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The features of most of them seem quite clearly to be caricaturized stereotypical Jewish.

It’s pointless to ask what “anti-Semitic” means. It means trouble. It’s an attack signal. The practical function of the word is not to define or distinguish things, but to conflate them indiscriminately — to equate the soberest criticism of Israel or Jewish power with the murderous hatred of Jews. And it works. Oh, how it works.

When Joe McCarthy accused people of being Communists, the charge was relatively precise. You knew what he meant. The accusation could be falsified. In fact the burden of proof was on the accuser: when McCarthy couldn’t make his loose charges stick, he was ruined. (Of course, McCarthy was hated less for his “loose” charges than for his accurate ones. His real offense was stigmatizing the Left.)

The opposite applies to charges of “anti-Semitism.” The word has no precise definition. An “anti-Semite” may or may not hate Jews. But he is certainly hated by Jews. There is no penalty for making the charge loosely; the accused has no way of falsifying the charge, since it isn’t defined.

A famous example. When Abe Rosenthal accused Pat Buchanan of “anti-Semitism,” everyone on both sides understood the ground rules. There was a chance that Buchanan would be ruined, even if the charge was baseless. And there was no chance that Rosenthal would be ruined — even if the charge was baseless.

Such are the rules. I violate them, in a way, even by spelling them out.

“Anti- Semitism” is therefore less a charge than a curse, an imprecation that must be uttered formulaically. Being a “bogus predicate,” to use Gilbert Ryle’s phrase, it has no real content, no functional equivalent in plain nouns and verbs. Its power comes from the knowledge of its potential targets, the gentiles, that powerful people are willing to back it up with material penalties.

http://www.sobran.com/establishment.shtml

I don't really care much either way but anyone claiming there isn't anti-semitism hasn't been keeping up with their crazy, right-wing, zionist conspiracy theories.

Right wing?  The right wing likes Zionism.  Even more than they hate Muslims!

They've completely linked Jesus and Israel.  I call their conflation of idolatry 'Jesusrael.'

They love the idea that the existence of a state called Israel proooves the Bible is true and that Jesus is coming back (real soon, any minute now).

You should to to Democrat Underground or Daily Kos and drop in to a George Soros thread if you want to see crazy anti-semitism run amok.

Ah, I didn't say there weren't crazy, left-wing, zionist conspiracy theories as well :)

And you didn't say there weren't sane zionist conspiracy theories.  But the glaring omission implies they exist "as well," by your logic.   ;)

Hmm. Maybe I am part of the conspiracy. I wouldn't put it past me, I'm sure I'm hiding something...

Ah-ha!  I knew it.  Which one of the old guys in the mural is you?

... I'd say but the UK has all kinds of anti-hate speech and other thought crimes on the books now.

Clearly it's satirical in some symbolic way. Isn't satire protected by law any more?

Either way, its free speech on trial by fire at its best.

Title 18 of the U.S. Code, as revised in January 1971, prohibits use of the likeness of the Great Seal or any facsimile in “any advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, play, motion picture, telecast, or other production” for the
purpose of conveying a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the U.S. Government under threat of a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment of not more than 6 months, or both.

¿Jewish facial characteristics? You can talk about asians, africans, european, americans, but consider a religion as a base of "race" is ridiculous. Or what, isn't there no black jews?

And, even when I don't like it, the guy who make the mural has talent.

If you want to know who rules over you.....

Goldman Sachs....

Ben Shalom Bernanke....

Please learn about the history of antisemitism before you make yourself look even more ignorant.

There are more people like this poster than a lot of people think. Richy_T was correct, antisemitism is still extremely prevalent among the far-right in the US and Europe.

Right wing?  The right wing likes Zionism.  Even more than they hate Muslims!

They've completely linked Jesus and Israel.  I call their conflation of idolatry 'Jesusrael.'

They love the idea that the existence of a state called Israel proooves the Bible is true and that Jesus is coming back (real soon, any minute now).

You should to to Democrat Underground or Daily Kos and drop in to a George Soros thread if you want to see crazy anti-semitism run amok.

Like what? We must have different stereotypes of jews here in the U.S., all I see is a bunch of old fucks playing monopoly.

Not saying that it wasn't anti-semitic, or that it was, just saying I don't see the stereotype there.

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Also, far right is Gandhi and far left is God.

¿Jewish facial characteristics? You can talk about asians, africans, european, americans, but consider a religion as a base of "race" is ridiculous. Or what, isn't there no black jews?

And, even when I don't like it, the guy who make the mural has talent.

Enlighten me, unless you are doing ad hominem.
And tell us at least one jew characteristic you see on the mural, because I can't see what you see.

It's because of the eye; EDIT: Freemasonry symbol, which "happens" to be on a lot of things
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Providence

The Freemasonry symbol is the Compass and Square, not the eye on top of pyramid.

Today, the Eye of Providence is usually associated with Freemasonry. The Eye first appeared as part of the standard iconography of the Freemasons in 1797, with the publication of Thomas Smith Webb's Freemasons Monitor. Here, it represents the all-seeing eye of God and is a reminder that a Mason's thoughts and deeds are always observed by God (who is referred to in Masonry as the Great Architect of the Universe). Typically, the Masonic Eye of Providence has a semi-circular glory below the eye. Sometimes the Eye is enclosed by a triangle.

Whoever made it is a great artist and this is a beautiful piece of art. I don't see any problem with it, it's a view of the artist and would be a shame to destroy it. I actually don't think it's anti-semitic. It's not saying all Jews are bad, only that a few big nosed fat bastards are.