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Beastly Boy

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52. This is a bit cryptic, but let me try to make sense of it.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:30 PM
Jul 29

Stating with the most obvious things in need of rebuttal:

I am far from saying that nobody who has been victim of an ugly thing can then do an ugly thing. But that is not what you are proposing. You make no distinction between war crimes and a particular war crime of genocide. You insist that one bad thing is equivalent in all respects to a far worse ugly thing associated with the Holocaust. In fact, you use the same term to describe the two to quite literally ("genocide is genocide&quot imply equivalency between them, even though the term you are using does not, by its proper definition, apply to a lesser ugly thing. THIS is dishonest. Hell yeah, it's Holocaust inversion by definition, and hell yeah, I would vociferously object to that! Holocaust denial is not limited to the patently abominable "there has never been a Holocaust" bullshit. Don't tell me that denying the uniqueness of any part of the Holocaust experience is not Holocaust denial.

With this in mind, your suggestion that I "attempt to deny reality because you don't seem to be able to defend the actions you're distracting from". is way too convoluted. I don't get what is the "reality" you are referring to is or the actions I am "distracting from" is. Clearly, the OP is depicts the reality of the actions I am focusing on. It is your posts that deflect from the report and question its validity on non-factual grounds. You are now deflecting to China and the Uygurs while suggesting that I am not being honest on the Holocaust, which you put among "other ugly things", thus reinforcing your belittlement of the Holocaust. I am reluctantly indulging you in this deflection, but I am far from promoting it. This is where your arguments get garbled, maybe intentionally, or maybe not.

To accuse me of using Holocaust inversion in a "patently false" manner (I am not even sure how you propose my use of Holocaust inversion deviates from the definition of the term), you had to first make a false presumption that I am saying something I never said or implied, and on that basis alone tell me that I am not being honest. That's a Strawman argument.

The rest of your propositions are too nonsensical to be addressed.

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I fear the Netanyahu government has destroyed 75 years of goodwill towards Israel. walkingman Jul 27 #1
Jewish people must not be held responsible for Israel's crimes. David__77 Jul 27 #2
I agree 100%, it is sad an attack on innocent people has turned into this. walkingman Jul 27 #3
In the past, the world never witnessed a genocide in real time on their phones womanofthehills Jul 27 #10
You nailed it. Never before were people dumb enough to learn about genocide from what they see on their phones. Beastly Boy Jul 27 #15
I think the poster was referring to the ease of dissemination carpetbagger Jul 27 #26
You are right, ease of dissemination itself is bias neutral. Beastly Boy Jul 27 #30
... lapucelle Jul 28 #35
The Netanyahu government is not the only player in destroying good will towards Israel. Beastly Boy Jul 27 #4
Israel discredits itself through its criminal actions. David__77 Jul 27 #5
So do Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Russia and China. Beastly Boy Jul 27 #7
Israel is our ally. carpetbagger Jul 27 #21
So is Saudi Arabia. Beastly Boy Jul 27 #24
SA is transactional, Turkey is a somewhat decent comparison carpetbagger Jul 27 #34
I don't consider America JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #51
Yes. Where are the protests? mcar Jul 27 #22
This! mcar Jul 27 #33
Today in Gaza. 😢😢😢 from X -DropSite News womanofthehills Jul 27 #8
Today's post you are replying to: Beastly Boy Jul 27 #9
It's all the dead and dying kids on our phones each day womanofthehills Jul 27 #12
There was never antisemitism before Netanyahu? Beastly Boy Jul 27 #14
69.2% far left mcar Jul 27 #6
With Israel creating a Holocaust in Gaza this kind of pushback is only going to get worse. Murdering babies has ImNotGod Jul 27 #11
Ever heard of Holocaust inversion? Beastly Boy Jul 27 #13
To be fair, that goes to Hamas as well EdmondDantes_ Jul 27 #17
What is not understandable is how many people feel angry about Israel's actions and no one else's. Beastly Boy Jul 27 #19
Except a sign saying "genocide is genocide" isn't Holocaust denialism and undercuts their claims. EdmondDantes_ Jul 27 #31
It doesn't surprise me anymore that documenting antisemitism is being dismissed as "scare inducing" Beastly Boy Jul 29 #42
Funny how you didn't actually respond to what I said EdmondDantes_ Jul 29 #46
Everything in my response is directly related to what you said. Beastly Boy Jul 29 #48
Given they are counting it as Holocaust denialism EdmondDantes_ Jul 29 #50
This is a bit cryptic, but let me try to make sense of it. Beastly Boy Jul 29 #52
I think it's perfectly understandable. The behavior is... illuminating. Oopsie Daisy Jul 29 #36
Illuminating to the exclusion of all others. Beastly Boy Jul 29 #40
It's not at all what I'd expect to see. It has been... disappointing. Oopsie Daisy Jul 29 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 27 #20
... but Israel sarisataka Jul 27 #16
Turns out you and I have been learning history from wrong textbooks. Apparently, it's what you see on your cell phone Beastly Boy Jul 27 #18
it couldn't be discussion threads like these that are driving those numbers higher. nah .... couldn't be Nimble_Idea Jul 29 #38
It could, actually. But I am not suggesting it does. Beastly Boy Jul 29 #47
Israel's denial of the Palestinian holocaust is no reason to deny the Jewish holocaust, or any other for that matter cadoman Jul 27 #23
Second Holocaust inversion in a single thread. Beastly Boy Jul 27 #25
how does one invert a holocaust? cadoman Jul 27 #27
I had to look it up Mossfern Jul 27 #28
fetch will never be a thing Nimble_Idea Jul 29 #39
Feel free to cite an alternative source that defines Holocaust inversion. Beastly Boy Jul 29 #45
Except that they did not do that. Eko Jul 27 #32
it appears that "holocaust inversion" is a charming re-packaging of strawman/labeling/verecundiam/populum fallacies cadoman Jul 29 #54
When you count saying Israel is commitining a genocide as well as being against Zionism antisemitism. Eko Jul 27 #29
when you can deny genocide in real time in the present, with your own eyes. what's there to bring up old stuff? Nimble_Idea Jul 29 #37
Look there, not here! Beastly Boy Jul 29 #41
There is no antisemitism on the left. nt LexVegas Jul 29 #43
Consider adding a sarcasm smilie to your post. Beastly Boy Jul 29 #44
"There's no such thing as Holocaust inversion", "Zionism is ridiculous", lapucelle Jul 29 #53
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