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Apparently when the GOP spokespeople hope for a another terrorist attack on my city, they may do it because they actually like the city and think it would be a good way to appease their “rump” by getting rid of most of what makes America great, and because it’s such a well-liked city it will get people upset. Otherwise why would they rail against NY and hope for another terrorist attack here? Our most excellent pundits are generally very quick to buy into the idea that everybody hates Yurp, that “real Americans” detest San Francisco. I’m not sure how much…

Jeff Goldberg Defends Marty Peretz — But Not That Bigot, Helen Thomas

So what's the difference? It is this. Some expressions of bigotry are permissible in this country and some aren't. One had best keep your anti-black racism to yourself — or pretend it's just about Obama as the Limbaughs and right-wingers do. Same with Jews, where, as the Thomas case demonstrates, expressing disdain for Israel, let alone Jews, can be a career killer. But it's still okay to express open prejudice towards gays and lesbians, Latino immigrants (legal or illegal) and, above all, Muslims and Arabs. [From Jeff Goldberg Defends Marty Peretz — But Not That Bigot, Helen Thomas] islamophobia, anti-Muslim