Anti-Semitism

This a series of posts explores anti-Semitism, its origins, the motivations behind it, its various manifestations, its consequences, and its possible future. The series also proposes a method for determining when an act or statement is anti-Semitic and concludes with some suggestions for remedying the consequences of anti-Semitism. A series of discussion questions is also included.

Review of the previous post.

The previous post, post number 32 of 33, continued the discussion of a process for determining if an act or statement is anti-Semitic and was the third of three posts using examples to illustrate the process.

It is suggested that the reader visit the post Anti-Semitism Discussion Questions once the posts in this series have been read.

Preview of this post.

This post, post number 33 of 33, concludes this series with a caveat regarding the use of the suggested process for determining if an act or statement is anti-Semitic.

Determining Anti-Semitism

Sit user cave

The process discussed in this series is intended to assist one in determining if a speaker or actor is anti-Semitic based on that person’s statements or actions. However, as stated at the outset, a person’s mental state is nearly impossible to determine with complete accuracy. The tests can be ambiguous and open to different interpretations and conclusions. Therefore, it might even be possible to find anti-Semitism everywhere. As such, caution and common sense should be used when applying these test steps.

Preview of the next post.

This is the final post in the series on anti-Semitism.