Well said, Gabriel. I have made the same point to people with whom I have discussed the documentary. I would add another related point: the film incorrectly throws antisemitism under an umbrella of white supremacy. I do not want to digress into a discussion of how that terminology is used today, as that is well beyond the scope of the…
Well said, Gabriel. I have made the same point to people with whom I have discussed the documentary. I would add another related point: the film incorrectly throws antisemitism under an umbrella of white supremacy. I do not want to digress into a discussion of how that terminology is used today, as that is well beyond the scope of the article, but antisemitism is decidedly not white supremacy. It has been perpetrated by people of all races, ethnicities and nationalities since the dawn of time. Yes, white nationalist groups are antisemitic, but they, unfortunately, are far from the only ones. Putting antisemitism under the white supremacy banner also has the effect of suggesting it is only coming from those on the political right, when we have ample evidence of it on left as well. In other words, exactly what Burns did with his clip selection for his reel.
Well said, Gabriel. I have made the same point to people with whom I have discussed the documentary. I would add another related point: the film incorrectly throws antisemitism under an umbrella of white supremacy. I do not want to digress into a discussion of how that terminology is used today, as that is well beyond the scope of the article, but antisemitism is decidedly not white supremacy. It has been perpetrated by people of all races, ethnicities and nationalities since the dawn of time. Yes, white nationalist groups are antisemitic, but they, unfortunately, are far from the only ones. Putting antisemitism under the white supremacy banner also has the effect of suggesting it is only coming from those on the political right, when we have ample evidence of it on left as well. In other words, exactly what Burns did with his clip selection for his reel.