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GLENN GREENWALD PLAYS VICTIM. He?s not a victim. He?s a perpetrator. ?No one is saying Greenwald ?

By Glenn Reynolds

GLENN GREENWALD PLAYS VICTIM. He’s not a victim. He’s a perpetrator. “No one is saying Greenwald cannot criticize Israel or its advocates. The issue is why Greenwald feels the need to go much further, and accuse supporters of Israel — particularly American Jewish supporters of Israel — of being disloyal to the United States through the use of the term ‘Israel-firsters,’ or accusing Eric Cantor of pledging allegiance to Israel. When Greenwald uses this language, he well understands that he is moving beyond the merits of his arguments into emotional territory which plays upon age-old stereotypes of Jews, both here and abroad.”

Remember when it was unspeakably wrong to question people’s patriotism? Of course, that was back when protest was patriotic.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on November 20, 2010 (boomark / email).