The antisemitism people seemed to have forgotten

People often say that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an antisemite. But let's look at this a little bit closer: what does it mean for someone to be an antisemite? Ahmadinejad has said that the government of Israel ought to be removed. Is that antisemitic? Perhaps. But I also consider other forms of antisemitism, such as believing that all Jews are going to hell for not accepting Jesus Christ as their lord and savior. Would then, George Bush be considered and antisemite for this? Here's a dictionary definition of antisemitism:

an·ti-Sem·i·tism /ˌæntiˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm, ˌæntaɪ-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[an-tee-sem-i-tiz-uhm, an-tahy-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.


So, wouldn't the belief that Jews deserve eternal damnation be a sort of prejudice or hostility?

2 Thessalonians 1:6-9

New International Version (NIV)

Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

1Paul, Silas^[a] and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

2Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

3We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. 4Therefore, among God's churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

5All this is evidence that God's judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. 6God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you 7and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. 8He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power 10on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.

11With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. 12We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.^[b]

Footnotes:

1. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas
2. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 Or God and Lord, Jesus Christ

Emphasis mine. Am I missing something?

Terrorists: "We will bury you"

ы вас похороним!

That's right! You are going to get buried! So just give up already. Bring it on!

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So let's see, Nikita made that statement in 1956, and 35 years later they crumbled. Bush, with his declaration of the "war on terrorism" effectively made a similar statement in 2002. So... we have to wait until 2037? ugh.. Well, at least that sets a timeline.

But more importantly, this raises the issue of how (in the world of politics) words speak louder than actions, albeit for a short time. Everyone (well, in the United States at least) was convinced of Bush's rhetoric back in 2002. "Mission accomplished", "stay the course", "Weapons of mass destruction", and so on were effective. But, now that's over. The bridge can be built over nothing only so many times. After a while, people are going to start questioning. But I'm not sure how much the similarities between the Soviet Union and the current administration can be reflected upon. We've had Amnesty International refer to Gitmo as a "gulag", and then in response we have a huge PR campaign by the United States which attempts to portray Gitmo as pleasing to the detainees. (I got tired of seeing lawnchairs and sunglasses in political cartoon after political cartoon). Yet another idea stolen from the Soviet Union. See the picture up top. Look at that worker! See, that's how well the People were treated at the wondrous "self-improvement through commitment to architectual excellence" camps, also known in evil capitalist propaganda as "death" camps. More parallels: Mr. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (we need to liberate the Afghan people!), please meet Mr. American invasion of Afghanistan (no, WE need to liberate the Afghan people from YOUR liberation). And of course, "liberation" is just a code word for bombing the country. Secret prisons in Europe... hey, the Americans stole that idea too! Premier Bush, stop making this so easy. I mean honestly, Khrushchev and Cheney are starting to get more and more similar in appearance (But Cheney is still incredibly uglier. Also, I've never seen a political cartoon of Khrushchev in executioner attire. Mad props.). Bush, please grow a moustachio so the last nail in the coffin can be placed.

The next president should be a good Gorby; McCain looks like a nice candidate for that. And then America can have гл́асность about its torture and extradition. Oh God, please tell me this isn't true. I don't want the hippies coming back.