tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post7904184217616476358..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Rate that Apology, Part 4: Something Smells at Harvard EditionDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-1703472066108524262016-04-24T06:18:14.155-07:002016-04-24T06:18:14.155-07:00He says to reach out to discuss this with him, but...He says to reach out to discuss this with him, but then hides his name. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-27828774057423878302016-04-22T09:53:11.197-07:002016-04-22T09:53:11.197-07:00Worked fine for me (clearly I'm a great intern...Worked fine for me (clearly I'm a great internet citizen, since my first instinct was to go to the site and see if it destroyed my computer too). But you might want to send a message to Barry Deutsch informing him that something may be up.David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-84719984252741658012016-04-22T09:31:49.708-07:002016-04-22T09:31:49.708-07:00Hey, is Amptoons having problems? I tried to visit...Hey, is Amptoons having problems? I tried to visit it today (I wanted to cite one of your articles there in a debate) and it gave me a virus, or at least I'm inclined to believe it did (since my computer immediately started beeping and I was presented with a notice, asking me to call a number).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297210042002570130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-13183294534456724192016-04-20T18:17:56.229-07:002016-04-20T18:17:56.229-07:00How did this student get accepted to Harvard Law w...How did this student get accepted to Harvard Law with such poor judgement and an obvious bent towards antisemitism?drdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755972212254701452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-87799240955125932822016-04-20T13:19:08.725-07:002016-04-20T13:19:08.725-07:00And of course, he didn't apologize to Ms. Livn...And of course, he didn't apologize to Ms. Livni, the person he insulted. That reduces any value of his apology to the other Jews who heard him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854921885870955568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-90471739298218454692016-04-20T12:43:28.592-07:002016-04-20T12:43:28.592-07:00I am less impressed than you are. His error was no...I am less impressed than you are. His error was not inadvertently choosing a personal insult with anti-Semitic overtones, it was choosing to personally insult Ms. Livni in the first place. No one, to my knowledge, has accused Jews of having large, ugly ears (noses, yes, ears, no). Our apologizer apparently believes that if he had just chosen a different insult (e.g., "why do you have such big, ugly ears?"), everything would have been OK -- that Israelis in general, or Ms. Livni in particular, are so far beyond the pale of decency that they may be personally insulted with impunity, so long as the insult does not invoke an anti-Semitic trope. So, "I only meant to personally insult her [apparently as a form of protest, but against what? Her actions? Israel's actions? Israel's frustrating and unjust refusal to stop existing?], I didn't mean to personally insult her with an expressly anti-Semitic insult" does not really wash with those of us who believe that Ms. Livni, and Israelis in general, are not per se disqualified from basic courtesies extended to all other humans. The rest of his apology, as Rabbi Akiba might have said, is bullshit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854921885870955568noreply@blogger.com