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Semite, (or more properly, Semitic), applies to languages, not peoples. The term "anti-semitism" got coined in the 1870's because German bigots wanted their Jew-hate to have a scientific coat of paint. "Hebrew" is less common, but can refer to Jews, but mostly refers to the language, and Jews don't typically refer to ourselves as Hebrews. This was different 2,000 years ago, which is why the New Testament book is called Hebrews and not Jews. Personally I prefer to use "Jew-hate" instead of "antisemitism" because I hate euphamisms, especially when they're used to try to sugar coat things like this.

@gocu54 Seconding this. Your accountant is using whatever tax software makes his job more efficient and increases his profit margin. Which is smart of said accountant, and not wrong, but it's a thing.

OK that's fair.

OK that's fair.

Left of Trump is a pretty lose term, given I'm not sure Trump knows where he is at this point. But know that I appreciate you.

Left of Trump is a pretty lose term, given I'm not sure Trump knows where he is at this point. But know that I appreciate you.

Horse flies are the fucking worst.

@Bruce Well then you'd better start apologizing because noone left of Trump is even pretending to give two shits about antisemitism in this country, and don't even get me started on Canada. And I hate saying that, because I don't believe Donald Trump's motives are pure in the slightest.

Yeah, but I'm coming back online after the festival, and I have to admit, I can count on one hand the number of non-Jews who spoke up about this. Spoiler alert, it's barely half a hand. I mean not that I'm disappointed or anything, because this has been par for the course for a long time now, but still. Thanks where it's due.

Thank you for speaking up Bruce.