
Lets keep in mind that only 21% of the Democrats support the Isralies over Palestinians on the war. Eko Yesterday #48
You- Their vote was very right wing Eko Yesterday #45
That's you quoting you. Beastly Boy Yesterday #47
Well absent you explaining your position other than a good night I can only speculate on what it is based on your Eko Yesterday #50
Are you a believer of the concept of Cancel Culture? Eko Sunday #34
By all means, learn something new today Beastly Boy Sunday #36
Oh, great link. Eko Yesterday #38
Antisemitism normalized. Beastly Boy Jul 10 #12
SPLC has been having its own problems of late (notably an artifact of their own unionizing) BumRushDaShow Jul 10 #17
Still, no self-respecting union or organization would even think of cutting off contacts with SPLC Beastly Boy Jul 10 #18
The proposed boycott has been rejected. lapucelle Sunday #23
Cooler heads prevailed. This time. Beastly Boy Sunday #24
I'm still worried as well, but I'm documenting the NEA's rejection of the proposed boycott lapucelle Sunday #25
Absolutely. Calling them out on their lies is the only way to deal with them. Beastly Boy Sunday #27
Thank Goodness this Happened! Cha Yesterday #52
Update: NEA rejects proposed boycott of ADL lapucelle Sunday #22
Thank Goodness for your Research, lapucelle! Cha Yesterday #39
Antisemetism info can coexist with that about the genocide in Gaza. NH Ethylene Sunday #26
Good! Every 2023-2024 media appearance by Jonathan Greenblatt maxrandb Yesterday #54
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