About the Politics thread.

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The same is true with abortion, for instance. People think they have deep views about it, on both sides, but they've often spent so long in echo chambers that they don't have any critical distance regarding their beliefs anymore.

Definitely agree on abortion.

Anyone that thinks it’s an easy question hasn’t given it enough thought.

Life is clearly an emergent property. Anyone that thinks they have a clear answer on when it emerges (and when abortion becomes murder) doesn’t realize that they don’t know enough. I’m loosely pro-choice for that reason.

“Blood libel” seems to be its own kind of triggering vocabulary, though. Personally I’d avoid that one, too,

[WavesInEternity]

“Blood libel” seems to be its own kind of triggering vocabulary, though. Personally I’d avoid that one, too,

As I said, I don't trust myself with discussing the topic either. It's just too divisive no matter how you speak of it. What looks like something objective and well-reasoned to many will be pure calumny to many others. There are very few topics where the situation is that bad in that respect. But yes, abortion is one of them.

[Artaxerxes II]

We have multiple streams for that reason.

The home page editorial will always remain balanced and on-topic, avoiding taking positions on contentious issues, instead reflecting those differences.

The author perspectives reflect the ideas of named committee members, and while subject to peer review, will generally be more opinionated.

The guest blogs will again reflect the perspective of the named author, and be subject to only basic controls similar to the forum rules.

That makes sense, but all content formally published should avoid hateful views, or any that might ostracize or shun a racial, ethnic, national, etc. group. That does correspond to a certain interpretation of the forum rules, but only if you apply them consistently and thoroughly.

I'll be blunt: I'm really fed up with seeing everyone and their dog express outright hatred toward Israel and supporting views that are effectively repackaged blood libel, everywhere. Mom-and-pop stores saying they "don't sell to Zionists", PTSD charities saying they're not going to help Israeli citizens, PCMA issuing their one and only public statement on that issue, etc. I'm currently writing two guest blogs. You can be sure that I'm going to avoid the topic entirely. I know Palestinian Arabs might be reading, too, and there are MAPs among them.

Are you, by any chance, a Jew?

[jeffychubchaser29]

We have multiple streams for that reason.

The home page editorial will always remain balanced and on-topic, avoiding taking positions on contentious issues, instead reflecting those differences.

The author perspectives reflect the ideas of named committee members, and while subject to peer review, will generally be more opinionated.

The guest blogs will again reflect the perspective of the named author, and be subject to only basic controls similar to the forum rules.

That makes sense, but all content formally published should avoid hateful views, or any that might ostracize or shun a racial, ethnic, national, etc. group. That does correspond to a certain interpretation of the forum rules, but only if you apply them consistently and thoroughly.

I'll be blunt: I'm really fed up with seeing everyone and their dog express outright hatred toward Israel and supporting views that are effectively repackaged blood libel, everywhere. Mom-and-pop stores saying they "don't sell to Zionists", PTSD charities saying they're not going to help Israeli citizens, PCMA issuing their one and only public statement on that issue, etc. I'm currently writing two guest blogs. You can be sure that I'm going to avoid the topic entirely. I know Palestinian Arabs might be reading, too, and there are MAPs among them.

Are you, by any chance, a Jew?

Why is that relevant?

[Artaxerxes II]

That makes sense, but all content formally published should avoid hateful views, or any that might ostracize or shun a racial, ethnic, national, etc. group. That does correspond to a certain interpretation of the forum rules, but only if you apply them consistently and thoroughly.

I'll be blunt: I'm really fed up with seeing everyone and their dog express outright hatred toward Israel and supporting views that are effectively repackaged blood libel, everywhere. Mom-and-pop stores saying they "don't sell to Zionists", PTSD charities saying they're not going to help Israeli citizens, PCMA issuing their one and only public statement on that issue, etc. I'm currently writing two guest blogs. You can be sure that I'm going to avoid the topic entirely. I know Palestinian Arabs might be reading, too, and there are MAPs among them.

Are you, by any chance, a Jew?

Why is that relevant?

Eh, just curious.