Is it antisemitic to use the term "Jew" as a synonym for "Nationalist" or is it fine?

[Levite]

I have yet to see anything in this thread that makes me doubt the anti-Semitism in the OP's posts. True, the poem seems to be lost or the link blocked or something, but unless it had a pretty dramatic turnaround along the lines of "...these are the disgusting false images of Jews that make me sick," it seems hard to believe it's not anti-Semitic.

I don't even get how it's not a no-brainer, if you have a friend using "Jew" to equate with "nationalist," to call them instantly on their ignorance. I don't understand how it might be something to require mulling over and asking for opinions about on an internet forum.

I mean, if someone I knew started using "black people" as an equivalent term with "revolutionaries," I wouldn't have to think twice about telling them that was racist. Same as I do when I hear people equating "Muslim" and "terrorist." I really fail to see how this is different, and why this isn't all just an anti-Semitic morass.

 

[rosends]

I asked some of my German friends and they kept using the term "Jude" for nationalism.

Is it antisemitic or fine?

I have no idea how this would be used in a sentence. "Hey, Bob, you really love that America of yours...you are such a Jew!"
Like that?
Any word, especially a group label, can be offensive or not depending on the context of the statement, the intent of the speaker and the sensibility of the hearer.

 

[outhouse]

I have yet to see anything in this thread that makes me doubt the anti-Semitism in the OP's posts. True, the poem seems to be lost or the link blocked or something, but unless it had a pretty dramatic turnaround along the lines of "...these are the disgusting false images of Jews that make me sick," it seems hard to believe it's not anti-Semitic.

I don't even get how it's not a no-brainer, if you have a friend using "Jew" to equate with "nationalist," to call them instantly on their ignorance. I don't understand how it might be something to require mulling over and asking for opinions about on an internet forum.

I mean, if someone I knew started using "black people" as an equivalent term with "revolutionaries," I wouldn't have to think twice about telling them that was racist. Same as I do when I hear people equating "Muslim" and "terrorist." I really fail to see how this is different, and why this isn't all just an anti-Semitic morass.

Agreed. Even in historical communication and a descriptive manner, I think twice before using the term. It can be used without any anti Semitism, but context is key here.