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Beastly Boy

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32. Reading comprehension please!

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 09:57 PM

Jul 2025

What part of "They just voted to cancel ADL, for gawds sake!". Do you see the word "voted" between "They just" and "to cancel ADL"?

But in consideration of your penchant for gratuitous misinterpretations of what you are reading, let me rephrase:

Southern Poverty law Center is not the only org that tracks racism. What are your thoughts on a teachers' union voting to cancel SPLS?

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Teachers' union NEA members endorse cutting ties with ADL [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 OP

Right. Because the history of Nazism has no relevance to today's America :sarcasm: speak easy Jul 2025 #1

The Nazis came to power almost a century ago SCantiGOP Jul 2025 #6

The Nazis liberalgunwilltravel Jul 2025 #7

The point of the teachers union is to make ADL documentation of antisemitism TODAY "verboten". Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #16

The ADL is by far not the only source for the history of Nazism. Eko Jul 2025 #28

i am sure there are other sources such as Tetrachloride Jul 2025 #2

Sure atreides1 Jul 2025 #8

Good! Gimpyknee Jul 2025 #3

Are you kidding? Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #13

Switch to Amnisty International. multigraincracker Jul 2025 #4

ADL lost it's relevance when it gave Elon's Nazi salute a pass. Crowman2009 Jul 2025 #5

That was also my point obamanut2012 Jul 2025 #9

There are volumes and volumes on antisemitism collected by ADL. Suddenly, one tweet makes it all Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #15

Bingo. msfiddlestix Jul 2025 #19

"It is profoundly disturbing that a group of NEA activists would brazenly attempt to further isolate their Jewish lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #10

Deciding not to use ADL material is anti-Semitic? Deminpenn Jul 2025 #11

Denying the legitimacy of ADL data that documents antisemitism is certainly antisemitic Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #14

The NEA is within its rights to recognize the ADL may not be Deminpenn Jul 2025 #20

They just voted to cancel ADL, for gawds sake! Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #21

There are quite a few other orgs that track antisemitism. Eko Jul 2025 #29

Southern Poverty law Center is not the only org that tracks racism. What are your thoughts on cancelling SPLS? Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #30

The ADL got cancelled? Eko Jul 2025 #31

Reading comprehension please! Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #32

I agree reading comprehension please, So cutting ties with a group or person is canceling them? Eko Jul 2025 #33

If you don't mind, may I cite a rather more competent aauthority than myself? Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #35

Ah no I already saw that as I am a fan of definitions. Eko Jul 2025 #37

I was pretty dismayed myself how applicable a Britannica definition was to the NEA vote. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #40

In what way? Eko Jul 2025 #41

In the way it accurately reflects what the vote was all about. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #42

That was a mouthfull of saying nothing. Eko Jul 2025 #43

Totally consistent with this entire exchange. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #44

It was totally consistent. Eko Jul 2025 #46

What is that I see in quotation marks? Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #49

Of course I was paraphrasing due to the lack of you clarifying and running away. Eko Jul 2025 #51

Currently 80% of DU thinks cancel culture is a made up right wing talking point. Eko Jul 2025 #53

Lets keep in mind that only 21% of the Democrats support the Isralies over Palestinians on the war. Eko Jul 2025 #48

You- Their vote was very right wing Eko Jul 2025 #45

That's you quoting you. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #47

Well absent you explaining your position other than a good night I can only speculate on what it is based on your Eko Jul 2025 #50

Are you a believer of the concept of Cancel Culture? Eko Jul 2025 #34

By all means, learn something new today Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #36

Oh, great link. Eko Jul 2025 #38

Antisemitism normalized. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #12

SPLC has been having its own problems of late (notably an artifact of their own unionizing) BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #17

Still, no self-respecting union or organization would even think of cutting off contacts with SPLC Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #18

The proposed boycott has been rejected. lapucelle Jul 2025 #23

Cooler heads prevailed. This time. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #24

I'm still worried as well, but I'm documenting the NEA's rejection of the proposed boycott lapucelle Jul 2025 #25

Absolutely. Calling them out on their lies is the only way to deal with them. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #27

Thank Goodness this Happened! Cha Jul 2025 #52

Update: NEA rejects proposed boycott of ADL lapucelle Jul 2025 #22

Thank Goodness for your Research, lapucelle! Cha Jul 2025 #39

Antisemetism info can coexist with that about the genocide in Gaza. NH Ethylene Jul 2025 #26

Good! Every 2023-2024 media appearance by Jonathan Greenblatt maxrandb Jul 2025 #54