Except it’s not what happened and there are very well documented instances of anti-semitism by the left, and we have to stop using ‘but we’re just criticising Israel!” as an excuse every time.

I agree she needs to, at the very least, look into how she phrases things. But I would argue her initial comment about ‘benjamins’ at least plays into negative stereotypes about Jews and money, and she might not even realize it, because it’s true that a lot of racism and antisemitism is latent but that’s not really an…

Well, there’s also the fact that the US elected a black man to the presidency but still hasn’t elected a woman, or even had a woman vice president so I don’t think it’s that spurious.

I think the accusations of racism and antisemitism have definitely been exaggerated. However I do think there is a kernel of truth in the claims of anti-semitism. We tend to find solace in the fact that the right is more racist, sexist, homophobic and generally more bigoted than the left, and for the most part that’s…

It’s not just racial superiority they want upheld. They also want traditional gender roles upheld and are freaked out by the thought of living in a society where that is no longer encouraged, especially when it comes to what children are taught. That’s why they’re so freaked out at the thought of sex ed taught in…

Um, I’m familiar with all of this and I’m not disputing it. But it doesn’t answer my question, or address the point that I think those women were driven by racism but also internalized misogyny, which is rampant in right wing/conservative women (obviously).

Why? You think Republican women aren’t sexist? What planet do you live on? 

and Democrats feeling like being “inspired” is more important than “not having Donald fucking Trump in the White House for four years” to beat her, and even then, it was only about 70,000 votes that did it. She was not perfect, and neither is any candidate, but her loss in the election is more a reflection of what…

She’s thirsty. And horny. He’s horny. And thirsty.

Oh for fuck’s sake, sanctimonious much? When a public figure dies you can’t expect people to react as if someone they knew personally had died. It is perfectly normal for someone to react to this news by being reminded that life is short, or for it to bring up other personal feelings about life and death.

This.

Jesus, she really did go full dinosaur, didn’t she? And lost her sense of humour in the process.  

Then I’m not sure why you think this is about you. 

Civility has nothing to do with it. But if you’re going to insult someone at least be smart and/or funny about it, rather than making your opponent look good in the process. 

I get what you’re saying, but even as Twitter jabs those are some pretty weak insults and Kalaf would still come off looking like the idiot in the exchange.

“Isn’t the entire point that it’s utterly useless to be “civil” with someone whose viewpoints are fundamentally uncivil and violent?”

Samer Kalaf, is that you?

Um, no. No one here is defending Stephens’ views, we are simply pointing out the obvious: that the one who comes across as an idiot and rank amateur in this email exchange isn’t Stephens, it’s Kalaf. I mean, it takes a lot of dumb to make Stephens look like the reasonable adult in a situation and that’s exactly what…

Um, it has nothing to do with Stephens’ bad views and everything to do with Kalaf expressing himself with the maturity of a 2 year old. What I can’t believe is his absolute lack of self awareness because I don’t know what he sees in the above exchange but all I see is Kalaf getting his ass handed to him, like Ka Mai…

I think you might be confused about the meaning of the word cheeky. It’s not like Kalaf’s messages were in any way smart, witty or cheeky. They were just puerile word vomit.