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[–]wizzwizz4 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

but no provision for monitoring any other minor group hate crimes?

First of all: the doctored image made it seem like criticising the patriotism of any person in the "Jewish" category was made illegal. Secondly, there aren't any other provisions in that particular law; that's not the same as there being no other provisions at all.

Why do you think every other minority group was absent from mention in that law?

Because it was a law about anti-Semitism in Europe?

Why would the US exclusively focus solely on antisemitism???

Well, you haven't shown that.

It's difficult to prove a negative, but if there's some sort of search system on the US government website you could try searching for names for other categories of people that other people are being abusive towards (e.g. "black", "colored", "n*****" "asian", "yellow", "Muslim", "Moslem"…) and seeing what laws come up. If you try to find something and nothing comes up, that's evidence. Then, if you want, you can make a post about it, and I'll vote it insightful check, then vote it insightful if I don't find anything or comment with a link if I do find anything.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

First of all: the doctored image made it seem like

Your factual assumption is incorrect.
The image was a screenshot and was not doctored. Parts of a screenshot from a bill that has been passed into law were circled red.

The post was not antisemitic. The idea that your pushing is bogus.

[–]wizzwizz4 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

There is no way, on that site, to produce such an image with a screenshot (and that's ignoring the red circles).

But, fine. Omit the word "doctored". The rest of the comment still stands; the image made it seem like criticising the patriotism of any person on the "Jewish" category was made illegal, etc..

The post was not antisemitic.

It used deception to falsely portray a blanket "Jews" in a negative light.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

There is no way, on that site, to produce such an image with a screenshot (and that's ignoring the red circles).

This is not true.

The user used the Windows "Snip Tool" and red marker to circle. This feature is on every PC that has Windows 8, or later. That's a layup.

That's a suspicious statement coming from you. I thought you were familiar with computers, and offered to help the admins with code?

The post was not antisemitic.

It used deception to falsely portray a blanket "Jews" in a negative light.

Also false. The bill is legit, and it contains the info from the screenshot. That is a fact.

If this is an uncomfortable for some individuals, then they should petition their local leaders to have the law changed.

 

It's strange that you're so interested in with this particular topic; given your claim that it doesn't affect your life.

[–]wizzwizz4 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Why are you repeating the same arguments in two threads? The user didn't simply use the Windows Snip Tool; I've already asked you to demonstrate using Problem Steps Recorder or a third-party screen recorder how it would be possible to produce such an image simply with that tool, without creating a composite image from multiple screenshots and you still haven't.

You're consistently trying to change the topic in order to win the argument. This isn't about whether the law exists or whether it contains that text (the answer to both is yes, as we both know); this is about whether the law was misrepresented. I say yes, you say no, fine, but don't use unethical, deceptive "debating techniques" to try to "prove" your point.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Because you're repeating the same tired argument, which deserves the same concise response.

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The Windows Snipping Tool is a screenshot program combined with a basic graphics editor. Whether or not it was used is almost completely independent of whether the screenshot was modified more than cropping and doodling.

I've offered you several simple ways to prove that the image shown can be produced simply by cropping a screenshot and drawing over it in red pen. You have sidestepped them, refusing to prove your argument. (Look, not the only one who knows how to bold things!)

I know it's hard to accept – this was basically me two months ago – but is this really the hill you want to die on? You're losing your hard-earned reputation here.

[–]Jesus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, the title was misleadng but it wasn't antisemitic.

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Technically, it was. And it was intended to portray a false anti-Semitic message as fact.