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Guest Blogger: elyakatz

I have had the unmitigated pleasure of being banned from Liberty Forest, a website which purports to promote the ideology of the Libertarian Party, and specifically, the agenda of Dr. Ron Paul and his son, Dr. Rand Paul. Turns out however, it is a haven for antisemites. What a feather in my cap.

Those who come to the site with sympathy towards the State of Israel, Jews or Judaism had better walk softly. Any itty bitty sign of rudeness will be noticed and quickly censured by either JoshLowry (Admin) or the moderators. Awhile back, I had decided I was going to leave the forum permanently on post number 777. I have better things to do with my time.

My candid views of these people  earned me a place in the banned pile. No matter. I have saved every single thread I participated in. My words, and theirs are preserved for my future reference.

The main reason I chose to stick around, even after discovering how tolerated Jew haters are, and how intolerant they are of having that fact pointed out, was because arguing, even with antisemites, tends to solidify my own learning. I guess I have a heretofore undiscovered learning style: Arguing. My mother has been telling me this for years. And years. She is a worn out woman. A saint even.

After listening to one of my favorite rabbis tell off an antisemite who called him to insult him, I decided it was okay to insult antisemites, as long as there is incontrovertible evidence that they are indeed antisemites and not just innocently uninformed.

I do not excuse Dr. Paul in this matter either. I emailed his official site and told him about what was going on, since his name appears as a part of the  site’s name. I figured his campaign people would care that this sort of vitriol was being spewed at a site with his name.

I was wrong. And disappointed, because I was an enthusiastic Ron Paul supporter during his run for President. I do believe the Federal Reserve is a problem. I just don’t happen to believe the problem of the Federal Reserve is a part of some vast, evil  Zionist conspiracy. On the contrary, I believe the Jewish state, and Jews will be among the first victims if world governance, (the Federal Reserve is a part of this whole thing) ever comes into being.

To be fair, the vast majority of members at Liberty Forest are probably genuine believers in small government, returning to the constitution, ridding the American people of the chain and ball called the Federal Reserve etc. etc. etc. Things many Americans know must change if we are to retain and regain our freedoms. The problem with the site is the free reign the antisemites have…all in the name of “freedom of speech” according to one moderator who’s handle is Cowlesy. I think I spelled that correctly.

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